In recent days, 17 employees of the US Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency who have worked with election officials to provide assessments and trainings dealing with a range of threats from cyber and ransomware attacks to physical security of election workers have been placed on leave pending a review, according to a person familiar with the situation who was not authorized to speak publicly.
Staffers at the nation's cybersecurity agency whose job is to ensure the security of U.S.elections have been placed on administrative leave, jeopardizing critical support provided to state and local election offices across the country.
Ten of those employees are regional election security specialists hired as part of an effort to expand field staff and election security expertise ahead of the 2024 election.
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