Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is the top federal official responsible for leading U.S. efforts to protect critical infrastructure and enhance national cybersecurity resilience.
All labels observed (3)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T721359 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Context triple: [Public Law 115-278, assignsHeadTitle, Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency]
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A.
Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
The Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating intelligence activities across DHS to support national security and homeland protection efforts.
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B.
National Counterterrorism Center Director
The National Counterterrorism Center Director is the senior U.S. official responsible for leading and coordinating national counterterrorism intelligence and strategy across federal agencies.
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C.
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. intelligence community, responsible for assisting the Director of National Intelligence in overseeing and coordinating all national intelligence activities.
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D.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for coordinating national efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism, natural disasters, and other domestic threats.
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E.
Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Target entity description: The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is the top federal official responsible for leading U.S. efforts to protect critical infrastructure and enhance national cybersecurity resilience.
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A.
Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security
The Chief Intelligence Officer of the Department of Homeland Security is the senior official responsible for overseeing and integrating intelligence activities across DHS to support national security and homeland protection efforts.
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B.
National Counterterrorism Center Director
The National Counterterrorism Center Director is the senior U.S. official responsible for leading and coordinating national counterterrorism intelligence and strategy across federal agencies.
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C.
Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence
The Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence is the second-highest-ranking official in the U.S. intelligence community, responsible for assisting the Director of National Intelligence in overseeing and coordinating all national intelligence activities.
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D.
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security is the head of the Department of Homeland Security, responsible for coordinating national efforts to prevent and respond to terrorism, natural disasters, and other domestic threats.
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Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security
The Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence and Security is the senior civilian official in the U.S. Department of Defense responsible for overseeing and integrating defense intelligence, counterintelligence, and security activities across the military and defense agencies.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
executive branch position
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federal government position ⓘ leadership role ⓘ |
| appointedBy | President of the United States ⓘ |
| confirmedBy | United States Senate ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| createdBy | Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Act of 2018 ⓘ |
| hasAuthorityOver |
implementation of national policies for cybersecurity of critical infrastructure
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operations of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency ⓘ |
| inception | 2018 ⓘ |
| jurisdiction |
United States government
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surface form:
federal government of the United States
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| locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| officeHolder | Jen Easterly ⓘ |
| officeHolderStartTime | 2021 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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United States Department of Homeland Security ⓘ |
| precededBy |
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate
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| reportsTo |
United States Secretary of Homeland Security
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surface form:
Secretary of Homeland Security
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| responsibleFor |
advising senior U.S. government officials on cybersecurity and infrastructure security risks
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coordinating cybersecurity efforts across federal civilian agencies ⓘ coordinating with international partners on cybersecurity and infrastructure security issues ⓘ coordinating with the private sector on cyber threat information sharing ⓘ developing and promoting cybersecurity training and awareness programs ⓘ developing national cybersecurity risk management strategies for critical infrastructure ⓘ enhancing national cybersecurity resilience ⓘ leading response to significant cyber incidents affecting U.S. critical infrastructure ⓘ overseeing cybersecurity information sharing with critical infrastructure partners ⓘ overseeing efforts to protect industrial control systems and operational technology ⓘ overseeing national efforts to mitigate cyber risks to elections infrastructure ⓘ overseeing national efforts to secure critical infrastructure sectors ⓘ overseeing programs to secure federal civilian executive branch networks ⓘ protecting U.S. critical infrastructure from cyber threats ⓘ providing cybersecurity guidance and best practices to public and private entities ⓘ supporting cybersecurity of private sector critical infrastructure owners and operators ⓘ supporting cybersecurity of state and local governments ⓘ supporting incident response and recovery for cyber attacks on critical infrastructure ⓘ |
| sectoralScope |
communications sector
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critical manufacturing sector ⓘ emergency services sector ⓘ energy sector ⓘ financial services sector ⓘ government facilities sector ⓘ healthcare and public health sector ⓘ information technology sector ⓘ other U.S. critical infrastructure sectors as defined by federal policy ⓘ transportation systems sector ⓘ water and wastewater systems sector ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Description of subject: The Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency is the top federal official responsible for leading U.S. efforts to protect critical infrastructure and enhance national cybersecurity resilience.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Public Law 115-278
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assignsHeadTitle
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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National Cybersecurity Protection System
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administeredBy
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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this entity surface form:
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency Director
Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
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precededBy
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Director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Under Secretary of Homeland Security for National Protection and Programs Directorate