Christopher Krebs, head of The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) at theDepartment of Homeland Security has been fired by President Trump on November 17. He had successfully helped the state and local election offices to protect their systems and refute any claims of voter fraud.
Trump tweeted saying that the latest statement by Chris Krebs defending the integrity of the election consisted of several inaccuracies and as a result of this he was relieving Chris Krebs from his position with immediate effect.
Krebs joined DHS in March 2017 as a senior counselor to then-Secretary John Kelly. In June 2018, he was confirmed as undersecretary for the National Protection and Programs Directorate, which was rebranded as CISA in November 2018.
CISA works with state and local officials who conduct election in US and work with companies who supply voting machines to address cybersecurity and other threats.
Kreb’s Statement
Kreb stated recently that “there is no evidence that…