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DMV and ITD discuss software, IT equipment and one‑time replacement requests
Summary
The committee heard questions about the department's ongoing and one‑time IT requests, including a construction management software project with multi‑year costs, a governor‑recommended $2.9 million IT equipment request, and DMV facility and workstation arrangements.
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee questioned Idaho Transportation Department staff about ongoing software projects, IT equipment replacement needs and the Department of Motor Vehicles’ workstation arrangements during an ITD budget hearing.
Brooke Dupree, the Legislative Services Office analyst, summarized the Motor Vehicles Division’s FY26 requests (including $608,200 for replacement items and $1,566,000 noted for FY25 replacement items). Committee members asked for an itemized list of software licenses and ongoing support costs after Representative Tanner and others raised concerns about multi‑year requests that had been reclassified across divisions in prior years.
Director Scott Stokes described a construction management software project intended to improve materials testing, inspection and contractor payment confidence. He said the project has developed more slowly than expected, that the department has requested roughly $4 million over time for that software, and that unspent balances were moved into highway operations when project timelines changed: “It has developed more slowly than we would have expected. We have not been able to complete the project.”
Committee members also asked about the DMV workforce and facilities. Stokes said many DMV employees are distributed around the state, with some working from temporary facilities and using shared workstations; ITD reported they track production and are expanding on‑site capacity.
On IT equipment, Miss Dupree and the governor's recommendation included a $2,900,000 request for IT equipment recommended by the Office of Information Technology Services (OITS). The department said some ongoing license and maintenance costs remain but agreed to provide a detailed inventory of software licenses, funding sources, and whether previously funded items remain in service.
Ending: Committee members asked ITD to deliver a list of current software licenses, recurring costs and how those products are funded (one‑time vs. ongoing) and to clarify how the OITS‑recommended hardware request relates to prior ongoing equipment provisions.
