This project team is examining employee suggestions systems and other practices that involve employees in decision making. This project is taking a look at how state agencies fax press releases and other information.
Potential savings result from coordinated purchasing and shared data lists.
The team is working implement an improved data collection and inventory system, and developing interagency agreements in order to share equipment between agencies. The project's focus is on reducing the cost of operating state offices and facilities, including energy efficiencies, co-locating agencies, and other building maintenance costs. This project is working to streamline the process by which the Department of Social Services verifies and approves an individual's Medicaid eligibility. The state procurement card is essentially a credit card. The card reduces purchasing paperwork and time.