The House Oversight Committee held a classified briefing on election security and foreign influence on Thursday, with less than two months until the midterm elections. “As we near midterm elections, we must take every step possible to safeguard our electoral process and ensure our fellow citizens have confidence in the security of elections,” said committee Chairman Trey Gowdy, R-S.C., in a statement.
According to Gowdy’s office, the Department of Homeland Security sent two top election officials, and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence sent to officials that deal with Russia and Eurasia.
The national intelligence officer for cyber issues of the ODNI was part of the briefing, as was the FBI’s Deputy Assistant Director Joe Bonavolonta and the Justice Department’s Deputy Assistant Attorney General for the National Security Division Adam Hickey.
Full Article: Feds brief House Oversight on election security for 2018 midterm elections.