The 2018-19 Budget: Governor’s May Revision Proposal for Caltrans’ Capital Outlay Support Program

May 13, 2018 - For the COS program, the 2017 ‑18 budget increased staffing by 218 FTEs to reflect the new SB  1 workload but also decreased COS staffing by 283 FTEs to reflect declines in non-SB  1 project workload.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3833

The 2014-15 Budget: Capital Outlay Support Program Review [Publication Details]

May 14, 2014 - While we find that Caltrans has made minor improvements to the COS program in recent years, the program generally lacks accountability and is not operating efficiently. Specifically, we find that the COS program currently (1) lacks performance data to adequately measure program effectiveness, (2) is experiencing a substantial decline in workload that will result
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/3015

The 2020-21 Spending Plan: Transportation

Oct 5, 2020 - The capital outlay support (COS) program at Caltrans provides the staff support necessary to deliver transportation infrastructure projects. The Governor usually submits a proposed request for Caltrans ’ COS staff resources for the coming fiscal year each May.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4272

The 2010-11 Budget: Transportation [Publication Details]

Mar 2, 2010 - We recommend the Legislature (1) reduce Caltrans' capital outlay support (COS) staffing by about 1,500 (and $200 million a year) to align with actual workload if Caltrans does not provide workload justification for its COS budget; (2) reject the Governor's request to appropriate $3.45 billion in future federal transportation funds for public-private partnerships
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/2214