Senate unanimously confirms Chris Inglis as first White House cyber czar

The Senate on Thursday unanimously confirmed former National Security Agency (NSA) Deputy Director Chris Inglis as the first White House national cyber director.

Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) brought up Inglis’s nomination for a vote through unanimous consent Thursday afternoon, with no senators objecting.

Inglis will be the first to serve as the White House cyber czar after the position was created as part of the most recent National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA). It is an expansion of the previous White House cybersecurity coordinator role that was eliminated in 2018 under the Trump administration, drawing bipartisan backlash at the time.

The confirmation came the day after the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee unanimously approved Inglis’s nomination for the position, which came days after he sailed through his confirmation hearing with near uniform bipartisan support.