
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) designated the U.S. election infrastructure as a critical infrastructure subsector, Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson announced Friday.“Given the vital role elections play in this country, it is clear that certain systems and assets of election infrastructure meet the definition of critical infrastructure, in fact and in law,” Johnson said in a statement.Election infrastructure will be designated a subsector of the existing government facilities critical infrastructure sector.Johnson highlighted that he reached this determination so…