Was Mat Masterson Replaced By Paul Ryan

When masterson wrote an opinion piece for the hill he said the eac.

Was mat masterson replaced by paul ryan.

Krebs made it clear that dhs which has at times encountered skepticism and pushback from state and local officials worried about a federal takeover of the election system will draw on. On its website the eac says it accredits testing laboratories and certifies voting systems among other responsibilities. But merrill and other state election officials tpm spoke to stopped short of accusing republicans of any nefarious motives to hobble the eac or otherwise in seeking to replace masterson. House speaker paul ryan faced democratic criticism thursday after choosing not to renew the term of a federal agency head who has helped lead the charge on securing elections from hackers.

The federal election assistance commission has neglected key responsibilities or ceded them to other agencies and two of its four commissioners are parroting the president s unfounded. Pablo martinez monsivais ap photo ryan move to replace election. The news of house speaker paul ryan s decision inspired alarm among digital security advocates and democratic election officials. Washington the former head of a federal agency helping u s.

Masterson originally was picked by former speaker john boehner a republican and fellow ohioan and nominated by former president barack obama a democrat before being confirmed unanimously by. States protect election systems from hackers has been hired for a similar role within the trump administration after being passed up. The official recently replaced atop the u s.