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House Members To Introduce Bill Authorizing Federal Grants For SLTT Cybersecurity

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

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House Members To Introduce Bill Authorizing Federal Grants For SLTT Cybersecurity

A bipartisan group of House members led by Rep. Yvette Clarke (D-N.Y.) soon will introduce a bill that will authorize $500 million annually in federal grants to state, local, tribal and territorial (SLTT) governments to strengthen their cybersecurity posture, including bolstering defenses against ransomware attacks, Clarke said on Wednesday. “As the ever-increasing number of ransomware attacks on state and local governments demonstrates, adequate investment in cybersecurity has been lacking and more resources are needed,” Clarke said in her opening statement…

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