North Carolina's House Select Committee on COVID-19's Economic Support Work Group filed a bill to increase cybersecurity. | Photo Courtesy of House Speaker Tim Moore
North Carolina's House Select Committee on COVID-19's Economic Support Work Group filed a bill to increase cybersecurity. | Photo Courtesy of House Speaker Tim Moore
North Carolina lawmakers are looking to use $2 million in COVID-19 relief funds to help the state's Division of Employment Security combat unemployment claims fraud, the Center Square reported on May 27.
A bill filed by the House Select Committee on COVID-19's Economic Support Work Group will let a contract be signed between the Government Data Analytics Center and the Employment Security, according to the Center Square. This bill will help organizations increase cybersecurity for unemployment fraud.
The unemployment fraud rate in the state is 3%, according to Center Square. Rep. Julia Howard (R-Davie) co-chairs the committee and told the Center Square that the U.S. Secret Service has issued a warning for potential unemployment fraud in multiple states.
"The department has been rather clear on knowing that we expect this to happen," Howard told the Center Square. "But when we got the Secret Service alert saying it's already half happening … I think the sooner we put this in place, the better."
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