News,Events,Insights News Speak Out and Show Up – Let’s Talk Democracy Podcast July 28, 2025 ICYMI, Kathy Boockvar recently joined Tina Johnson on her podcast, Let’s Talk Democracy, to discuss election security and participation in our democracy. Throughout the episode, Boockvar and Johnson unpack what makes our election system so … Read More… Insights National Pennsylvania Day July 20, 2025 Happy National Pennsylvania Day! Today we spotlight and celebrate multiple Pennsylvania women who contributed significantly to earning women the right to vote! We celebrate National PA Day by remembering these women for their perseverance and … Read More… News Kathy Boockvar and Mike Moser Hold Fireside Chat at 2025 NACo Annual Conference July 10, 2025 It was great to be back at the National Association of Counties (NACo)’s annual conference in Philly! It was like old times for Kathy Boockvar to reunite with Mike Moser (former CISA Election Security Analyst … Read More… News Bipartisan Former Secretaries of State Oppose Executive Overreach in Dual Court Filings June 17, 2025 A second federal judge late last week issued a preliminary injunction blocking major provisions of President Trump’s executive order (EO) on elections issued in March. Kathy Boockvar was proud to be part of a bipartisan … Read More… News Athena Strategies welcomes Mike Moser as Senior Election Security Advisor June 3, 2025 We are excited to welcome Mike Moser as Senior Election Security Advisor to Athena Strategies! Mike has extensive experience in the election security field, having served as the Director of Election Security & Technology at the … Read More… News Last-resort ballots are increasingly being rejected for technical errors in Pennsylvania. Why? April 14, 2025 There has been a growing and concerning trend in Pennsylvania’s elections: increasing rejections of provisional ballots due to minor, fixable technical errors. Kathy Boockvar spoke with Votebeat about these patterns and what might explain and … Read More… News How Trump’s ‘Conspiracy-Driven Policy Making’ Could Throw Elections Into Chaos April 1, 2025 Kathy Boockvar spoke with the Democracy Docket about President Trump’s “election integrity” executive order (EO), explaining that in addition to violating the U.S. Constitution and other federal laws, it also fails to understand the elections … Read More… News How Trump’s new Executive Order could impact elections March 27, 2025 On March 25th President Trump issued an “election integrity” executive order (EO) covering a range of election issues including documentary proof of citizenship; voting system standards; timing of mail/absentee ballot return; DOGE review of voter … Read More… News Federal cuts to information-sharing groups may damage nation’s security posture, warn officials March 13, 2025 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with StateScoop on the threats to election security caused by the current Administration’s cuts to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and the Election Infrastructure Information Sharing and Analysis Center (EI-ISAC). … Read More… News Pennsylvania awards $10.6 million contract to modernize its 22-year-old election system March 6, 2025 Kathy Boockvar was recently interviewed by the Pennsylvania Capital-Star about the recent announcement that Pennsylvania has awarded a contract with government technology provider Civix to replace and upgrade PA’s voter registration, election night reporting, campaign … Read More… News Trump’s cuts to federal cybersecurity agency CISA leave election officials worried February 27, 2025 The Trump administration has made further significant cuts to important federal cyber and election security agencies and programs, elevating risks to national and election security and presenting serious challenges for state, county and local officials. … Read More… News Efforts to fight foreign influence and protect elections in question under Trump February 18, 2025 Kathy Boockvar recently spoke with NPR about the Trump administration’s cuts to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and termination of the FBI’s Foreign Influence Task Force. Both these agencies … Read More… Previous 1234…12 Next
