    Governor Larry Hogan convened a cybersecurity summit at the Maryland State House in Annapolis focused on coordinated federal, state, and private sector efforts to prepare for and address cybersecurity threats.
The summit brought together senior government officials, including leaders from the White House, Congress, the National Security Agency (NSA), and the FBI, as well as governors, academic leaders, and private sector experts.
At the close of the summit, Governor Hogan enacted a range of initiatives to strengthen Maryland’s cyber ecosystem and protect the state’s critical infrastructure, including a new partnership with the NSA, a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the University of Maryland, Baltimore County (UMBC) to establish a new Maryland Institute for Innovative Computing, and a statewide privacy framework to govern the way the state secures citizens’ personal information.
Earlier this year, Governor Hogan wrote a USA Today op-ed urging Washington to “wake up” and take specific actions to address cyber threats.
The cybersecurity summit builds on the successful Annapolis Infrastructure Summit held in April that included governors, U.S. senators, and leaders of the U.S. House Problem Solvers Caucus and ultimately helped produce the bipartisan infrastructure bill currently being debated in Congress.
Although neither initial infrastructure proposal from President Biden or Senate Republicans even mentioned “cybersecurity” or “hacking,” Governor Hogan’s infrastructure proposal as chair of the National Governors Association recommended that protecting America’s infrastructure be one of the key four pillars for any federal infrastructure bill. The current bipartisan proposal will allocate grants to state and local governments to strengthen cybersecurity. According to Governor Hogan, “in the 21st century, America’s infrastructure is only as strong as it’s protected from cyber threats.”
As the cyber capital of America, Maryland has been working to build the next generation of cyber warriors to meet the rapidly increasing demand for cyber skills. Tackling these cyber threats is going to take a holistic approach and bold solutions. That’s why earlier today I convened a cybersecurity summit with national leaders and experts in the cybersecurity field to have an open and productive discussion on our goals and initiatives for the American people. 
According to a new poll in 33 key swing congressional districts, 72 percent of voters support the bipartisan infrastructure bill that was forged at Governor Hogan’s infrastructure Annapolis summit.
Meanwhile, only 24 percent of voters want this bill to be linked to the Democrats’ partisan $3.5 trillion budget blueprint. Governor Hogan has continued to call out Democratic leaders for linking the bipartisan infrastructure bill to a partisan spending package.
This comes as the leaders of the National Governors Association are urging Congress to pass the bipartisan infrastructure bill. The statement calls on negotiators to consider the infrastructure proposal released by Governor Hogan when he serves as chairman of the National Governors Association.
Governor Hogan is speaking out against President Biden’s turn to the left and warning of the dangers of “whitewashing” the January 6th riots, calling for members of Congress to stop politicizing the attack.
Immediately following President Biden’s election, Governor Hogan wrote a Wall Street Journal op-ed advising Biden that “If he is going to heal and unify the nation, he must start by recognizing that this goal is in conflict with the Democratic Party’s lurch leftward.” As President Biden has governed to the left, Governor Hogan has attempted to support a centrist push in Congress, convening an infrastructure summit that helped produce bipartisan infrastructure negotiations.
Here’s what they’re saying about Governor Hogan’s advocacy:
CBS reported Governor Hogan’s argued progressive leaders “are having too much influence on [President Biden], which is not going to be good for him or the country.”
Fox News reported Governor Hogan is “supportive” of “Republican governors like Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp who did not go along with the former president’s false claims that the presidential election was stolen.”
Newsweek wrote Governor Hogan “called out GOP lawmakers who have defended and downplayed the violent actions of the former president’s supporters.”
The Hill reported Governor Hogan “doesn’t want either side politicizing the attack” on the Capitol.
AN UPDATE FROM TWITTER 
 Click here to unsubscribe. |
