Madhu Gottumukkala, the freshly elected Director of the United States Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has had a few ... kerfuffles ... since he began the role.
He initially was Deputy Director, nominated by United States Secretary of Homeland Security (DHS) Kristi Noem, in May 16th.
May 30th most leadership at CISA had resigned. He was promoted to Director.
In June, 2025, Gottumukkala requested access to a DHS controlled access program. He was issued a polygraph test. He failed the polygraph test. Six staffers were suspended after Gottumukkala failed the polygraph test because it was determined Gottumukkala did not need to take a polygraph test for access to the controlled access program.
In January, 2026, it was unveiled that Gottumukkala had, on at least four different occasions, uploaded FOUO (For Official Us Only) documents to ChatGPT. This violates DHS guidelines. DHS employees are issued an AI agent called "DHSChat".
Per DHS, ChatGPT is blocked on DHS networks and devices. However, Gottumukkala requested special access to use ChatGPT and it was granted. It was during a routine audit it was discovered Gottumukkala uploaded these FUOU documents.