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Department of Administration outlines broadband, procurement and workforce modernization priorities
Summary
Director Misty Ann Giles briefed the committee on the Department of Administration's portfolio: a remote-office workspace study, management of federal broadband grants (Connect MT and BEAD funds), procurement modernization across roughly $3 billion in annual contracts, centralizing public records, and House Bill 13 on state employee pay and health-plan changes.
Misty Ann Giles, director of the Department of Administration, gave a broad overview of the agency's internal-facing functions and upcoming legislation.
Giles summarized a remote-office workspace study funded with $10 million seed money and additional funds to redesign state office space for hybrid work. She said the department manages the Connect MT broadband program (ARPA-funded grants) and is reviewing…
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