Trump admin ends expanded election security contract after probe finds no fraud evidence

Published Aug 10, 06:09 PM UTC

Mojave Research, a cybersecurity firm, was contracted by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) under Tulsi Gabbard to analyze Dominion voting systems used in Puerto Rico's 2024 elections. The company found over a dozen high-severity vulnerabilities, including reused passwords and disabled firewalls, but no evidence of vote manipulation or foreign interference. The Trump administration initially planned to expand the team from 10 to 60 people and authorized follow-on work ahead of the midterms. However, the contract was abruptly terminated after the findings did not support claims of election manipulation. Company executives revealed the details at DEF CON's Voting Village, stating that resistance came from a White House collective dissatisfied with the lack of evidence supporting fraud allegations.