Cyber security- CISA loses nearly all top officials as purge continues Most of the leaders of the agency's operating
divisions and regional offices have left or will leave this month amid the Trump administration’s aggressive government-downsizing campaign.
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"CISA loses nearly all top officials as purge continues
Most of the leaders of the agency’s operating divisions and regional offices have left or will leave this month amid the Trump administration’s aggressive government-downsizing campaign.
Published May 27, 2025
Virtually all of the top officials at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have departed the agency or will do so this month, according to an email obtained by Cybersecurity Dive, further widening a growing void in expertise and leadership at the government’s lead cyber defense force at a time when tensions with foreign adversaries are escalating.
Five of CISA’s six operational divisions and six of its 10 regional offices will have lost top leaders by the end of the month, the agency’s new deputy director, Madhu Gottumukkala, informed employees in an email on Thursday.
Steve Harris, the acting head of the Infrastructure Security Division, left on May 16, and Trent Frazier, the acting head of the Stakeholder Engagement Division, left on May 2, Gottumukkala wrote, while Vince Delaurentis, the No. 2 official in the Emergency Communications Division, is leaving on May 30. Gottumukkala also confirmed the previously reported departures of Matt Hartman, the No. 2 official in the Cybersecurity Division, and Boyden Rohner, the head of the Integrated Operations Division.
The exits of these leaders could undermine the efficiency and strategic clarity of CISA’s partnerships with critical infrastructure operators, private security firms, foreign allies, state governments and local emergency managers, experts say.
The leaders of CISA’s field teams who are leaving soon or have recently left are Region 2 Director John Durkin, Region 4 Director Jay Gamble, Region 5 Director Alex Joves and Deputy Director Kathy Young, Region 6 Director Rob Russell, Region 7 Director Phil Kirk, and Region 10 Director Patrick Massey.
These regional supervisors and the teams who report to them have played an important role in expanding CISA’s nationwide presence, improving its partners’ awareness of the services it offers and boosting its reputation as a reliable source of expertise and support"