Election security dominates agenda as reconstituted DHS agency gets static funding in budget deal

The DHS Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has received its first dedicated funding since its establishment – included in the budget deal signed into law Friday – after a week in which CISA Director Christopher Krebs emphasized ongoing work on securing elections.

“While there was activity targeting our election infrastructure leading up to the midterms, this activity is similar to what we have seen previously and occurs on the internet every day,” Krebs said before the House Homeland Security...