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CISA was instructed not to inform voting machine companies about discovered security flaws, contrary to its standard procedures.

PoliticsOct 20, 2026score 0.812 posts · 1 replies across 1 instances
The thread discusses how the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) was directed not to alert voting machine companies about discovered flaws, which contradicted their standard practices. This directive caused CISA employees to fear involvement in political interference, raising concerns about election security and government accountability.

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CISA was instructed not to inform voting machine companies about discovered security flaws, contrary to its standard procedures.
Parent: Election SecurityEntity: CISAImpact: negativeDate: Oct 20, 2026Target: CISA's directive to withhold information about security flaws from voting machine companies
CISA employees expressed fear that they were being asked to participate in political interference due to the directive.
Parent: Government AccountabilityEntity: CISAImpact: negativeDate: Oct 20, 2026Target: CISA's directive and its impact on employees' perception of political involvement

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"the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices. The request made the CISA employees fear they were being asked to take part in political interference" https://www.propublica.org/article/cisa-election-security-donald-trump
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This seems really key to me: "the agency had been directed not to alert the voting machine company if it uncovered flaws, contrary to its standard practices." https://www.propublica.org/article/cisa-election-security-donald-trump
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