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    Paul Ryan moves to replace election security official

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    Mariella Moon
    Mariella Moon
    02.22.2018

    The White House and House Speaker Paul Ryan are looking to replace a federal official who's been working to protect election systems from possible Russian cyber attacks. According to Reuters, Matthew Masterson, who holds a seat picked by the House Speaker and formally nominated by the president, won't be re-appointed as a commissioner for the US Election Assistance Commission. Masterson made cybersecurity his priority when he became the commission's chairman in February 2017 in response to what happened during the 2016 Presidential Elections.