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Washington limits states’ access to critical cyber resources

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President Donald Trump wants to push state and local entities to take more ownership of their cybersecurity, but his administration is simultaneously dismantling the resources that state and local entities need to secure their systems.

On Aug. 1, the Department of Homeland Security released the latest notice of a funding opportunity for more than $91 million for the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program. The notice, however, bans recipients from using the money to pay for services provided by the Multi-State Information and Analysis Center, the very organization from which most state and local governments get their cybersecurity support. 

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