MCPS told the committee it requested $33.9 million for TechMod in FY27 but was approved for $16.9 million; staff said the reduction will affect device and infrastructure refresh cycles and noted global hardware price increases.

Seattle and state officials at a CLTC convening pledged templates, incident-playbooks and resource-sharing for nonprofits; the City of Seattle is distributing free YubiKeys as an immediate MFA step and officials urged contract language and grant use to extend protections.

Resource partners at the CLTC convening described free and low-cost options for nonprofits: APARO offers pro bono tech therapy and tailored projects; TechSoup offers marketplace and pilot TechSoup Plus memberships; CyberPeaceBuilders provides volunteer-driven proactive and reactive support; PCS Technologies pledged pro bono level‑1 risk scans.

The Missouri Secretary of State's elections director briefed the commission about federally funded assessments and a state-funded firewall and monitoring program for county clerks; the state will fund installation and monitoring and will reimburse local IT vendors for eligible work.

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At its Dec. 16 meeting the Lawrence County Board of Commissioners approved multiple assessment settlement agreements, promoted Assistant Public Defender Joe Oliva to public defender effective Jan. 5, 2026, accepted state 9‑1‑1 interoperability funds and a cybersecurity contract for Children & Youth, and agreed to partner on a $500,000 DOJ victim‑services grant application with Arise.

Commissioners authorize Imagine IT to provide outsourced IT services after director's resignation.

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