Department of War takes actions to protect our elections, to U.S. Cyber Command, NSA, DIA, and NGA three things were ordered:
"1. Prioritize intel and cyber work so foreign actors cannot meddle in U.S. voting systems.
2. Have the Defense Intelligence Enterprise collect and produce on foreign threats to the elections, within existing law and policy.
3. Have Cyber Command work with DHS to counter foreign cyber threats aimed at the elections." sources:
@jesseyjay94 and
@SecWar Pete Hegseth.
Jessey Jay has more in her tweet below:
Secretary Hegseth is directing the Department of War to treat foreign election interference as a priority mission for the 2026 midterms. 🔥
In a Sept. 22nd memo to U.S. Cyber Command, NSA, DIA, and NGA, he ordered three things:
1. Prioritize intel and cyber work so foreign actors cannot meddle in U.S. voting systems.
2. Have the Defense Intelligence Enterprise collect and produce on foreign threats to the elections, within existing law and policy.
3. Have Cyber Command work with DHS to counter foreign cyber threats aimed at the elections.
"As President Trump has emphasized, “free and fair elections are the foundation of our republic” and we must always work to protect our voting systems because “no country can be great without fair elections.”"
"Freedom does not happen by accident. It requires constant vigilance, and today, that responsibility falls heavily on the DIE.
I am therefore directing the entire DIE to mobilize every authorized asset, capability, and partnership under your command to defend our election infrastructure from foreign malign influence and ensure that every lawful voter can cast their ballot free from foreign intimidation, coercion, or fear. In America, the people rule — and we must ensure that their voice remains sovereign, secure, and entirely undiluted."