The US Naval and Infrastructure Security Service (CISA) has placed several members of the electoral security team on administrative license, the Ministry of the Internal Security has confirmed to TechCrunch.
The Associated PressReporting a person who is familiar with the situation, he said on Tuesday that 17 CISA employees have been placed on a review pending license.
In a statement by TechCrunch, Tricia McLaughlin, Assistant Secretary of the Ministry of Interior Security (DHS), confirmed that CISA employees working in foreign influence and misinformation work had been put on administrative license.
McLaughlin did not confirm how many workers were on leave, but did not question the 17 figure reported by the Associated Press.
“As the Noem Secretary said during the hearing of confirmation, CISA must re -focus its mission and we are starting with electoral security,” McLaughlin told TechCrunch. “The Agency undertakes an assessment of the way it has performed the mission of electoral security with particular emphasis on any work associated with incorrect, malfunctions.
“While the Agency is conducting evaluation, staff who worked in incorrect, malfunctions, as well as external influences and misinformation have been put on administrative leave.”
Plated employees worked with election officials to tackle a series of cyber security threats, including ransomware and electoral safety of electoral workers. According to the Associated Press, 10 of the employees were regional security election officials who were hired to boost electoral security before the 2024 election.
The mentioned move comes amid uncertainty about the future of CISA, created in 2018 during the first Trump administration. President Trump has not yet called a replacement for former CISA Director Jen Easterly, who departed from the service on January 20th.
When reached for comments, Cisa postponed DHS.
He was informed by comments from the Ministry of Homeland Security.
