Tennessee Chief Information Officer Kristin Darby, New York State Director of Security and Intelligence Colin Ahern, Florida CIO Warren Sponholtz and Samir Jain, vice president of policy at the nonprofit Center for Democracy and Technology, are sworn in before the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Protection on May 21, 2026. (Homeland Security Committee Events / YouTube)
"We are being asked to manage nation-state risks while our federal partners step back,” Colin Ahern, New York State’s director of security and intelligence, told House lawmakers.
Bryce Bailey, who's lost his interim status as the state's cyber chief, said he wants security officials to think not only of cybersecurity, but "secure innovation."
Rep. Andrew Garbarino (R-NY) departs from a House Ethics Committee closed-door meeting in the Longworth House Office Building on November 20, 2024 in Washington, D.C. (Kevin Dietsch / Getty Images)
A sign informs visitors that the U.S. Capitol Visitor Center is closed due to the federal government shutdown on Nov. 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Mandel NGAN / AFP via Getty Images)
Groups including the National Governors Association and NASCIO have signed a letter asking Congress to reauthorize the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program.
In its final year, the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program bars states from spending their funding on services provided by the Multi-State Information Sharing and Analysis…
NASCIO's executive director said the remainder of the $1 billion in the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program probably won't get clawed back, but the program probably…
