CISA Director Expects to Be Fired Following Secure …

Meanwhile, key legislators and former DHS officials are speaking out in support of CISA director Chris Krebs, who has led the agency’s efforts in election security.

Kelly Jackson Higgins contributed to this article.

Christopher Krebs, a top US cybersecurity official, has reportedly said he expects the White House to fire him following his efforts to deliver a secure 2020 presidential election. But several senators and former Department of Homeland Security officials are rallying around Krebs and voicing support.

Sources close to the matter have confirmed Krebs anticipates he’ll be fired, Reuters reports. The news arrives shortly after Bryan Ware, assistant director of cybersecurity at the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), reportedly handed in his resignation on Nov. 12 at the request of the White House, sources say.

Krebs, who…

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