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Auditors flag KDHE early-childhood IT project for schedule slippage, 600+ UAT defects and security concerns
Summary
Continuous monitoring of KDHE's early-childhood data integration project found cost estimates growing to about $5.2 million, schedule slippage with an unrealistic near-term completion plan, and quality issues after user-acceptance testing identified more than 600 defects; auditors warned security assurances need clearer deliverables.
Auditors monitoring the KDHE/Department for Children and Families early-childhood data integration and system enhancement project told the Legislative Post Audit Committee they moved the project's schedule to an alert status after user-acceptance testing (UAT) uncovered hundreds of defects and because change orders and legislative-driven scope changes have pushed work behind schedule.
Katrin, the monitoring lead, summarized the program and its risks. She said KDHE signed a $4,300,000 contract in January 2024 and later received a $5,000,000 federal grant that expanded available funds, but the project's current estimate had grown to about…
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