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

Feb 27, 2026 - For example, OES is planning to make a fundamental change to the system with major implications for its effectiveness and cost without formal legislative input. Although the state has a 911 Adv isory Board, its role with respect to OES and the 911 system is only advisory.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2019-20 Budget: Department of Consumer Affairs

Feb 13, 2019 - Specifically, we review and make recommendations regarding the Governor ’s proposals ( 1)  f or increased funding for Consumer Affairs administration workload and ( 2)  a ssociated with the department ’s updated business modernization plan for information technology (IT) projects at Release 3 b oards and bureaus.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3937

The 2026-27 Budget: California Highway Patrol Proposals

Mar 6, 2026 - CHP receives roughly 60  percent of the MVA revenues ($3  billion) annually, with most of the remainder supporting activities at the Department of Motor Vehicles. Growth in CHP ’s expenditures, however, has been outpacing the MVA ’s revenue increases.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5152

The 2026-27 Budget: Contract to Achieve Operational Efficiencies

Mar 10, 2026 - The Legislature will want to understand the workstreams underway with the contractor to make sure that the actions they are contemplating are in line with legislative priorities for the impacted departments and programs.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5156

Evaluation of the Statewide Project Management Office

Dec 7, 2017 - Reportable State Information Technology Projects Reportable projects generally face a higher level of scrutiny, as they are approved by and under the oversight of the California Department of Technology (CDT), whereas non ‑reportable projects are completely within the authority of sponsoring departments to manage.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/3723

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Consequently, whether recruiting and retaining IS professionals is more challenging than other state positions (at least for entry ‑level IT specialist staff) is somewhat unclear. However, since March  2021, when these data were collected and published, the state ’s labor market has improved dramatically, making it more difficult to attract and retain qualified IS staff.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - Underutilization —the failure of prime contractors (who are the entities directly awarded contracts) to provide the level of work committed to DVBE subcontractors —was the most commonly investigated violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals

Mar 17, 2023 - The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals Overview of Information Technology Project Proposals Introduction This post provides an overview of the information technology (IT) projects in the Governor ’s proposed 2023-24 budget.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4746

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - Figure 3 Sample Comparison of State Data Center and Private Vendor Rates Service a Storage (per GB, per month) $0.26 b Windows Virtual Private Server (per month) c 514.24 Linux Virtual Private Server (per month) c 540.40 181.44 a Features, levels of service, and other service options not available for comparison. b Lowest end of the range, but can be as high as $1.38 per GB per month. c Rates based on comparable virtual private server configurations.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Figure 1 Summary of the Current EDDNext Portfolio of IT and Non ‑IT Projects Current IT Projects Description DMS This approved IT project seeks to develop and implement a new system that captures, processes, and manages the large number of documents used by the department ’s programs. a Improved business processes, together with new technology and tools, are expected to
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985