“The recent ban on certain technologies made by the Chinese company Huawei is a stark illustration of the growing recognition of supply chain risk,” the Brennan Center for Justice says in its report on election vendor oversight.
“Election officials often depend on vendors whose practices are opaque. Yet these companies, unlike those in other critical infrastructure sectors, such as defense, nuclear, dams, and energy – face almost no federal oversight of their security systems,” the report says.
“There are no requirements that vendors report breaches, screen employees’ backgrounds, patch security flaws, report foreign ownership or control, or ensure the physical security of sensitive software and hardware,” the Brennan Center writers note.
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1. Could the Brennan Center be raising concerns about the Dominion data center in Belgrade, Serbia?
2. What has been done at the local, state, and federal levels since 2019 to ensure that Huawei or any adversary company is involved with American election systems?
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