![New MNIT Commissioner Johanna Clyborne explained the case for additional funding from the legislature to keep MNLARS afloat. On the left is Dana Bailey, Executive Director for Projects and Initiatives at MNITand on the right, Joan Redwing , MNIT Chief Enterprise Architect. ] GLEN STUBBE ¥ glen.stubbe@startribune.com Tuesday, February 27, 2018 Administrators responsible for the state's vehicle licensing and registration system will discuss their roadmap to fix a multitude of problems with the system and ask for $43 million in additional funding - including an immediate influx of $10 million — at a House committee meeting Tuesday. That ask will not go over well. This is the first of three meetings this week where Republican legislators will question the expense, and likely the state IT agency's role in future projects. Transportation Finance Committee meeting at 1 pm in Room 120 of the Capitol.](https://arc.stimg.co/startribunemedia/44YRXXM5U7EHTNUJXOLVLEIHYU.jpg?&w=1080)
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Johanna Clyborne of the Minnesota National Guard has been chosen as the deputy commanding general at the U.S. Army Cyber Center of Excellence.
Clyborne, who is 48 and in 2019 became the Minnesota National Guard's first female two-star general, will maintain her duties as the assistant adjutant general in the Minnesota National Guard while serving this additional two-year duty.
"She is a strong and tenacious leader with a passion for both people and modernization," said Maj. Gen. Shawn Manke, adjutant general of the Minnesota National Guard.
Clyborne is also a founding partner of the Shakopee law firm Brekke, Clyborne and Ribich, where she focuses on family law. She was appointed in 2018 by then-Gov. Mark Dayton to serve a short-term assignment as the state's chief information officer.
The Cyber Center of Excellence is the U.S. Army's force modernization project for cyberspace operations, electronic warfare, signal and communications networks and information services.
"I am excited to be part of the national-level team that focuses on the criticality of training the next generation of our nation's cyber warriors and ensuring our capabilities are on the cutting edge of modern technology," Clyborne said.
