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"Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats announced Friday he has established the position of intelligence community election threats executive — and appointed a career official, Shelby Pierson, to serve in this new role."
"Pierson will serve as the agency's principal adviser on threats to elections and matters related to election security, the Office of the Director of National Intelligence said in a statement. "
"She will coordinate and integrate all election security activities, initiatives and programs across spy agencies and synchronize intelligence efforts in support of the broader U.S. government, the statement said. "
"Ms. Pierson’s appointment & establishment of senior officials at various agencies responsible for election security should both improve coordination and raise attention to the issue within intelligence community, said Laura Rosenberger, a former Obama administration official"
"who now leads the Alliance for Security Democracy, which works to counter foreign interference campaigns. "
