With the recent conclusion of the legislative session, focus has shifted toward implementing the approved budget for the upcoming fiscal year. Despite the budget rescissions impacting state agencies across the board, we remain committed to maintaining a high level of service and security for our partners. The funding authorized for FY 2027 is specifically geared toward protecting our enterprise systems and ensuring our infrastructure remains robust as we continue our consolidation efforts.
The final ITS spending bill became law on March 24, 2026, in support of our annual budget. Highlights of our budget bill include a Supplemental Request to complete our Building 4 move, Line-item Enhancements for Enterprise Security, and the DHW Consolidation.
Here is a summary of the Supplemental Requests and Line-items:
- 4.31 Office Move to Building 4
- Building 4 Move (DHW) $ 200,000
- 12.02 Enterprise Security
- DNS/DHCP/IPAM Subs $ 150,000
- Firewalls, support, lic 2,543,400
- Total Enterprise Security 2,693,400
- 12.71 DHW Consolidation
- One-time $ 34,200
- Ongoing 7,499,000
- Total Consolidation 7,533,200
