Top Democrat demands answers on election equipment vulnerabilities - The Hill

Sen. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) is demanding answers from the Election Assistance Commission (EAC) as to how the federal agency plans to secure election equipment amid reports that most machines depend on software that will soon be out-of-date and vulnerable to cyber attacks...
https://thehill.com/policy/cybersecurity/453123-top-democrat-demands-answers-on-election-equipment-vulnerabilities

President Trump plans to remove key election security official -- The Verge

Election Assistance Commission chairman Matthew Masterson is being removed from his post by the White House and House Speaker Paul Ryan, according to a report from Reuters. ....
https://www.theverge.com/2018/2/22/17042070/trump-removes-election-security-commission-masterson

FORTUNE: This GOP Bill Could Make It Easier for Russia to Hack U.S. Elections

On Monday, Michael Flynn resigned as national security advisor following revelations that he improperly discussed sanctions with a Russian diplomat before President Donald Trump took office. The illicit conversations took place the same day then-President Barack Obama imposed sanctions on Russia for interfering in the 2016 presidential election....
http://fortune.com/2017/02/14/russia-hacking-u-s-elections-2016-presidential-michael-flynn-national-security/

State elections chiefs warn against eliminating agency that protects elections from hacking

House Republicans voted to eliminate the Election Assistance Commission....
https://thinkprogress.org/state-elections-chiefs-warn-of-the-dangers-of-eliminating-the-agency-that-protects-elections-from-c8f26edf5251#.ey4cr1ug1