Hacker posts more D.C. Health Link data online, exposing lawmakers’ personal information
Congressional officials believe 21 members of Congress have seen their personal information leaked online.
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House Republicans target state unemployment modernization funding
The proposal would repeal funds the Labor Department set aside to help states upgrade their unemployment systems.
NASCIO hopes to work with feds on cyber workforce woes
NASCIO's federal priorities for 2023 include a new push to work with Washington on bolstering state cybersecurity workforces.
State and local cyber aid gets a boost in $1.7 trillion omnibus bill
The $1.7 trillion bill gives the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis Center $43 million to expand its cyber services to state and local governments.
Next-generation 911 gets $10B in spectrum bill
An amendment to the Spectrum Innovation Act would use FCC auctions to potentially provide billions in funding for next-generation 911.
Local governments needn’t face ransomware streak alone, experts say
The Christmas ransomware attack against the small town of Cornelia, Georgia, marks just the latest incident in a trend experts said they expect to become worse still…
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Will Congress ever fund state and local cybersecurity grants?
A $400 million grant program sought by NASCIO members and others passed the House in 2020, but got stuck in the Senate. The advocacy will continue into…
Congress needs to step up in ransomware fight, House cybersecurity panel chair says
Rep. Lauren Underwood, D-Ill., said the Senate should follow the House's passage of a cybersecurity grant program for state and local governments.
House passes $400M state and local cybersecurity grant program
The NASCIO-endorsed bill would create $400 million in federal cybersecurity grants annually, but it is unlikely to be taken up in the Senate.
Revised pandemic relief bill aims to patch state and local budgets
The House's latest attempt at a COVID-19 stimulus bill includes funds for broadband mapping and election administration.