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Derek Willis

Derek Willis is a news applications developer at ProPublica, focusing on politics and elections. He previously worked as a developer and reporter at The New York Times, a database editor at The Washington Post, and at the Center for Public Integrity and Congressional Quarterly. He began his journalism career at The Palm Beach Post. He is a co-founder of OpenElections, a project to collect and publish election results from all 50 states.
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Foreign Hackers Cripple Texas County’s Email System, Raising Election Security Concerns

The malware attack, which sent fake email replies to voters and businesses, spotlights an overlooked vulnerability in counties that don’t follow best practices for computer security.

  • Jack Gillum, Jessica Huseman, Jeff Kao and Derek Willis, ProPublica
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Senate Intelligence Chair Dumped Stock After Publicly Downplaying Coronavirus

Burr, who had been receiving daily coronavirus briefings, sold the stock the week before markets began to decline.

  • Robert Faturechi and Derek Willis