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State IT appropriation bill draws questions on prior allocations and project pacing
Summary
House Bill 10 seeks roughly $50 million for modernization of state IT systems, cybersecurity and customer‑facing services; committee members pressed agencies on why previously appropriated IT funds remain unspent and asked for itemized status updates.
House Bill 10 would appropriate roughly $50 million for state information technology modernization projects, sponsor Rep. John Fitzpatrick told the Senate Finance and Claims Committee in a joint presentation. The bill targets legacy system replacement, cybersecurity upgrades (including AI‑driven threat detection), identity proofing and improved citizen‑facing service platforms.
Kevin Gilbertson, state chief information officer, and project leads from multiple agencies described agency requests and noted subcommittee efforts to reduce the request from the House level. The bill groups projects by agency rather than listing detailed line items for each procurement; budget office staff and the CIO—s office said that aggregation helps protect competitive…
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