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JFAC approves five new finance examiners to bolster cybersecurity and investigations
Summary
The committee approved five full-time positions and $765,800 in dedicated funds for the Department of Finance to add IT-focused financial examiners, cybersecurity and forensic accounting capacity.
The Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee approved five full-time equivalent positions and $765,800 from dedicated funds for the Idaho Department of Finance on Feb. 14. The additions are intended to strengthen the department’s IT examination, cybersecurity and forensic-accounting capacity.
Committee materials show the approved package included: one IT-focused financial-institutions examiner ($172,100), one additional financial-institutions examiner ($172,100), one securities-bureau examiner focused on cybersecurity (Financial Examiner Investigator 3 at $246,000), one forensic-accounting specialist ($123,000), and $52,600 for IT hardware. The governor recommended four of the six requested FTPs; the committee approved five FTPs total and the associated funding.
The motion passed with a combined committee tally reported as 18 ayes, 1 nay, 1 absent/excused (Senate 8–1–1, House unanimous per roll-call transcript). The vote carries a due-pass recommendation.
