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Senate Approves Infrastructure Bill With Cyber Funding

By Cal Biesecker

Tuesday, August 10th, 2021

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Senate Approves Infrastructure Bill With Cyber Funding

The Senate on Tuesday approved a $1.2 trillion bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes more than $1.5 billion in funding for cybersecurity programs. The bill, which must still be passed by the House and signed by the president, includes $1 billion for a four-year grant program to provide grants to state and local governments to strengthen their cyber defenses. The cybersecurity funding under the State and Local Cybersecurity Improvement Act would be administered by the Department of Homeland Security Federal Emergency…

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