Nebraska is making progress on protecting itself from problems if there’s conflict in the Pacific, officials said Monday.
Two years ago, the state set up a committee to lead efforts to prepare for a possible conflict in the Pacific. In a ceremony Monday at the Air National Guard base in Lincoln, Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly presented Gov. Jim Pillen with the committee’s annual report. Kelly highlighted progress in ensuring state contracts don’t go to adversarial nations.
“Nebraska is an adversary-free Zone. A total review of state statute contracts resulted in strict rules prohibiting the use of funds for hardware or software or services from all of those nations: China, Russia, Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela,” Kelly said…