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

Mar 7, 2025 - Current Project Status CSPS Recently Completed the State ’s IT Project Approval Process … In January 2025, CDT approved the CSPS IT project through the final stage of the PAL process —the Stage 4 Project Readiness and Approval.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5011

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - Status of Major Federal and State Broadband Programs and Projects In this section, we provide high ‑level updates on the status of each state broadband program and project in the spending plan, as well as on the federal BEAD program and Digital Equity Act programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

COVID-19 and the National Guard

Apr 8, 2020 - At the time this post was prepared, the Secretary of Defense authorized California to receive $48  million of this amount to support the equivalent of 3,000 soldiers for 30 days on Title 32 status for COVID-19 related activities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4218

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Food and Agriculture

Feb 1, 2022 - Should the Legislature wish to consider providing additional funding for the program in 2023 ‑24, it could request a status update from the department on program demand and outcomes next year. Approve Regional Staff Funding for the Farm to School Program.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4510

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - First, CDT expects to use the requested funding for standalone Caltrans construction projects absent any additional information about changes from the RFI2 proposals or the status of pre ‑construction work.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - However, none of them require Cal-CSIC and its partners to report to the Legislature on the status of state entities ’ Cal-Secure implementation. In the absence of regular legislative reporting, the Legislature will be unable to provide effective oversight of this implementation even as state entities continue to request more resources for implementation over the next several years.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

Broad-Based Cash Assistance in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Apr 3, 2020 - Second, about 800,000 California residents file taxes using an Individual Tax Identification Number (ITIN) rather than a Social Security Number due to their immigration status. The CARES Act renders ITIN filers ineligible for cash assistance.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4214

Nutrition Programs in COVID-19 Recovery Actions

Mar 25, 2020 - One example is the California Food Access Program (CFAP), which benefits 35,000 legal permanent residents whose immigration status renders them ineligible for SNAP. Other state-only nutrition programs include a variety of one- time grant programs provided through the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4211

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Some  said the ambiguity in statute about their status made their decisions on IS governance and, by extension, compliance more difficult. We find the inability of some entities to determine whether or not they are nonreporting entities because of the ambiguities in CDT ’s IS authority to be problematic as it leaves oversight of these entities in limbo.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

Strengthening the CalSTRS Funding Plan

Mar 10, 2021 - Funded Status . An expression of the size of the system’s assets relative to obligations, often conveyed as a percentage. For example, CalSTRS is 66 percent funded as of its most recent actuarial valuation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4400