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

Feb 27, 2026 - If security and privacy protections need to be upgraded or added on later, who will p ay for these improvements? Is There Sufficient Oversight of This Project? What policies and governance models are needed to ensure that the transition to Next Generation 911  is  successful?
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - Workstream 1: CDCR —Procurement and Inventory Management. BCG is expected to analyze CDCR ’s procurement and inventory management processes, contracts, and financial data to identify opportunities for CDCR to save money by (1)  renegotiating, consolidating, or eliminating contracts and (2)  reducing quantities purchased or switching to a different product type.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

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

Mar 7, 2025 - (The project added California State University as a mega processing department for this analysis because, although they are not a civil service state department, their payroll is processed by the current USPS.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Additionally, stakeholders have raised concerns about the $10,000 withholding amount —arguing it may be too small to influence behavior on large contracts and too large for small businesses to manage —though current evidence is inconclusive.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2022-23 Budget: Office of Planning and Research Budget Proposals

Feb 9, 2022 - Increased State Role Directly Managing Volunteerism Is Not Justified. California ’s local governments, nonprofits, and CBOs have a great deal of experience in developing service opportunities and recruiting, training, and managing volunteers.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4523

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 2021-22 Budget: Transition to Safer Pest Management [Publication Details]

Feb 17, 2021 - The 2021-22 Budget: Transition to Safer Pest Management [Publication Details] Translate Our Website This Google ™ translation feature provided on the Legislative Analyst's Office (LAO) website is for informational purposes only.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/4378

The 2025-26 Budget: California Military Department—STARBASE Classroom Building

Feb 20, 2025 - However, for various reasons —including a shift of management of the project from CMD to the Department of General Services (DGS), the expiration of certain funding provided for the project, and delays related to the COVID-19 pandemic —CMD was only able to complete the preliminary plans phase.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4976

The 2025-26 Budget: Department of Real Estate

Mar 19, 2025 - In California, real estate salespersons and brokers, mortgage lenders, and rental property managers must have a license issued by DRE in order to do business. (Real estate salespersons, also known as real estate agents or Realtors, work with a broker.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5019

The 2025-26 California Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Oct 16, 2025 - Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 During the special session called by the Governor, the Legislature added Control Sections 90.00 and 90.01 to the 2024-25 Budget Act providing up to $2.5  billion one-time from the General Fund for response and recovery costs related to the January 2025 Southern California wildfires.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5081/