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GBI asks legislature for funding to clear forensic backlog, expand GSAC and field digital forensics
Summary
The Georgia Bureau of Investigation told lawmakers it needs new positions, equipment and contract dollars to cut drug‑chemistry backlogs, expand a strategic threat assessment unit and embed digital forensics staff in field units to speed investigations and support prosecutions.
Lede: Chris Hosey, director of the Georgia Bureau of Investigation, told the House Public Safety Appropriations Committee the agency needs funds in the amended FY2025 budget to reduce crime‑lab backlogs, add forensic and intelligence personnel, and sustain security contracts and maintenance.
Nut graf: GBI said drug‑chemistry backlogs remain the largest single delay in getting forensic results; toxicology is also consequential. The bureau requested one‑time and recurring funds for lab service contracts, digital forensics staff, management positions and a short‑term strategic threat assessment expansion.
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