WA Secretary of State warns that federal gutting of cybersecurity agency puts elections at risk

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WA Secretary of State warns that federal gutting of cybersecurity agency puts elections at risk

TACOMA – Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs sounded the alarm Wednesday that recent actions by the Trump administration are putting the state’s election security at risk.Hobbs’ warning comes after at least 17 employees at the federal government’s cybersecurity agency have been placed on administrative leave, per media reports.The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees worked with election officials to offer trai…