The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - We discuss our understanding of additional information that the administration shared with us in late February 2026 in the bullet points below. Given the work is ongoing, it is possible that some of this information is now out of date.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - This  technology allows 911 callers to share multimedia emergency communications (voice, video, photos, and text) and improved location data with dispatch centers. It also allows dispatchers to share this data directly with first responders.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - CDT and DOF could consider whether information comparable to what is shared with legislative leadership under AB  2135 (that is, compliance certifications and plans of action and milestones) also might be shared for reporting entities to avoid any asymmetry of information sharing.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - EDD = Employment Development Department; IT = information technology; DMS = Document Management System; ICMS/IDM = Integrated Case Management System/Integrated Data Management; SCP = Shared Customer Portal; and PAL = Project Approval Lifecycle.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - However, many shared that it is labor intensive to administer the living stipend given they must check that Fellows have completed their required monthly hours of service before manually distributing aid each month.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - This allowed the PMO to test the potential of the centralized project management approach and build the reputation and capacity of the office gradually, with the intention of scaling up to larger, more com plex projects once the office was more established.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

State Assistance to Businesses in Response to COVID-19

Jan 4, 2024 - Although we were not able to obtain data from Lendistry on the demographic characteristics of the businesses owners who received SBCRG at a business level, they have shared statewide demographic data.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4824

The 2025-26 Budget: The California State Payroll System IT Project

Mar 7, 2025 - Over the past 45 days, the JLBC has reviewed the requested allocation alongside the most current project documentation, gathering some of the information shared in this post. This post, however, does not raise any concerns with the requested $10.4  million.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2025-26 Budget: State Departments’ Operational Efficiencies (Control Sections 4.05 and 4.12)

Feb 19, 2025 - However, other departments indicated that they could not share with us any information about current-year implementation of the identified savings at this time and that more information would be submitted to the Legislature in the spring.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2023-24 California Spending Plan: Housing and Homelessness

Oct 19, 2023 - Moreover, over the next few years, a larger share of the units supported by the recent augmentations are expected to become available. This will give the Legislature a better understanding of the impact of recent budget actions.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4808