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Solicitor's division reports 661 procurement reviews in past year, flags 150–175 active open matters

Committee on Finance and Government Operations · May 7, 2026
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Deputy Lee Miller told the committee the Solicitor's Division received 661 procurements and related review requests from April 2025–April 2026, completed 418 and estimates roughly 150–175 active open matters remain; the division is staffed with 4.5 attorneys, creating a bottleneck for agency contract reviews.

Deputy Lee Miller told senators on May 7 that the Attorney General’s Solicitor's Division received 661 procurement and grant-review requests between April 2025 and April 2026, completed 418 reviews and currently has roughly 240 open matters, of which about 150–175 are active and need follow-up.

"In total received, 661 requests for review. We completed review on 418 of those 661 matters, which means today there are approximately…

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