The Iowa Caucus contract reveals that while (A) The Iowa Democratic Party and (B) the app maker Shadow were signatories to the contract, the deal specifies that the app makers must "work with the DNC Services Corporation/Democratic National Committee ('DNC') on an on-going basis as Consultant develops the software."
The contract outlines:
<><> how the DNC would be intimately involved in multiple aspects of securing the app,
<><> including Shadow providing "continual DNC access" to review the Consultant's system configurations,
<><> DNC would review security and system logs, system designs, data flow designs,
<><> DNC would monitor security controls (preventative and detective),
<><> DNC would oversee operational plans for how the Consultant will use and run the Software
<><> DNC would be in on informational dissemination, pre-registration, tabulation, and,
<><> DNC would field reports throughout the caucus process.
Liz, you may have over-looked:
<><>DNC staff were classmates with AOC and smoking MJ daily