{"id":36588,"date":"2024-10-22T17:58:24","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:58:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/?p=36588"},"modified":"2024-10-22T17:58:24","modified_gmt":"2024-10-22T22:58:24","slug":"cisa-and-uspis-release-two-election-mail-security-resources","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/postalemployeenetwork.com\/news\/2024\/10\/22\/cisa-and-uspis-release-two-election-mail-security-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"CISA and USPIS Release Two Election Mail Security Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"

WASHINGTON \u2013 10\/22\/24 – Today, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA<\/a>) and the United States Postal Inspection Service (USPIS<\/a>) joined together to release an Election Mail Security Public Service Announcement (PSA) and a training video for election officials on securely and safely handling potential toxic hazards in election mail. The PSA affirms the incredible efforts local and state officials have invested, through the federal government, in ensuring security and integrity of the elections process, and specifically how seriously CISA and USPIS take the security of election related mail.\u00a0As CISA leads federal efforts to ensure election officials have the resources they need to defend against the range of cyber and physical threats to election infrastructure, USPIS ensures the safe and secure delivery of election mail, and the protection of election officials from potentially dangerous mail.<\/p>\n

\u201cCISA, alongside our federal partners like the US Postal Inspection Service, are committed to helping those on the frontline of our democratic process have the tools and resources necessary to accomplish their incredible mission while staying safe from the range of hazards they may face,\u201d said\u00a0CISA Director Jen Easterly<\/strong>. \u201cTogether we can protect America\u2019s election infrastructure against new and evolving threats and that is our continued goal for Protect 2024 here at CISA.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have a shared commitment, with our close partner CISA, to ensure the safety of election workers and the security of election mail, in part through the education and empowerment of voters and election officials,\u201d said\u00a0Chief Postal Inspector Gary Barksdale<\/strong>. \u201cToday\u2019s releases are another way we are delivering on that commitment.\u201d<\/p>\n

Everyone has a part to play when it comes to helping to ensure the safe and secure delivery of election mail. Americans can do the following:<\/p>\n