U.S. Halts Election Security Efforts

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Election systems feared to be vulnerable as Trump administration cuts workers tasked with security

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Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency personnel have been put on leave or fired over the past month .

At least a dozen of the agency's employees have been placed on leave and fired.

An internal memo revealed the defunding of a nationwide program to train state and local government officials and offer threat monitoring services through a center.

CISA and FBI targeted teams may not only affect their ability to identify false content online, but could also affect safeguards protecting election infrastructure, officials say.

CISA's internal probe appears to follow directive instructing the attorney general and agency leaders to investigate Biden administration activities that are "inconsistent" with Trump 's vow to end "online censorship".

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