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Department of Finance requests six new positions, highlights cybercrime and elder‑fraud workload; governor omits two consumer‑finance IT investigator positions
Summary
Noah Peterson, a budget analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 that the Department of Finance requests six FTP and $816,600 in FY2026 enhancements, largely to add IT and cybersecurity examination capacity.
Noah Peterson, a budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, presented the Department of Finance’s base review and enhancement requests to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21.
The Department of Finance requested six full‑time positions in FY2026, a recurring $816,600 from state regulatory funds and one‑time capital outlay to support additional IT examination and investigative capacity across its bureaus. "The first one would be an IT examiner for the Financial Institutions Bureau," Peterson told the committee, listing positions by bureau and salary band.
Director Patty Perkins, who followed the analyst’s presentation, described an increase in cybercrime and fraud targeting older…
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