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Jim Himes: “If you don't have the technical talent to identify technical — either collection or exploitation — you have a huge…”

On the recordOctober 24, 2026
If you don't have the technical talent to identify technical — either collection or exploitation — you have a huge problem.
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Jim Himes
Democratic · Connecticut

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Warning about loss of technical expertise in election security.

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