Homeland Security places CISA employees on administrative leave and reviews misinformation committees
Ministry of Homeland Security On Tuesday, it was confirmed that Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) employees (CISA) who tackled “mistakes, transformations, and malicious” were placed on administrative leave.
In a statement to Scripps News, DHS Deputy Chief Tricia McLaughlin wrote that CISA needs “to refocus its mission.” Election safety.
“The agency evaluates how the election was carried out. Security mission The statement said it focuses on work related to mistakes, transformations and maliciousness.
Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas speaks to senior authors of Politico magazine Ancouche Kaldoli at Politico’s annual AI and Tech Summit held in Washington, DC on September 17, 2024. (Anna Money Maker/Getty Images)
As Fox News Digital first reported, Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas testified in April 2022 that the Department of Homeland Security had created a “Disinformation Governance Committee” to combat misinformation ahead of the 2022 midterm elections.
He appeared before the House Budget Subcommittee, Like I said, it’s wrong The Disformation Governance Committee was created to address false information campaigns targeting minority communities.
Alejandro Mayorcas, Secretary of Homeland Security (Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images)
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The statement said personnel who worked on “mistakes, diss, and malicious formations” and foreign influence operations and disinformation will remain on administrative leave while agents conduct their assessments.
The board is said to be led by Chief Deputy Adviser Jennifer Gaskill and co-chairman Policy Rob Silver.
Nina Jankowich, a former disinformation fellow at Wilson Center, reportedly reportedly served as executive director.
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Bradford Betz of Fox News Digital contributed to this report.