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News Alert: Homeland Security cyber unit on alert for Election Day

 
 
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Homeland Security cyber unit on alert for Election Day
Russia’s intervention in the 2016 presidential election yielded an unexpected result for officials at the Department of Homeland Security: it has put them in the driver’s seat for protecting future elections from cyberattacks.

Since January, officials at the agency have grappled with how to work with state and local election officials to share information on imminent threats and develop response plans for when things go awry.

The effort has spawned tensions with state officials, who are wary of a “federal takeover” of elections and have panned the slow pace at which the federal government offered up details on the Russia threat. 
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