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DAGS and state CIO outline $66M enterprise financial replacement, cloud, cybersecurity and data‑AI investments
Summary
The Department of Accounting and General Services (DAGS) asked the House Finance Committee for a second CIP tranche to replace a 55‑year financial system and ETS requested Microsoft G5 licensing, cybersecurity funding, high‑wind radio tower work and a data/AI office to support statewide modernization.
The Department of Accounting and General Services and the Office of Enterprise Technology Services told the House Finance Committee they are pushing for a major financial modernization and a suite of IT investments to replace aging systems and strengthen cybersecurity and data governance.
Enterprise Financial System (EFS): DAGS said its current 55‑year financial management system is obsolete and processes roughly 900,000 transactions a year representing more than $72 billion in value. The department requested a second tranche of CIP funding—$35,000,000—toward an estimated total modernization cost of about $66,000,000. DAGS said it will release an RFP for the EFS and that the project is functionally led with more than 150 subject‑matter‑experts participating to reengineer century‑old processes.
Business transformation and staffing: DAGS plans to create a Business Transformation Office in the comptroller’s office to manage the EFS project and requested exempt project director positions and staff augmentation so subject‑matter experts can be taken off day‑to‑day duties to focus on implementation. DAGS said staff augmentation and consultant support are essential to free up the fiscal subject matter experts who will test and configure the new system.
ETS enterprise requests: ETS presented 13 budget items including Microsoft Enterprise Agreement (G5) licensing to enable modern telephony, enhanced security and Copilot‑style capabilities; $1.6M for cybersecurity risk mitigation; $1.6M for data center decommission and migration; funding for independent verification and validation (IV&V) for the EFS project; and $1.6M to establish a data and AI office plus licensing for geospatial and data governance tools. ETS also requested maintenance for the statewide High‑Wind radio system (public safety radio backbone).
Deferred maintenance and cemeteries: DAGS requested lump‑sum maintenance CIP funding ($20M per year) to address deferred maintenance across 130 DAGS or DAGS‑managed facilities. The department also proposed a two‑position Cemetery Management Office and contract funds to maintain eight state cemeteries in varying states of repair.
Ending: DAGS asked the committee to reconsider removing five public‑works positions (engineering 5 and a contract administrator) that the administration had proposed to eliminate; DAGS said recent hiring changes and pay adjustments have improved recruitment and asked for one more year to fill the engineering vacancies. ETS and DAGS emphasized the EFS project’s high priority and said they will follow up with procurement and project‑management timelines.
