Hegseth says national security, military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The memo expands military cyber support as early voting begins and places U.S. Cyber Command and the NSA on alert against foreign interference.
- On Monday, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth issued a memorandum directing U.S. Cyber Command and the Defense Intelligence Enterprise to mobilize assets defending 2026 election infrastructure from foreign interference.
- The order ties to President Trump's 2025 mandate on election integrity, aiming to ensure foreign actors do not "meddle in our democratic systems" amid long-standing concerns about interference.
- Chief Pentagon spokesman Sean Parnell stated the department will coordinate with federal and local partners to protect voting systems, clarifying the guidance targets foreign threats rather than domestic political activity.
- Sen. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., questioned Hegseth about potential troop deployment at polling places, which Hegseth dismissed as a "gotcha hypothetical," vowing he would not follow an illegal order.
- With the November midterms deciding control of Congress, implementation of this directive will be closely monitored by election officials and civil liberties groups to ensure compliance with legal regulations.
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Pete Hegseth says national security and military cyber forces will guard US election systems during midterms
The U.S. National Security Agency and other military intelligence and cybersecurity forces will guard election systems during the November midterms, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said Monday.
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