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DHS’s cyber agency is led by career official Brandon Wales. For now.
CISA officials left in the wake of White House’s scorched-earth retaliation are still carrying out their work on election security.
Trump fires CISA chief Chris Krebs, who guarded the 2020 election from interference and domestic misinformation
As head of DHS’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Krebs has repeatedly debunked baseless claims from Trump and his allies of widespread electoral fraud while generally avoiding mentioning the president by name.
59 security experts reject Trump’s election fraud claims as 'incoherent'
It's the latest rebuke of Trump’s campaign to undermine public confidence in the election results.
Lawmakers back CISA chief Krebs after report that he expects to be fired
“Now is the time for many of my Republican colleagues to speak out,” Rep. Jim Langevin, D-R.I., told CyberScoop.
Former DOJ officials slam Barr’s new policy on election investigations
“The voters decide the winner in an election, not the president, and not the attorney general,” the ex-officials said.
How the pandemic helped election officials prepare for a flood of misinformation
Election security experts say months of extraordinary preparation during the coronavirus pandemic are paying off.
