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

Feb 27, 2026 - On the other hand, the regional approach may have too much redundancy and may have become so complex that it suffers in operability compared to the envisioned statewide system. It is unclear if OES ’s choices are consistent with the Legislature ’s preferences if faced with the same set of options and trade ‑ offs —particularly since OES has not provided information on the trade
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

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

Feb 19, 2025 - On the one hand, it could be that some departments were able to identify more efficiencies than others. On the other hand, because little information is available about the identified savings, it seems that departments are still working to find ways to achieve their identified level of savings making it difficult to assess whether any variation is connected to real, identified efficiencies.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4975

The 2025-26 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2025 - There are a handful of differences in our estimates, but these changes are small enough on net that they do not substantively change our assessment of the budget condition. Specifically, the administration has higher revenue estimates than our office, but these are mostly offset by their higher spending estimates.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4951

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - DVBE Incentive —The DVBE incentive, on the other hand, provides a competitive advantage to bidders who include a certified DVBE subcontractor in their proposals. The incentive applies to most competitive state solicitations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2025-26 Budget: Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency Reorganization

Feb 25, 2025 - On the one hand, a case can be made that BCSH is charged with too broad a mission with too many disparate issue areas —and that a split into two agencies could allow the administration to have more focused attention at the cabinet level.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4987

The 2022-23 Budget: Overview of the Governor's Budget

Jan 13, 2022 - On the other hand, the proposal to provide $1.5  billion for college and career pathways appears to have similar goals as several existing programs. We recommend the Legislature avoid creating a new program until it receives evidence that these existing programs are insufficient to support college and career pathways in the targeted areas.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4492