Negotiations on election-security legislation could reshape DHS info-sharing authority

Recent events on Capitol Hill regarding election security highlight what's at stake for the Department of Homeland Security in terms of its relationship and authority with states in sharing cyber-threat intelligence, with implications for all groups and sectors that rely on such information to defend against cyber attacks.

Foremost among these developments are negotiations between a bipartisan group of senators and mostly Republican state officials over proposed legislation that had been offered as part of DHS reauthorization but is now...