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Cochise County IT presents FY25-26 budget to sustain cybersecurity, replace aging equipment
Summary
Cochise County IT told the Board of Supervisors it needs continued funding to cover rising software and hardware costs, maintain cybersecurity monitoring and to replace aging devices; supervisors pressed for clearer cost allocation and proposed periodic reviews to detect overlaps or weaknesses.
Cochise County's information-technology team presented its fiscal year 2025–26 budget request to the Board of Supervisors at a work session in the Supervisor's Hearing Room on Melody Lane, saying continued investment is needed to maintain public-safety communications, cybersecurity monitoring and aging equipment.
"We wanna present our, financial year 25, 26 budget request," said Alan Gordon, interim IT director and chief technology officer. Gordon told supervisors the IT operation "supports more than 25 departments and elected offices, managing over 2,000 computers, mobile devices, radios, and the key network systems that keep operations connected across Cochise County. We also maintain 30 communication tower sites to ensure continuous service for public safety, dispatch, and emergency response."
The department emphasized rising costs for hardware, software licensing, cybersecurity tools and vendor services driven by inflation and global supply-chain pressures. Gordon said vendors from "Dell and…
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