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Military Guarding Midterm Elections

29 Sep
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Washington Examiner29 Sep

War Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the Pentagon to use its cybersecurity and intelligence resources to safeguard U.S. voting systems from foreign interference ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a memo released Monday, he emphasized protecting election integrity as President Trump has made it a priority through initiatives like the SAVE America Act. The directive calls for the Defense Intelligence…

Hegseth mobilizes Pentagon to protect midterm elections from foreign threats →
Times of India29 Sep

Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that US military intelligence and cybersecurity agencies will support election security during the upcoming midterms on November 3. This follows President Trump's reduction of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within Homeland Security, leading to skepticism from experts about the timing and necessity of the military intervention. David Becker, head…

US military to guard midterms after Trump gutted agency that protects elections →

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    DHS designated election security a critical infrastructure component in 2017, with the executive branch and Pentagon making concerted efforts to defend U.S. elections from possible cyberattacks in each subsequent federal election cycle, according to the Associated Press.

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  • 29 Sep Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midtermsPete Hegseth, the Defense Secretary, announced on Monday that the U.S. National Security Agency along with other military intelligence and cybersecurity units would safeguard election systems throughout the upcoming November midterm elections. This move aims to protect against potential threats to electoral integrity.Toronto Star
  • 29 Sep US military to guard midterms after Trump gutted agency that protects electionsDefence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced that US military intelligence and cybersecurity agencies will support election security during the upcoming midterms on November 3. This follows President Trump's reduction of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) within Homeland Security, leading to skepticism from experts about the timing and necessity of the military intervention. David Becker, head…Times of India
  • 29 Sep Hegseth mobilizes Pentagon to protect midterm elections from foreign threatsWar Secretary Pete Hegseth is directing the Pentagon to use its cybersecurity and intelligence resources to safeguard U.S. voting systems from foreign interference ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. In a memo released Monday, he emphasized protecting election integrity as President Trump has made it a priority through initiatives like the SAVE America Act. The directive calls for the Defense Intelligence…Washington Examiner

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