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WASHINGTON, DC – JUNE 10: Jen Easterly (L), nominee to be the Director of the Homeland Security Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, and Chris Inglis, nominee to be the National Cyber Director, testifies during their confirmation hearing before the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)

Senate confirms former White House, NSA official Jen Easterly as CISA director after delay

Chris Inglis was also sworn-in as the National Cyber Director.

Jul 12, 2021 By Tim Starks

Homeland Security Secratary Kirstjen Nielsen (Flickr / U.S. Department of Homeland Security)

Senators press DHS for details on election security progress

Much of the hearing focused on the increasingly close relationship between DHS and the state and local offices that run elections.

Mar 22, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Homeland Security (DHS) — (U.S. Army Garrison – Miami / Flickr)

Senate panel gives go-ahead to bill that would hit reset on DHS

The bill would reorganize NPPD into a dedicated cyber agency, among other cybersecurity-oriented moves.

Mar 8, 2018 By Zaid Shoorbajee

Bipartisan bill calls for more coordination between federal, state officials on election cybersecurity

Sens. James Lankford and Amy Klobuchar said that action on the legislation needs to come sooner, rather than later, given what federal officials saw during the 2016…

Dec 21, 2017 By Zaid Shoorbajee