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JFAC approves four new examiner positions for Department of Finance to bolster IT and forensic capacity
Summary
The committee approved four FTEs and funding for IT and forensic examiners across the Department of Finance bureaus to strengthen cybersecurity and investigations, and added IT hardware funding.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved funding for four full‑time examiner positions and IT hardware for the Department of Finance in FY2026, citing growing cybersecurity and fraud concerns.
Noah Peterson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, explained the Department of Finance has one program with three bureaus: Financial Institutions, Consumer Finance and Securities. The requests included…
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