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Attorney General outlines staffing shortfalls, VINE costs and relocation requests as office seeks additions
Summary
Attorney General Kobach told the Committee on General Government Budget his office faces a roughly 15% vacancy rate and seeks funding for cybersecurity positions, victim notification (VINE) contract overruns, Medicaid Inspector General staff and moving costs to consolidate offices in Memorial Hall.
Attorney General Kobach and his staff appeared before the Committee on General Government Budget to present the Office of the Attorney General’s budget request and to explain program priorities, staffing shortages and specific enhancement requests for fiscal years 2025 and 2026.
Kobach said the office has seen progress in recruiting but still faces a notable vacancy rate. "Our agency, if you count attorneys and non attorneys altogether, we have a 15% vacancy rate," he said, and provided a staffing snapshot: 204.1 FTEs authorized with 31.5 vacancies. He told the committee the office has added a net of 11 attorneys over the last two years but has also lost senior attorneys to federal and state positions.
The attorney general described recent litigation successes and enforcement work, including $3.2 million in settlements for state funds in fiscal 2024, increased restitution from the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and…
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