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CDSS says CWS CARES modernization on track; LAO urges milestone-linked oversight
Summary
CDSS officials said the CWS Cares child-welfare information system is in its final development phase and scheduled for statewide implementation in October 2026; LAO recommended reducing the initial appropriation and attaching provisional release of funds to adoption/readiness milestones.
CDSS and the state technology office described the final 18-month push to implement CWS CARES — the new statewide child-welfare case management system — and cautioned that late-stage testing, production pilots and user adoption are the largest remaining risks.
Project sponsor Jessica Rougeau said the project is about 18 months from statewide implementation in October 2026 and that recent schedule shifts to incorporate tiered-rate functionality and other scope…
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