Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen says efforts underway might deliver much-needed cybersecurity improvements in time for 2020 elections. Nielsen: Of 150 state officials, only 20 have the necessary clearances to receive intelligence from DHS. DHS is working with voting machine manufacturers to design more secure systems, getting these systems rolled out across states. Nielsen says the foreign threat to U.S. elections “remains high” and that the threat is “real; the need to act is urgent” The Senate Intelligence Committee released a report on election security Tuesday.”]
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