Noem’s Grandstanding Against Biden Cybersecurity Funding Costs South Dakota Millions

Noem’s Grandstanding Against Biden Cybersecurity Funding Costs South Dakota Millions

Three years ago, Governor Kristi Noem rejected millions of dollars the Biden Administration offered to bolster cybersecurity in South Dakota, all to bolster Noem’s selective posturing against the Biden Administration and “wasteful”, stringy federal funding. Noem’s prioritization of political grandstanding over addressing ongoing security threats has cost South Dakota at least as much as the federal grant Noem turned down: South Dakota turned dow…