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Committee reviews $50M IT modernization bill amid questions over past spending and rollout timelines
Summary
House Bill 10 requests roughly $50 million for statewide IT modernization, cybersecurity and agency projects. Committee members pressed CIOs and agency leads about unspent prior appropriations, procurement timelines, and prioritization of court audiovisual upgrades and e‑filing work.
Representative John Fitzpatrick presented House Bill 10, a statewide information technology appropriation bill totaling roughly $50 million designed to modernize legacy systems, improve cybersecurity and support projects across multiple agencies. "The focus of this bill is modernization of legacy IT systems," Fitzpatrick said, noting prior successful projects and the goal of more customer‑centric services.
Kevin Gilbertson, the state chief information officer, and agency CIOs including Carrie Albro (DPHHS) and Ryan Davies (judicial branch) testified about…
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