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DHS and EAC Meet with Election Industry Members to Launch Sector Coordinating Council

Release Date: December 14, 2017

January 2017, DHS designated election infrastructure as a subsector of the existing Government Facilities critical infrastructure sector.

The designation enabled DHS to prioritize cybersecurity assistance to state and local election officials who request it, made clear domestically and internationally that election infrastructure enjoys all the benefits and protections of critical infrastructure that the U.S. government has to offer, and enabled full and frank discussions between DHS and key stakeholders regarding sensitive vulnerability information.

In mid-October, 2017, DHS, the EAC, and state and local election officials from around the country convened to establish the Government Coordinating Council (GCC) for the Election Infrastructure Subsector, the public-sector counterpart to the SCC.

“The coordination and discussions taking place among local, state, and federal election officials is encouraging, and necessary to help all levels

<better secure their election systems.>

The industries that provide elections equipment and systems should also be part of the solution,” said Ricky Hatch, the Election Officials Division Director at the International Association of Government Officials.

“The formation of an SCC is a good step towards establishing a framework for effective coordination.”

<The GCC/SCC structure is established under the department’s authority to provide a forum in which the government and private sector entities can jointly engage in a broad spectrum of activities to support and coordinate critical infrastructure security and resilience efforts.

It is used in each of the critical infrastructure sectors established under Presidential Policy Directive 21–Critical Infrastructure Security and Resilience.

DHS expects that formation of the SCC will be finalized in the new year.

<“The security of our nation's election infrastructure is a high priority for DHS,”>

says Wulf. “Working closely with the companies that own and manage that infrastructure will be critical to our collective efforts to

<foster security and ensure the continuing integrity of our elections.">

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2017/12/14/dhs-and-eac-meet-election-industry-members-launch-sector-coordinating-council

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“Our agencies have been making preparations for nearly two years in advance of these elections and are closely engaged with officials on the ground to help them ensure the voting process is secure. Americans can rest assured that we will continue to stay focused on this mission long after polls have closed.”

https://www.dhs.gov/news/2018/11/05/joint-statement-election-day-preparations

Kek:

WH correspondent from a major network (not Fox) to me just now: “I hate Acosta & I’m not the only one. You’ve never heard this? He’s ruining it for the rest of us. This isn’t the Bob F*in Acosta Show. He’s an asshole and he is disrespectful to the president.”

cst.

https://twitter.com/ArthurSchwartz/status/1061691775147040769

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POTUS Proclamation:

Safeguarding our democratic processes is an important part of my strategy, and an imperative this election season. The protection and security of our election infrastructure, which is critical infrastructure, must be a top priority of the Federal Government and its partners across the country.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/presidential-proclamation-critical-infrastructure-security-resilience-month-2018/

Enemy @ the Front Door:

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