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White House Cyberzar Chris Inglis will step down as head of the National Cyber Director’s Office in the next few months, CNN reported.
Inglis was appointed as the first national cyber director to head the office last year. In his role, he also serves as Chief Adviser to the President on Cybersecurity Policy and Strategy.
Kemba Eneas Walden, who serves as Deputy National Cyber Director, will serve as acting director until the government finds a replacement, sources tell CNN.
Walden, a former lawyer at Microsoft, joined the office in May along with other senior staff.
Inglis, who was contacted by CNN, did not deny his intention to resign from his role but did not comment further on his plans, although it is expected that he will retire after resigning.
During his tenure, Inglis focused on several key issues, including securing critical sectors from cyber attacks, improving public-private partnerships in cyber space, and investing in hiring and retaining cyber workers in an industry that has long faced a labor shortage. He has also advocated for more diversity in this area.
In July, his office hosted a cyber workforce and education summit, at which participants, including Inglis, pledged to improve cyber diversity and inclusion and to develop a national cyber workforce and education strategy.
His office did not respond to a request for comment.