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Audit committee reviews Department of Technology performance audit; supervisors press for IT governance and lower license costs
Summary
The Budget and Legislative Analyst presented findings on the Department of Technology's contracting, billing, PMO and staffing; DT Director Linda Gurel outlined corrective actions and supervisors pressed for a long-term IT governance plan and exploration of open-source alternatives to expensive licensed software.
The Government Audit and Oversight Committee on Nov. 15 reviewed the Budget and Legislative Analyst's performance audit of the Department of Technology (DT), focusing on financial controls, contracting, service-level management and the PMO's role.
Nick Menard, project manager for the Budget Analyst, summarized findings across six areas. He said DT had no audit findings on information security or strategic planning because those topics saw improvements during the audit, but he highlighted problems in financial management and contracting: baseline service charges were not defined, causing uneven cost recovery and cross-subsidies; less than half of…
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