Election Security Plan Unveiled 40 Days Before Midterms

WHO:

ABC News - The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) is involved in the election infrastructure security plan.

Fast Company - Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is mentioned regarding the release of the plan.

WHAT:

ABC News - CISA released an election infrastructure security plan 40 days before November's midterms.

Fast Company - The plan outlines potential threats to election systems and lists services offered to election officials to protect the vote.

Fast Company - The document released is 13 pages long.

WHERE:

Fast Company - The plan is applicable to state and local election officials across the United States.

WHEN:

ABC News - The plan was released 40 days before the midterm elections scheduled for November.

Fast Company - The plan was promised to be released by mid-August.

WHY:

Fast Company - Election officials argue that the efforts to secure elections are too little, too late, following cuts made by the Trump administration to CISA's election security work.

Fast Company - The Trump administration previously dismantled much of CISA's role in election security, which included cutting 1,000 employees and slashing $10 million from cybersecurity initiatives.

HOW:

ABC News - CISA has helped warn state and local election officials about potential threats from foreign governments since its founding in 2018.

Fast Company - Services provided by CISA to election officials are at no cost and are available upon request.

(UPDATED September 25, 2026 08:00 UTC)

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, or CISA, has released a 13-page election infrastructure security plan aimed at protecting the upcoming midterm elections, which is set for November. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin is mentioned in connection with this plan, which outlines potential threats to election systems and offers services to state and local election officials across the country at no cost. Election officials have expressed concerns that these efforts may be insufficient, citing previous cuts made by the Trump administration that significantly reduced CISA's capabilities in election security.