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Controlling Board approves Attorney General software renewals amid questions over sole-source waivers

5558898 · June 2, 2025
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The State Controlling Board approved three Attorney General contract waivers for software used to manage offender notifications, legal case assignments and debt collection access, after members pressed agency staff about sole-source justifications and future bidding plans.

The State Controlling Board on June 2 approved three waivers requested by the Ohio Attorney General's Office to continue using specialized software for offender notifications, legal case management and the state's debt-collection system.

Sen. Kirk Wilkin held items 2, 3 and 5 to ask whether the contracts were sole source and what the agency planned after the current terms end. A representative of the Attorney General's Office told the board the offender-watch system is a sole-source commercial off‑the‑shelf product…

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