A Democratic lawmaker revealed that the "software glitch" responsible for allowing illegal voter registrations in New Jersey was from a company that is used across the Trump administration.
Rep. Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) told CNN anchor Jake Tapper on Wednesday that the same company responsible for the glitch also works in federal agencies such as the Department of Homeland Security and the Transportation Security Administration.
Gottheimer responded to the news announced by Democratic New Jersey Gov. Mikie Sherrill and brought up a serious concern.
"Our newgovernor, Gov. Sherrill, ison top of it, right?" Gottheimer said. "I mean,immediately took action, [she] wentback and said, 'Where wasthe problem?' [She] is going to takethose people off the rolls andis dealing with it. Butobviously, the key is to makesure we don't have these kindsof technology glitches."
He also raised how the ordeal had raised further questions about the company's ties to the government and the Trump administration.
"The one thing thatno one is talking about is thecompany IDEMIA, which is behindthis, is the software thatscrewed this up," Gottheimer added. "[It] is actually allover the federal government anddoing work in places like the Department of Homeland Securityon CBP for facial recognition, and TSA PreCheck ... Theyrun the software for that. Sothe question is, is our nationalsecurity safe with them at thehelm? Actually designing allthis software?"
Gottheimer explained that he wrote a letter to the U.S. General Services Administration and the Office of Management and Budget to find out if there was an audit of IDEMIA underway and looking to see if other glitches should concern lawmakers.