A group of 33 senators called on President Biden to include election security grants worth five billion dollars in the administration’s fiscal year 2023 budget request. The Election Assistance Commission would distribute
MoreThe National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) has issued draft guidelines meant to help election officials protect election systems from cyber attacks. The Draft Cybersecurity Framework Election Infrastructure Profile applies the
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Christopher Krebs, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and a 2020 Wash100 Award winner, said the lack of foreign cyber interference in U.S. election systems this year could be attributed to
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The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency and the Election Assistance Commission (US EAC) have unveiled a new tool designed to help local and state election officials assess and mitigate election security risks. The
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Mona Harrington, acting executive director of the Election Assistance Commission (EAC), has been appointed to assume her role on a full-time basis after unanimous voting. She led workforce growth, fund distribution, election
MoreThe U.S. Election Assistance Commission is seeking feedback on an updated set of guidelines for evaluating voting systems’ capacity to meet government standards, Federal News Network reported Monday.
MoreMembers of Congress have reached a consensus to allot $425M for the Election Assistance Commission's implementation efforts across states, FCW reported Monday. The funds would help states update election infrastructure, systems and other assets
MoreMatthew Masterson, former chairman of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, has been named senior adviser for the Department of Homeland Security‘s cybersecurity unit, Washington Examiner reported Monday. DHS expects Masterson to continue working with
MoreThe Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the FBIÂ will jointly host a three-day national classified dialogue with the country’s state election officials beginning on Friday. ODNI
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The Department of Homeland Security and the Election Assistance Commission convened Wednesday with election stakeholders to organize a coordinating body for sector-specific policies, strategies and activities. The meeting with election industry representatives
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