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AttemptedCybersecurity

Add cybersecurity resources to strengthen Idaho's defenses against foreign hackers from China and Russia.

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AttemptedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 76%

All four cited sources are reachable and the load-bearing quotes are verified. (1) The Governor's Jan 6, 2025 press release states verbatim: "He also proposes cybersecurity investments to beat back bad actors in China and Russia who seek to inflict harm on our people" — establishing a genuine, on-point effort. (2) The ITS FY2026 budget page confirms verbatim that "The Governor recommended a $10 million Cybersecurity and Information Technology Resilience fund" and that final appropriations would come in late March/early April. (3) HB 484's official record confirms Little signed an ITS appropriation on April 4, 2025 (Session Law Chapter 321) for FY2025/2026 with NO mention of a cybersecurity resilience fund — i.e., the flagship fund was not what he signed. (4) Idaho Reports confirms verbatim that the dedicated ITS cybersecurity fund bills "did not advance to the floor" and JFAC "wanted more information about the ITS security situation before committing to another $10 million in annual funding," plus documented later IT cuts leaving the network "vulnerable." ATTEMPTED — genuine, named effort but the promised addition failed within the budget process and no verified new state cybersecurity resources were added — does not overstate the evidence. It correctly avoids PARTIAL (no verified added resources) and UNRATABLE (the downstream FY2026 cycle resolved and is documented by primary sources). Minor caveats that do not change the rating: the sponsored-bill quote refers to Rep. Wendy Horman carrying the Governor's budget recommendation (normal process, not a misattribution), and HB 484's specific enhancement figures live in the fiscal-note PDF rather than the fetched page.

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