Administration defends October CWS CARES launch, warns long delay would cost up to $1.2B
State and vendor officials told the committee they have mitigations, milestone metrics and training plans in place and warned that a multi‑month delay could cost hundreds of millions and pose its own risks to federal funding and child‑welfare operations.
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State leaders and vendor partners presented detailed readiness metrics and a release plan for CWS CARES and rejected CWDA’s immediate proposal for a 6–8 month pause.
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