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Legislators press ADS on IT dashboard data and reporting; agency urges flexible approach to fixes
Summary
Members of the House Energy and Digital Infrastructure Committee debated Feb. 25 whether a bill should mandate reporting standards for the Agency of Digital Services (ADS) dashboard; ADS staff said they are open to improvements but cautioned that rigid statutory language could limit future responsiveness.
On Feb. 25 committee members discussed a proposed bill to require changes to the Agency of Digital Services (ADS) project dashboard and reporting standards.
Lawmakers told officials the ADS annual report and the dashboard show inconsistent figures for implementation costs and completion dates. A committee member said the 12/02/2024 annual report shows an implementation figure of about $2.75 billion while the ADS dashboard shows a different estimated implementation figure; lawmakers said that mismatch makes oversight difficult.
Andrea de Labriere, deputy secretary at the Agency of Digital Services, told the committee that ADS is "open to making changes that are possible" but cautioned that a statute with narrow language could reduce the agency’s ability to be responsive to future reporting needs. "Putting a bill in place would put some substantial restrictions on how responsive we can be in the future," she said, adding that staff are actively working on dashboard improvements and that the secretary will testify with specific language to propose.
Committee members said they welcomed ADS engagement but also emphasized the importance of durable reporting so that future legislatures and administrators cannot easily lose institutional knowledge. The committee scheduled a follow‑up appearance by the secretary and additional briefings to reconcile numbers and proposed language.
No legislative change was enacted at the hearing; ADS and the committee agreed to continue collaborative work on dashboard revisions and for the secretary to appear with recommended statutory language.
