DHS focus on election security, supply-chain risks highlighted at MITRE software meeting

The Department of Homeland Security's continued work on securing the nation's election system and the convening of an industry-backed task force on mitigating supply-chain risks were highlighted at a meeting hosted by MITRE Corp. on software assurances, as a way to explain the emerging role of the department's new National Risk Management Center.

Ongoing DHS efforts for securing elections are on the front line of the center's work, cited as a “model” by officials, in pivoting the department to a...