When Mr. Touhill was appointed federal CISO in September 2016, the role was a newly created position. Following the administrative appointment, Mr. Touhill remained federal CISO for four months.
The Trump administration has yet to fill the federal CISO role. The administration has also not cast the federal CIO position, which would oversee the federal CISO.
“I think we need to firm up and make sure that this position is an enduring position, but we also need to empower the position such that that the chief information security officer can in fact have the authorities to choreograph and direct activities that are necessary to better manage our risk,” Mr. Touhill said at the hearing.
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