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Missouri's DOGE effort targets cybersecurity as state recovers from hack

Kurt Erickson | Post-Dispatch
Jan 14, 2026
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Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman (copy) — Sen. Mary Elizabeth Coleman, R-Arnold, speaks on the Missouri Senate floor in Jefferson City on March 22, 2023. Photo by Dean Morgan at Senate Communications.

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JEFFERSON CITY — A state lawmaker is asking colleagues to eliminate a cybersecurity task force even as the Kehoe administration continues to grapple with the effects of a computer hack on a state website holding Missouri employees' personal information.

Website for Missouri employees could be shut down for weeks after hack attempt

Hackers target Missouri government worker savings accounts

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