Warner, Gardner Reintroduce Bill for DHS Cyber Grants to States

Sens. Mark Warner, D-Va., and Cory Gardner, R-Colo., reintroduced a bill Monday authorizing a Department of Homeland Security grant program for states developing “cyber resiliency measures.” Introduced in the House by Reps. Derek Kilmer, D-Wash., and Michael McCaul, R-Texas, the State Cyber Resiliency Act would deliver grants based on funding allocations determined by the DHS. Warner and Gardner cited a 2018 Deloitte-National Association survey showing that “most states” allocate “between zero and three percent of their overall IT budget for cybersecurity purposes.”