On January 17 the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) announced that security leader Steven Frid has been appointed as the new Executive Director of the agency. The announcement follows a formal search process as designated by the Help America Vote Act of 2002.
Frid dedicated his career to collecting and analyzing data about risks to federal employees, facilities, information and operations within the Office of Personnel Management (OPM), Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Department of Education. Some of Frid's past achievements include: