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Homeland Security asks for critical‑infrastructure software, a statewide RAVE alert system and cyber match funds
Summary
The Wyoming Office of Homeland Security requested $3 million for critical‑infrastructure mapping software, $2.5 million (5‑year) for a statewide RAVE emergency alerting system, and $108,000 in state match for federal cybersecurity grants; staff warned federal grant timing is volatile.
Director of the Wyoming Office of Homeland Security told the committee the agency’s biggest near‑term challenge is instability and delay in DHS/FEMA grant awards, including a shift to one‑year performance periods that complicates local spending. The director said approximately 90% of the division’s funding is federal or other revenue and that changes at the federal level place pressure on the state and counties.
The office’s highest exception request is a software contract to support the critical infrastructure zones program. Staff said they have mapped 1,567 points and developed 602 zones covering about…
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