Vernon County seeks cybersecurity grant, approves IT budget amendment amid hardware price pressures

Jan 22, 2026

County IT presented a 2025 recap and requested a cybersecurity grant application and an IT budget amendment to cover unanticipated hardware cost increases caused by market demand; the board approved both measures.

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Connor, the county’s IT department head, presented a two-part request: authorization to apply for a State and Local Cybersecurity Grant to fund professional penetration testing and immutable backups, and a budget amendment to cover hardware procurement cost increases tied to market shortages.

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