How very odd. Or not. Times stenographer Christopher Drew:

A laboratory that has tested most of the nation’s electronic voting systems has been temporarily barred from approving new machines after federal officials found that it was not following its quality-control procedures and could not document that it was conducting all the required tests.

Experts on voting systems say the Ciber problems underscore longstanding worries about lax inspections in the secretive world of voting-machine testing. The action by the federal Election Assistance Commission seems certain to fan growing concerns about the reliability and security of the devices.

No shit, Sherlock. Go read the whole story, before it disappears behind the pay wall. You will look in vain for any mention of Ciber's affiliations with the Republican Party.

How odd.

Or not.

Of course, we were covering this back in 2004: