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Former CISA nominee Sean Plankey named US CEO of defense startup

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Feed Name: CyberScoop

Date Published: 2026-05-18

Date Updated: 2026-05-18

Author: Tim Starks

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Sean Plankey, who withdrew as the nominee for director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, has been appointed U.S. chief executive officer of London-based defense technology company UFORCE, created from nine Ukrainian firms; the article describes UFORCE's combat drone and unmanned surface vessel plans, valuation, and quotes from Plankey and co-founder Oleg Rogynskyy, and notes the continuing vacancy at CISA.

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