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OMV system outages, Real ID deadline and modernization plan draw scrutiny at appropriations hearing
Summary
The interim OMV commissioner told the Appropriations Committee the agency is running a fragile legacy system while preparing a procurement for a replacement; lawmakers pressed on Real ID access, weekend openings and the cost of a proposed new system.
Lawmakers pressed the Office of Motor Vehicles on April 7 over repeated mainframe outages and the approaching federal Real ID deadline, while the interim commissioner said the agency is seeking a replacement system.
“OMV is recommended to have 83,000,000 in the FY 26 budget,” the House Fiscal Division said in its slides. Interim Commissioner Bridal Adams told the committee he was focused on stabilizing the existing system and preparing a procurement for a new system. “We are focused on putting a…
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