House subcommittee hears Deloitte, state officials on UIA modernization; employer go‑live set for December

The Michigan House Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government heard an update on the Unemployment Insurance Agency (UIA) modernization project on June 12, 2025, with Deloittemanaging principal David Parent and state officials reporting improved testing results and a revised schedule that puts the employer portion of the new system on track to go live in December and the claimant portion in May.

The update matters because the project replaces the state's decade-old UI system that handles employer tax collection and benefit payments for claimants, and delays have extended the state's use of the legacy system and contributed to a supplemental $20 million funding request to cover continued operational costs.

Deloittemanaging principal David Parent told the committee the project had been rated "yellow" by the stateDepartment of Technology, Management & Budget (DTMB) and the independent verification and validation (IV&V) vendor, but "the project is on an upward trajectory, has shown significant improvement, and we are now tracking on schedule for a go live for the employer portion of the project this December and the claimant portion of the system next spring, we anticipate in May." He reported current test-pass rates…