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OPM wins reduced CoreNV allocation after committee questions use of change‑control funds
Summary
The Interim Finance Committee approved a reduced first‑quarter allocation for CoreNV but pushed the Office of Project Management for a full implementation schedule and a breakdown of staff costs after debate over use of previously authorized change‑control dollars.
The Interim Finance Committee on June 16 approved a reduced fiscal‑year‑2026 allocation for CoreNV — Nevada's enterprise resource planning implementation — but required the Office of Project Management to provide a complete implementation schedule and a breakdown of cross‑agency staff costs before any additional funding.
The committee voted to approve $13,914,314 for the first quarter of the 2025–27 biennium, split between general‑fund and highway funds, after a contentious exchange over how the project used previously authorized change‑control funds in fiscal year 2025.
Why it matters: CoreNV is intended to replace multiple legacy systems for finance, human resources and agency operations. The project carries multi‑year costs and cross‑agency staffing implications. Committee members said the project’s use of a change‑control bucket in FY25 created transparency and stewardship concerns and asked OPM for detailed staffing and schedule data before approving further funding.
What presenters said "If we had not spent that money in that way, the project would have stopped in November 2026," Director Bridal Bowles said, defending the Executive Committee decision to use change‑control funds to avoid a project failure. "That money was authorized initially in the October 2023 IFC in full."
Brady Phillips, administrator for the Office of Project Management, said the project delivery remains phased: finance functionality went live January 2025; HR is scheduled for October 2025; NDOT components are scheduled for January 2026, though OPM is working to align NDOT with the HR release in October.
Committee concerns and direction Several lawmakers said they were surprised by the expenditure of change‑control funds after the Legislature placed some of that authority in the IFC contingency account for the 2025–27 biennium. Assemblymember Rebecca Backus moved to approve only the quarter‑one allocation and requested OPM work with fiscal staff on future needs; that motion passed on a voice vote.
Assemblymember Monroe Moreno asked why the project’s risk of failure was not highlighted during the legislative session or in pre‑session briefings; OPM said staff had transmitted a written risk statement to LCB on April 18 but did not anticipate the funding cut at budget closing.
Next steps The committee asked OPM to provide: - A complete, itemized implementation schedule for fiscal years 2025–27; and - A breakdown of staff pulled from other agencies, including estimated staff time and costs.
OPM officials said they had already provided the schedule to LCB and would transmit it to committee members, and they agreed to return with staffing‑cost details. The committee’s approval of the quarter allocation allows the project to continue immediately while requiring more documentation before additional appropriations.
Ending: The balance between avoiding a project stop and ensuring fiscal transparency underpinned the committee’s decision. OPM will follow up with LCB fiscal staff and IFC members before asking for additional funds.
