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Subcommittee advances IT modernization bill after heated debate over what 'oversight' means
Summary
The Health and Government Operations subcommittee voted to send Delegate Kaiser's IT modernization bill to the full committee after extended debate about whether the bill's definition of 'oversight of implementation' would require DoIT to perform day‑to‑day project management, a concern raised by agencies and the Attorney General's Office.
Delegate Ken Kerr's subcommittee voted April 2 to advance HB738, an IT modernization and oversight measure sponsored by Delegate Kaiser, after extended debate over statutory language that agencies and the Attorney General's Office said could be read to require the Department of Information Technology to manage projects day to day.
The bill creates a new oversight structure for major IT projects, allows transfer of existing FY26 staff-augmentation funds and monies from the Information Technology Investment Fund to a new office, and directs DoIT to adopt standards and reporting to reduce costly…
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