Eric Geller

July 11, 2019

FEC: Campaigns Can Use Discounted Cybersecurity Services

This post was originally published on this siteThe U.S. Federal Election Commission (FEC) said today political campaigns can accept discounted cybersecurity services from companies without running afoul of existing campaign finance laws, provided those companies already do the same for other non-political entities. The decision comes amid much jostling on Capitol Hill over election security at the state level, and fresh warnings from U.S. intelligence agencies about impending cyber attacks targeting candidates in the lead up to the 2020 election. Current campaign finance law prohibits corporate contributions to campaigns, and election experts have worried this could give some candidates pause […]