chair, and i want to start with a question to commissioner goulet. commissioner goulet, you and i know all too well the challenges of putting together a state budget, giving more funding to the state's information technology budget might mean giving less funding to emergency services, education, public transportation or other critical priorities. moreover, when sessions happened, state revenues decrease which leaves budget officials with even harder decisions to make. commissioner goulet, can you talk about the challenges states face funding cybersecurity upgrades as they deal with reduced state revenues from the recent economic downturn. do states have the ability to adequately fund budgets and better protect against cyber attacks. >> we had recent data on the cybersecurity study, and i'll number one, lack of sufficient cybersecurity budget. number two, inadequate cybersecurity staffing which really relates to number one. number three, legacy infrastructure and solutions to support emergency -- erngs merging threats. the older systems tend to be muc

introduce each witness directly before your testimony i will start with our first witness dennis goulet, i am pleased to introduce dennis who served as commissioner of the department of information technology for my home state of new hampshire. commissioner has served admirably as he was appointed in vibrate 2015. he also serves as president of the national association of state cios. thank you for joining us commissioner dennis goulet and thank you for your exemplary leadership for strength and cybersecurity efforts to new hampshire and across the country. i look forward to your testimo testimony. >> good afternoon, thank you chairman powell, ranking member and the stingless mowers of the subcommittee i'm inviting you to speak on the cybersecurity challenge state government that's amplified during the covid-19 pandemic. as commissioner of information technology in new hampshire and president of the national association state chief information officer, i am grateful for thehe f opportunito highlight the state information technology agency of providing critical and ensuring the continuity

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