Representative lofgren this is the first time the ceos of the three major vendors have appeared together in a congressional hearing. The companies they represent provide at least 80 of the estimated 350,000 Voting Machines in use today, reaching over 100 million registered voters. Outsizeddespite their role in the mechanics of our democracy, some have accused these companies of fee skating and in some cases misleading Election Administrators and the american public. Others suggest there is an insufficient regulatory structure for this sector. In the committees may 29 he teen may 2019 hearing on Election Security, a member of the Brennan Center for justice wrote in his testimony, there are more federal regulations for all point pens and magic markers than there are four Voting Systems and other parts of our election infrastructure. Star there may be more work to do and much for congress to learn about this industry. Many have concerns about Voting Systems with Remote Access software. We
There is an insufficient regulatory structure in this sector. And in the 2019 Election Security hearing the Brennan Center for justice road his testimony called mac there are more federal regulations for margin one magic markers than Voting Systems and election infrastructure. There may be work for Congress Many have concerns with Remote Access and software we want to make sure companies no longer sell Voting Machines with Network Capabilities in 2019 a group of Election Security experts in ten states would connect to the internet despite one claim the systems were not. We need to understand supply chain. December 2019, a Study Released by a supply chain Monitoring Company 20 percent of the components in a popular voting machine came from a china based company. And furthermore close to two thirds or 59 percent had locations in either china or russia. I have also heard concerns about ownership and control of vendors in public reporting indicates all three major people represented are pa
Institute is and where you get your money. We are nonprofit, nonpartisan, get our funding from a variety of foundations and other donors, but we are all independent. We are all independence and if you wrote an article titled friendly fire the number one threat to american elections and cybersecurity. Most of the focus after 2016 has been on people outside the u. S. Trying to get into the system. System. When i was writing the piece, i realized we were talking about security on offense and defense. We have been talking about the russians but not about not having appropriate training for our own Election Security workers and poll workers. Of training do election and poll workers get and what should they get when it comes to cybersecurity . Host unfortunately, poll workers and election workers, there is no uniform standard for training. It depends across your state and local counties as to what sort of training you are receiving. This can vary widely depending on where you are located. Mo
There is an insufficient regulatory structure in this sector. And in the 2019 Election Security hearing the Brennan Center for justice road his testimony called mac there are more federal regulations for margin one magic markers than Voting Systems and election infrastructure. There may be work for Congress Many have concerns with Remote Access and software we want to make sure companies no longer sell Voting Machines with Network Capabilities in 2019 a group of Election Security experts in ten states would connect to the internet despite one claim the systems were not. We need to understand supply chain. December 2019, a Study Released by a supply chain Monitoring Company 20 percent of the components in a popular voting machine came from a china based company. And furthermore close to two thirds or 59 percent had locations in either china or russia. I have also heard concerns about ownership and control of vendors in public reporting indicates all three major people represented are pa
That . Sometimes, it is clear it depends. Theyre looking for a high of 72 over here. Visibility is not good for some although it has improved. Nevada went from a quarter mile up to 10 and a quarter and a mile over year. Oakland airport is almost 0 visibility. Then we have sunshine and hazy sunshine and 60s by the coast and 70s and 80s for a few inland temperatures look like they will be above average for a while. We should be in the 70s but that is not happening except for San Francisco. 30s for many and 40s as well and the fog has gone to the napa airport and interstate 80. The whole valley is 33 degrees. Windsor and overall High Pressure is not letting anything in. It will be hazy sunshine and and mild to warm conditions as far as the eye can see. That is two weeks as far as i can see. Upper 70s, near 80. We will get updated on the marine commute, which is one of the worst commutes in the bay area. You were talking about the fog. It is very foggy and that may have played a role in th