{"id":274911,"date":"2026-06-17T17:38:00","date_gmt":"2026-06-17T21:38:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/cybersecurity-among-needs-in-proposed-new-hampshire-budget\/"},"modified":"2026-06-17T18:00:15","modified_gmt":"2026-06-17T22:00:15","slug":"cybersecurity-among-needs-in-proposed-new-hampshire-budget","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news-you-need.com\/index.php\/2026\/06\/17\/cybersecurity-among-needs-in-proposed-new-hampshire-budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Cybersecurity Among Needs in Proposed New Hampshire Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity Among Needs in Proposed New Hampshire Budget<\/a><\/p>\n

https:\/\/www.govtech.com\/security\/cybersecurity-among-needs-in-proposed-new-hampshire-budget<\/a><\/p>\n

Publish Date: 2026-06-17 17:38:00<\/a><\/p>\n

Source Domain: www.govtech.com<\/a><\/p>\n

(TNS) \u2014 Two new courthouses, replacing steam lines at the aging Concord men\u2019s prison and beefing up the state\u2019s cybersecurity defenses are on the wish list of projects proposed for New Hampshire\u2019s capital budget for the next two years.<\/p>\n

As is always the case, there are more wants to shore up ailing infrastructure and add upgrades than there are available funds, Gov. Kelly Ayotte advised during the first of two days of public hearings to open the process.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe can\u2019t control everything. We have one important thing we can control \u2014 our fiscal discipline,\u201d Ayotte said in opening remarks.<\/p>\n


\u201cLiving within our means, strong credit ratings and building budgets that reflect the needs and priorities of the state will be my focus.\u201d<\/p>\n

The current two-year public works budget (HB 25) that Ayotte signed in June 2025 spent nearly $138 million in bonds backed by state taxes and fees, another $10 million from highway funds and $23 million from \u201cother\u201d funds such as dedicated revenues.<\/p>\n

During Tuesday\u2019s hearing, agency heads from the first six departments to make presentations asked for a total of $253 million in projects.<\/p>\n

Administrative Services Commissioner Charles Arlinghaus said he operates under no delusion that the $143 million he\u2019s asked for to maintain state buildings and courthouses will win final approval.<\/p>\n

Over five of the past half dozen capital budgets, his agency received just over $25 million in projects, though in the current plan the number fell to $15.4 million.<\/p>\n

\u201cI wanted to give you a sense of the scope of the need for the state to catch up on deferred maintenance work,\u201d Arlinghaus said.<\/p>\n

Karen Rantamaki, state director of plant and property under Arlinghaus, said her staff wouldn\u2019t be able to complete all 36 projects on her wish list even if lawmakers approved them all.<\/p>\n

Her division has 220 positions but 60 of them \u2014 or 27% \u2014 are vacant, she said.<\/p>\n

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