CISA election security officials placed on leave, DHS confirms

The US Cybercquire and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has kept several members of its selection protection team on administrative leave, confirmed to TechCrunch, the Homeland Security Department.

Associated pressQuoting a person familiar with the situation, on Tuesday, 17 CISA employees have been reviewed on leave.

In a statement to TechCrunch, Assistant Secretary of the Homeland Security Department (DHS), Tricia McCalflin, confirmed that CISA employees working on foreign impact operations and chaos were employed on administrative leave.

Mculphlin did not confirm how many employees were kept on vacation but did not argue the 17 figure report by the Associated Press.

“Secretary Nom said during his hearing, McLinon told TechCrunch that the CISA needs to re -focus on his mission and we are starting with the election protection.” “The agency is accepting an evaluation on how the agency has implemented a special attention on how wrong, dis- and defects have implemented a special attention to his selection security mission.

“When conducting the agency evaluation, the employees who have worked on the wrong, dis- and malinformation, as well as foreign influence activities and chaos have been kept on their administrative leave.”

The affected employees worked with the election officials to fight against multiple cyberquacy threats, including the physical protection of Ranswear and election personnel. According to the Associated Press, four employees appointed regional security election officials to strengthen the security of the elections before the 2021 elections.

The move came out in uncertainty about the future of the CISA formed in 2018 during the first Trump administration. President Trump has not yet named the replacement of the former CISA manager Jane Easternly, who left the agency on January 20The

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The Homeland Security Department has been updated on comments.