The Honorable, The Senate:
Pursuant to s.
1.11(2)(j) Stats., please distribute this notice to members of the Senate. The State of Wisconsin Investment Board did not consider any proposals or major actions in Wisconsin during fiscal year 2009 that would have significantly affected the quality of the human environment. Accordingly, the agency was not required to prepare any environmental assessments or impact statements under s.
1.11, Stats.
Please contact Sandy Drew at 261-0182 if you have any questions concerning this report.
Sincerely,
keith bozarth
Executive Director
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State of Wisconsin
Legislative Audit Bureau
September 17, 2009
The Honorable, The Legislature:
We have completed an evaluation of the consolidation of administrative functions within the Department of Administration (DOA) and the Accountability, Consolidation, and Efficiency (ACE) Initiative, as requested by the Joint Legislative Audit Committee. In 2005, DOA implemented the ACE Initiative to improve management of purchasing, human resources, and information technology (IT) functions. Although the ACE Initiative ended in June 2007, many of its components remain in effect.
Currently, DOA provides human resources services to 7 other state agencies, purchasing services to 11 other agencies, and computer server and network support services to 7 other agencies. However, the agencies continue to incur costs to complete certain administrative tasks that DOA does not perform.
DOA negotiated 14 new contracts for some of the goods and services commonly purchased by state agencies and the University of Wisconsin System. From fiscal year (FY) 2005-06 through FY 2007-08, purchases under the contracts totaled $237.7 million. We estimate savings of $18.9 million from purchases of goods and services for which data were available. However, vendors were potentially paid $396,100 more than allowed under three of the contracts.
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The costs of three ACE Initiative-related IT projects totaled $113.5 million through June 2009 and have significantly exceeded original estimates. One project is completed, work on another has been suspended, and the third is taking longer than expected to complete.
Any savings and efficiencies achieved through consolidation have been offset by payments of $15.2 million to four contractors that helped to create and implement the ACE Initiative. Continued legislative monitoring of ongoing consolidation efforts is warranted.
We appreciate the courtesy and cooperation extended to us by DOA and other state agencies. A response from DOA follows the appendices.
Sincerely,
janice mueller
Sate Auditor
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State of Wisconsin
Office of the Governor
September 14, 2009
The Honorable, The Senate:
I am pleased to nominate and with the advice and consent of the Senate, do appoint Wall
, Edward,
of Windsor, as Administrator of Wisconsin Emergency Management, to serve for the term ending at the pleasure of the Governor.
Respectfully Submitted,
JIM DOYLE
Governor
Read and referred to committee on Small Business, Emergency Preparedness, Technical Colleges, and Consumer Protection.
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Relating to the transition from a registration system to a license system under subch. III, ch.
224, Stats., branch offices, mortgage broker agreements, surety bonds and trade names.
Submitted by Department of Financial Institutions.
Report received from Agency, September 15, 2009.
Referred to committee on Veterans and Military Affairs, Biotechnology, and Financial Institutions,
September 16, 2009.
