The Department of Homeland Security is pausing its short-lived Disinformation Governance Board pending a review and Nina Jankowicz said she had resigned as a result
pending a review of the larger strategy behind it. The person tapped to lead the group, former Wilson Center fellow Nina Jankowicz, said she had resigned as a result.
"It was intended to ensure coordination across the Department's component agencies as they protect Americans from disinformation that threatens the homeland," a DHS spokesperson said in a statement on Wednesday."The Board has been grossly and intentionally mischaracterized: it was never about censorship or policing speech in any manner. It was designed to ensure we fulfill our mission to protect the homeland, while protecting core Constitutional rights.
In her own statement on Wednesday, Jankowicz said,"With the Board's work paused and its future uncertain, and I have decided to leave DHS to return to my work in the public sphere. ... It is deeply disappointing that mischaracterizations of the Board became a distraction from the Department's vital work, and indeed, along with recent events globally and nationally, embodies why it is necessary.
Mayorkas himself ultimately made the move to reassess the board before the group ever hosted its first meeting, according to the official. Asked if the decision was politically motivated, the official said the broader point was to ensure the success of the department's mission to counter misinformation campaigns, which the government believes compromise security.
from human smugglers and Russia. A homeland security spokesperson stressed that work again on Wednesday, noting"malicious efforts spread by foreign adversaries, human traffickers, and transnational criminal organizations."
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