Idaho Department of Finance seeks six hires to bolster IT, cybersecurity exams; governor declines two positions

The Idaho Department of Finance asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Jan. 21 for six ongoing full‑time positions and $816,600 drawn from state regulatory funds to expand examination and investigation capacity, including roles focused on IT, cybersecurity and forensic accounting.

The request aims to add an IT examiner and a financial examiner in the Financial Institutions Bureau, two financial investigator 3 positions focused on IT for mortgage and consumer services, a cybersecurity‑specialist investigator in the Securities Bureau, and a forensic accounting specialist in the Securities Bureau. The department also proposed one‑time capital outlay for laptops and portable field monitors recommended by the Office of Information Technology Services.

The governor’s recommendation would fund every item except two of the requested financial investigator 3 positions for the Consumer Finance Bureau, the budget analyst told the…