The Senate Intelligence Committee is preparing to issue a report on vulnerabilities in the U.S. election system — the first such product of the panel's investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election.

The Wall Street Journal reported Thursday that the intelligence committee is working on the report and hopes to complete it by March.

Even after it's completed, however, the report will still need to be vetted to ensure that it does not put classified information at risk. Still, the committee hopes to release the document ahead of the 2018 midterm elections.

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Sen. Richard Burr Richard Mauze BurrRep. Mark Walker says he's been contacted about Liberty University vacancy Overnight Defense: Trump rejects major cut to military health care | Senate report says Trump campaign's Russia contacts posed 'grave' threat Senate report describes closer ties between 2016 Trump campaign, Russia MORE (R-N.C.), the chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee, told the Journal that the report will "hopefully" be released before the primaries begin.

The report is expected to focus on vulnerabilities in the country's election infrastructure — rather than some of the more controversial questions surrounding the committee's investigation, like ties between President Trump Donald John TrumpObama calls on Senate not to fill Ginsburg's vacancy until after election Planned Parenthood: 'The fate of our rights' depends on Ginsburg replacement Progressive group to spend M in ad campaign on Supreme Court vacancy MORE's campaign and Russia.

Trump has repeatedly denied the notion that his campaign colluded with the Russians, and has called investigations into the matter a "witch hunt."

The anticipated report is expected to be the first in a series of assessments issued by the Senate Intelligence Committee, according to the Journal. Other reports will cover foreign actors' attempts to manipulate voters using social media.

The Senate Intelligence Committee is one of several congressional panels looking into the matter of Russia's election meddling. The House Intelligence Committee is conducting a similar probe, though it has been torn by repeated partisan controversies.