Cybersecurity Policy Report, House Hearing Tomorrow to Examine State, Local Cyber Grant Program, (Mar 31, 2025)
Organizations Mentioned:National League of Cities
A federal program that offers grants to state and local governments will be the focus of a hearing scheduled for tomorrow by the House Homeland Security Committee’s cybersecurity and infrastructure protection subcommittee.
The Department of Homeland Security’s State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (SLCGP) expires at the end of September, and the panel wants to assess its value, subcommittee Chairman Andrew Garbarino (R., N.Y.) said in a news release.
“As the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program is set to expire this September, Congress must assess the program’s efficacy and determine whether it is fulfilling its objective: to bolster the cybersecurity posture of state and local governments, which are on the frontlines of our nation’s cyber defenses,” Rep. Garbarino said.
“Although state and local governments are vital to ensuring the resilience of our nation’s critical infrastructure, they often struggle to attract qualified cyber talent and lack resources to invest in cybersecurity,” he noted.
Established by the 2021 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act, the SLCGP has provided $1 billion over four years to state and local governments seeking to shore up their cyber defenses (CPR, Sept. 16, 2022).
The hearing is scheduled to start at 10 a.m. in Room 310 of the Cannon House Office Building. It will also be livestreamed on the committee’s website.
The subcommittee will hear from Robert Huber, chief security officer at Tenable, Inc.; Alan Fuller, chief information officer for the state of Utah; and Kevin Kramer, first vice president for the National League of Cities and a member of the Louisville, Kentucky, Metro Council.
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