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Legislature panel hears plea for $890,000 to start cybersecurity, MIS manager warns system is "antiquated"
Summary
Lawmakers heard testimony that the Guam Legislatures network and livestreaming systems are outdated and vulnerable; MIS manager Justin Paredo said $890,000 would establish a baseline but full remediation likely costs millions. Fiscal officials said excess revenues could cover the appropriation.
The Committee of the Whole considered Bill 262-38 LS, a proposal to appropriate $890,000 from excess accumulated general fund revenues for the Guam Legislatures automation and cybersecurity needs for fiscal 2026.
Vice Speaker Tony Atta, the bills sponsor, said the appropriation is intended to modernize the legislatures public access tools and internal systems and asked colleagues to vote in favor. "All we need to do is look at any state legislature's website to see how far behind the norm we are," he said in opening remarks.
The committee questioned where the money would come from and whether the parenthetical phrase "excess reserves" in the bill text created ambiguity. Ed Byrne, the department fiscal official…
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