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10 US Government's Top Election Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work

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Eric Geller @ Wired 1 place · 02/14/2025 22:07 EDT

US Government's Top Election Watchdog Forced to Stop Election Security Work

The US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has frozen efforts to aid states in securing elections, according to an internal memo viewed by WIRED

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