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State agencies seek consolidated IT platforms, new databases; Acela and OnBase among options
Summary
Multiple Nevada agencies told legislators they need modern databases and consolidated IT platforms to replace antiquated systems and reduce duplicative workflows, with Acela considered for transportation-related agencies and OnBase/OnBase-like platforms proposed for fiscal and licensing workflows.
Several departments represented at the Feb. 14 joint subcommittee hearing described concurrent proposals to replace aging software and consolidate IT staff and contracts across Business and Industry divisions and licensing agencies.
Director Chris Sanchez said BNI’s technology footprint is fragmented: individual divisions maintain separate software contracts and IT staff. He proposed centralizing IT professionals in the director’s office, consolidating platforms where feasible and transferring four IT positions into the centralized unit. "Over time, what I'd like to do is consolidate those platforms and get maybe one contract to serve two or three different agencies," Sanchez said.
Panelists from other divisions described parallel projects. The Nevada Transportation Authority (NTA) told the committee it plans to migrate enforcement and carrier databases onto the Acela platform—the same system used by the Taxicab Authority—to make a future merger or data sharing easier. Deputy Commissioner David Pasternak said using Acela across both agencies would remove a current "firewall" between their systems and simplify cross‑agency data access if regulators move toward consolidation.
The Financial Institutions Division requested a new investigation/licensing/examination data system to replace an aging Versa platform, saying current tools force staff to rekey and remerge information. The division also asked for chain‑analysis software to support cryptocurrency investigations.
Consumer Affairs and other units asked for OnBase-type document repositories and workflow monitoring tools (Sanchez referenced an "OnBase" database and an "OnBase-like" approach for fiscal and consumer affairs tasks), and an agency representative acknowledged a late technology investment notification for one consumer-affairs database request.
The transcript records repeated emphasis that the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) has limited capacity and that some agencies are choosing alternate platforms they say better meet the needs of possible future agency consolidations. Committee members asked for clarifications about procurement timelines, technology investment notifications and how new platforms would be maintained and funded.
Ending: Multiple departments requested funding for phased technology upgrades and proposed centralizing IT roles to reduce duplication and speed deployments. Committee members requested additional procurement and cost analyses prior to any appropriation decisions.
