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Committee approves Department of Safety amendment adding texting and interfaces after questioning over roughly $8 million increase
Summary
The Fiscal Review Committee approved an amendment to the Department of Safety’s A-List automated license issuance contract, adding SMS-based two‑factor authentication and several interfaces. Members pressed staff for a detailed breakdown of the roughly $8 million increase and sole‑source change-order history before approving the amendment.
The Fiscal Review Committee approved an amendment to the Tennessee Department of Safety’s automated license issuance contract (the A‑List system) on June 4 after extended questioning from committee members about the scope and cost of the change.
Why it matters: the A‑List system is the agency’s record system for driver records, licenses and photo IDs; the amendment adds SMS texting for two‑factor authentication and several technical interfaces the department described as necessary to improve security and interoperability.
What the department said: Ben Vojtus, legislative liaison…
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