More state CIOs to speak with Congress about SLCGP

By GovTech Staff • May 21, 2026

Three state tech leaders plan to testify before Congress Thursday to discuss cybersecurity as well as the currently unfunded State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, officials have announced.

The group is slated to speak with the U.S. House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Cybersecurity Infrastructure Protection, in an afternoon hearing that will be livestreamed. The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO), a nonpartisan group that represents state technology leaders, announced via LinkedIn that they would discuss “how the State and Local Cyber Grant Program has improved cybersecurity and what states are doing to protect their networks.” The trio includes CIOs from Florida and Tennessee, along with the director of security and intelligence for New York.

Congress has reauthorized the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program, but no allocations have been made. A Senate bill that proposed allocating $300 million during this year has not moved, despite the U.S. House of Representatives voting yes to the PILLAR Act to extend programming through 2033. That legislation now sits with this committee.