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Legislative CTO details CALIS turnaround plan, site redesign and hardware refresh
Summary
Alta Fudin told the committee she increased Propellon deliverable cadence for the CALIS drafting system to weekly builds, plans a mock session for in-person testing, is rolling out a legislative website redesign to meet WCAG accessibility rules, and has purchased new staff hardware to replace leasing arrangements.
Alta Fudin, chief information technology officer for the Kansas Legislature, told the committee she has prioritized accessibility, increased release cadence for CALIS, and moved the Legislature from leasing to ownership for desktop hardware to manage cost volatility.
On the delayed CALIS drafting system, Fudin said the Legislative Coordinating Council signed an addendum directing the vendor Propellon to deliver more frequent builds and that IT and reviser's office staff now meet daily with the vendor for status and testing. "We have increased the frequency of build that are being given to us... weekly," she said, and added that a mock session in legislative committee rooms is planned after UAT to exercise drafting workflows end to end.
Fudin also said the legislative website has been updated with improved accessibility and that the office procured equipment from Dell so staff machines will be owned rather than leased, allowing more flexibility amid market price volatility. She said a single support number (785-296-7777) is being tested to triage IT requests faster.
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