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Idaho ITS seeks $10 million cyber‑resilience fund, plans agency consolidations and phase‑5 hires
Summary
Office of Information Technology Services told lawmakers it needs a new cybersecurity and IT resilience fund seeded with a $10 million transfer, will continue agency consolidations (phase 5) including 22 positions, and requested one-time and ongoing funding for office moves, vehicle leases and ServiceNow ticketing.
The Joint Finance Preparation Committee heard a full briefing from the Office of Information Technology Services on its consolidation of state IT functions and an administration‑recommended plan to create a dedicated cybersecurity and IT resilience fund seeded with a $10 million general‑fund transfer.
Christopher Lahoset, a budget analyst with the Legislative Services Office, outlined ITS’s multi‑year consolidation timeline and the governor’s recommended changes. He said the governor’s recommendation includes creating the new fund and an initial $10 million cash transfer plus continuous appropriation authority for ITS to use the fund for enterprise cyber and infrastructure needs.
Administrator Alberto Gonzales described the cybersecurity rationale to the committee and cited recent security incident volumes. Gonzales told the committee that legacy hardware and legacy applications create the largest exposure and…
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