Report 2014-116 Recommendation 29 Responses

Report 2014-116: California Department of Consumer Affairs' BreEZe System: Inadequate Planning and Oversight Led to Implementation at Far Fewer Regulatory Entities at a Significantly Higher Cost (Release Date: February 2015)

Recommendation #29 To: Consumer Affairs, Department of

To ensure that it complies with all terms of the BreEZe contract, Consumer Affairs should develop and follow a process for doing so, including documenting how it has met applicable contract terms, such as forwarding all change requests to CalTech.

1-Year Agency Response

The Department has developed a process to ensure that it complies with all terms of the BreEZe contract. This process and documentation format has been added to the project's Contractual Obligations Management Plan (Attachment 4).

California State Auditor's Assessment of 1-Year Status: Fully Implemented


6-Month Agency Response

The Department has a robust process in place to document how each system requirement within the contract has been met which is traceable from initial contract requirement to the implemented system. Following the pending execution of amendment 3 to the BreEZe implementation contract, the contract manager will use a similar robust process for all contract administrative requirements. This process shall document how all terms of the BreEZe contract have been satisfied, including contract terms such as forwarding all change requests to California Department of Technology.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 6-Month Status: Pending


60-Day Agency Response

The Department has a robust process in place to document how each system requirement within the contract has been met which is traceable from initial contract requirement to the implemented system. Following the pending execution of amendment 3 to the BreEZe implementation contract, the contract manager will develop a similar robust process for all contract administrative requirements. This process shall document how all terms of the BreEZe contract have been satisfied, including contract terms such as forwarding all change requests to CalTech.

California State Auditor's Assessment of 60-Day Status: Pending


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Agency responses received are posted verbatim.