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Pentagon joins Homeland, FBI in eyeing oversight, control of elections
Washington Examiner ^ | October 12. 2016 | Paul Bedard

Posted on 10/12/2016 10:18:33 PM PDT by Perseverando

Concerns about Russian hacking into the November 8 election have now reached the Pentagon where the military's top cyber official has outlined a plan to help the FBI and Department of Homeland Security to track an election altering attack.

What's more, Adm. Michael S. Rogers, commander of U.S. Cyber Command, has added his voice to that of Homeland Secretary Jeh Johnson who is considering whether the election system is critical infrastructure, like the power grid and financial sector, and subject to federal oversight.

"What is critical infrastructure in this digital age? Data, I would argue, is taking on a very different value in and of itself. And the ability of individuals to harness the tools of big data analytics now make access to large data concentrations...very attractive," Rogers said at Harvard University this month in a video released Wednesday.

"I look at the election sequence for example, as an example of, 'Do we need to step back and reassess this? Hey, look, this really is part of our critical infrastructure?" he said.

Rogers, at an event sponsored by Harvard's Institute of Politics speaker program, quickly added that the military is and won't be involved in elections, but instead in tracking foreign attackers if there are any.

"What we do is we are trying to understand the actions of foreign actors as they are trying to approach the network, if you will," he told the student audience.

Rogers said that there is an advantage to having 50 separate state election systems instead of a national one that would be an easier target. But he noted that one state could make a difference if results are manipulated.

If a probe were required to determine if the election was hacked, he said Homeland would take the lead.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonexaminer.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government; Politics/Elections; Russia
KEYWORDS: 2016election; dhs; dod; electionfraud; fbi; federalizedelections; hacking; infrastructure; internet; jehjohnson; mikerogers; pentagon; rogers; russia; russians; votefraud
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What could go wrong?

It's not the people that vote, it's the people that count the votes.

You can trust us. We're from the government.

1 posted on 10/12/2016 10:18:33 PM PDT by Perseverando
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To: Perseverando

There is a VERY good chance this election is not going to end with someone conceding.

We are closer to civil war than a civil election.

Obama is a communist. They dont believe in elections.

We shall see.


2 posted on 10/12/2016 10:21:39 PM PDT by dp0622 (IThe only thing an upper crust conservative hates more than a liberal is a middle class conservative)
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To: dp0622
They dont believe in elections.

They dont believe in fair elections.

3 posted on 10/12/2016 10:22:58 PM PDT by CatOwner
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To: Perseverando

Three fully corrupted national organizations, deciding to get their tentacles on the local election process.


4 posted on 10/12/2016 10:23:48 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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.. concerns about Russian hacking into the November 8 election have now reached the Pentagon ...

Right.

Concerns about giving Internet controls to America hating countries, not so much.

5 posted on 10/12/2016 10:24:13 PM PDT by Byron_the_Aussie (Globalism = Terrorism)
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To: Perseverando

They probably want access so they can hack the vote themselves.


6 posted on 10/12/2016 10:24:25 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Perseverando

In the 1950’s or 1960’s, I might have felt comfortable with this announcement. But now with Obama in charge and his support for Hitlery and reports of huge ballot stuffing in favor of Hitlery, I would only trust Tea Party American patriots to supervise our elections!


7 posted on 10/12/2016 10:24:48 PM PDT by Stayfree (FlushHillary.com says "NEVER HILLARY", "NEVER HILLARY", "NEVER HILLARY")
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To: dp0622

They believe, as Jeanne Kirkpatrick often said, in one man, one vote, one time. And we had that time 8 years ago.


8 posted on 10/12/2016 10:24:52 PM PDT by xkaydet65
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To: Perseverando

9 posted on 10/12/2016 10:25:04 PM PDT by Talisker (One who commands, must obey.)
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To: Perseverando

If Homeland takes control of the Election then the Clinton Foundation or the DNC don’t have to bribe the server administrators in the voting machine hubs. They can work more traditionally and just get all the illegals to the polls where Homeland will ensure that no one’s eligibility or identity will be questioned.


10 posted on 10/12/2016 10:25:06 PM PDT by arthurus (Hillary's campaign is getting shaky)
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To: Perseverando

It’s probably nothing. And now, back to the game. Yay, thugball.


11 posted on 10/12/2016 10:26:25 PM PDT by Noumenon (We owe them nothing: not respect, not loyalty, not obedience.)
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To: Perseverando

Will comrade dictator obama provoke a war if felony clinton doesn’t win the election?


12 posted on 10/12/2016 10:26:38 PM PDT by clearcarbon
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To: DesertRhino

Well, at least the military will be in place if Obama declares martial law for some reason.


13 posted on 10/12/2016 10:26:41 PM PDT by Cobra64 (Common sense isn't common any more.)
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To: Perseverando
Now why would the Pentagon need to get involved in an election? It hasn't in the past, as far as I can tell.

Someone in the Trump campaign needs to make a big stink about this.

14 posted on 10/12/2016 10:27:00 PM PDT by CatOwner
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“Now why would the Pentagon need to get involved in an election? “

That’s quite the question. Along with the designation of the USA as a battleground in the NDAA.


15 posted on 10/12/2016 10:28:19 PM PDT by DesertRhino (Dogs are man's best friend, and moslems hate dogs. Add that up....)
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To: CatOwner

Because the democrats are desperate to rig the election, and all of those organizations are under democrat control.


16 posted on 10/12/2016 10:30:48 PM PDT by Revel
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To: Perseverando

Setting up meme that there was election hack by Russians if Trump wins...

How many times did Hillary mention Russians in the Townhall?


17 posted on 10/12/2016 10:30:49 PM PDT by Freedom56v2
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To: Perseverando

“What could go wrong?”

The muslim brotherhood overseeing an election.....nothing.

What’s a good brand of glue to sniff?


18 posted on 10/12/2016 10:32:10 PM PDT by Electric Graffiti (Obama voters killed America. Treat them accordingly.)
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To: Perseverando

We all know this Russian boogie man is total BS.


19 posted on 10/12/2016 10:34:23 PM PDT by MNDude (God is not a Republican, but Satan is certainly a Democrat.)
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To: Perseverando

Who cares if the Russians can hack it when illegals can vote and no photo id is required...


20 posted on 10/12/2016 10:36:00 PM PDT by piasa
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