Election Assistance Commission loses another key staffer, Jerome Lovato
Two other top staffers have left the EAC in recent months as well.
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WASHINGTON, DC – JANUARY 09: (L-R) Counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice Liz Howard, professor of law at Georgetown University Law Center Matt Blaze, endowed professor and chair of the University of Florida Juan Gilbert, president of the North Carolina NAACP T. Anthony Spearman, Commissioner of Election Assistance Commission Don Palmer, and county clerk and recorder of Christian County, Illinois, Michael Gianasi are sworn in during a hearing before the House Administration Committee January 9, 2020 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. The committee held a hearing on “2020 Election Security-Perspectives from Voting System Vendors and Experts.” (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images) Government -
The DHS and CISA booth at the 2019 RSA conference in San Francisco. (Scoop News Group photo) Government Bob Kolasky, head of CISA’s National Risk Management Center, leaving agency
Director Jen Easterly said Kolasky has been an “outstanding leader at CISA.”
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(Jeenah Moon/Getty Images) Geopolitics SolarWinds hackers are behind a widespread phishing campaign impersonating USAID, Microsoft says
It’s a sign that the hackers are experimenting with new tactics.
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An attendee at the 2022 DEF CON cybersecurity conference in Las Vegas who identified himself only as Will examined the inside of an electronic voting machine at the Voting Village on Aug. 13, 2022. Photo by AJ Vicens/CyberScoop Government DEF CON Voting Village takes on election conspiracies, disinformation
In the era of the “Big Lie,” the Voting Village has another — and possibly more challenging — mission to fight conspiracy theories.
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A Trump supporter shouts down counter-protesters during a demonstration over election ballot counting outside the Michigan State Capitol building on November 7, 2020 in Lansing, Michigan. (Photo by John Moore/Getty Images) Government A former top US election official urges sweeping security improvements, warning ‘democracy is in trouble’
“The long-term consequences — the damages to our democracy and institutions — of 2020 are far from certain,” the report reads.
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Christopher Wray. (Wikicommons) Government US agencies conclude Iran is likely behind website aimed at stoking violence against election officials
The revelation shows the extent to which Iran has tried to sow discord in the U.S. before and after the presidential election.
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr. (Reuters) Government Bill Barr: No, we won’t be seizing voting machines
It’s the second time in a month that Barr has rejected claims coming from the president’s legal team.
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(Getty Images) Government Election officials don’t need to report cyber incidents to the feds. That could soon change.
Lawmakers are debating different proposals at a sensitive time for U.S. election infrastructure.
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Chris Krebs speaks Oct. 24, 2019, at CyberTalks in Washington, D.C. (Scoop News Group) Geopolitics How US security officials are watching for threats ahead of Election Day
The big show is finally here, and American officials say they are pulling out all the stops to keep it secure.
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(KOMUnews / Flickr) Government Feds, states unveil pilot program meant to secure voter databases and other election systems
The aim is to close a gap in security testing for the broad set of election infrastructure outside of voting machines.