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Leesburg commission endorses FY2026 IT budget, highlights need for cybersecurity officer and network upgrade
Summary
The Technology and Communications Commission voted to forward a statement to town leadership supporting the proposed FY2026 IT budget, emphasizing a proposed IT governance and cybersecurity officer and a planned enterprise network upgrade to SD‑WAN.
The Town of Leesburg Technology and Communications Commission voted to forward a statement of support for the FY2026 information technology budget to town leadership and to emphasize the importance of adding an IT governance and cybersecurity officer.
The endorsement, approved by voice vote, asks the town council to fund the proposed IT governance and cybersecurity officer and other budget enhancements that the IT department presented, including a phased enterprise network upgrade. "The ayes have it," Commission Chair John Binkley said after the voice vote carried.
Commissioners heard a presentation explaining the staff recommendation to move the town network toward a software‑defined wide area network (SD‑WAN). Presenters said the network assessment and gap analysis recommended SD‑WAN as the most cost‑effective option for resilience, scalability and future needs after evaluating options…
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