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Cyber

SASC Cyber Panel Pushes DoD For Greater Role in Election Security

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, February 13th, 2018

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SASC Cyber Panel Pushes DoD For Greater Role in Election Security

Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.), ranking member of the Senate Armed Services - Cyber Subcommittee. Photo: U.S. Senate.

The Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC( is pushing the Department of Defense to take on a greater role in ensuring election security ahead of the 2018 midterms, including building private sector partnerships and utilizing its Cyber Mission Forces to combat interference campaigns.Witnesses at a Tuesday SASC Cybersecurity Subcommittee hearing echoed the Senate panel’s assessment that a lack of a national strategy against interference is alarming, and the DoD has a responsibility to lead a whole-of-government effort to prevent future election…

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