Finance and Administration requests $89M in additional Tennessee funding

Published November 4, 2021 1:00pm ET



The Tennessee Department of Finance and Administration asked for an $88.9 million increase in funding Wednesday during a budget hearing with Gov. Bill Lee and advisers, including department Commissioner Butch Eley.

Among the spending proposals were $20 million for business process automation, $15 million for federal funding growth, $14.4 million for information technology support and maintenance and $14 million for cybersecurity.

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