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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem delivers remarks to staff at the Department of Homeland Security headquarters on January 28, 2025 in Washington, D.C. (Manuel Balce Ceneta-Pool / Getty Images)

Federal cuts to information-sharing groups may damage nation’s security posture, warn officials

Current and former government officials said they are concerned that recent funding cuts by the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency may represent opportunities for the nation's adversaries.

Mar 13, 2025 By Colin Wood

Kim Wyman (Washington Secretary of State’s Office)

CISA election security lead Kim Wyman to leave agency

Wyman, who previously served as Washington state's top election official, will step down as CISA's top election security adviser.

Jun 30, 2023 By Benjamin Freed

CISA election security leader says agency will work with ‘whoever is elected’

Amid a continued focus on insider threats, Kim Wyman, CISA's election security senior adviser said the agency has to work with whoever voters elect.

Sep 9, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

election worker threats — Protestors in support of former President Donald Trump gather outside Veterans Memorial Coliseum where Ballots from the 2020 general election wait to be counted on May 1, 2021 in Phoenix. The Maricopa County ballot recount comes after two election audits found no evidence of widespread fraud in Arizona. (Courtney Pedroza / Getty Images)

Ongoing threats against election administration fuel ‘anxiety and dread,’ officials tell Senate

A hearing on threats against election workers, egged on by falsehoods about the 2020 presidential contest, turned emotional at times.

Aug 3, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

easterly — Jen Easterly, director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, speaks to reporters at the National Association of Secretaries of State conference in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. (Benjamin Freed / Scoop News Group)

Insider threats a growing concern for election security efforts

Recent breaches of election equipment represent insider threats "in ways we haven’t seen before," said CISA's top election-security official.

Jul 7, 2022 By Benjamin Freed

Wash. state bill would allow digital testimony at hearings

Washington state lawmakers are considering a bill that would give citizens the ability to testify at legislative hearings by uploading a video to a server.

Jan 27, 2015