House Homeland Security Committee to look at elections, supply-chain cyber issues in hearings next week

The House Homeland Security Committee will hold two hearings next week to examine securing election systems and on deterring adversaries from interfering in “homeland security supply chains.”

The full committee will look into the Department of Homeland Security's progress in securing election systems and other critical infrastructure during a hearing on Wednesday.

The hearing comes months after Homeland Security Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX) pledged to have a top DHS official testify on election security, with Homeland Security ranking...