Committee presses DCF on missing child‑welfare IT system after $30 million estimate cited

Feb 6, 2026

Legislators pressed DCF on the stalled CCWIS procurement and how the department plans to budget for a system that was previously estimated at roughly $30 million across five years; DCF said it is in a best-and-final offer phase and will return with procurement details.

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Legislators questioned Department for Children and Families officials about the status of the long‑delayed child‑welfare CCWIS (Comprehensive Child Welfare Information System) procurement and what it would take to complete the system.

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