House hears Technology Innovation Amendments to let state centralize software procurement
Representative Cutler presented second substitute HB 395 to authorize the Department of Technology Services to coordinate development and shared procurement of software across agencies; sponsor said modest investment could yield substantial statewide savings and requires review by an architecture board and the technology advisory board.
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Representative Cutler presented second substitute House Bill 395 as a state-technology reform to encourage shared procurement and development of software across state agencies. Cutler described common inefficiencies when individual agencies separately commission applications and said the Department of Technology Services (DTS) currently operates on fee-for-service without dedicated capital to pursue cross-agency opportunities.
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