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Legislators want audit of state IT excess

State spending on information technology may soon be subject to an audit to determine how multiple public projects, costing tens of millions of dollars each, have failed to deliver on their promises.

Senator Carol Roessler and representative Suzanne Jeskewitz, co-chairs of the Joint Audit Committee, said that important computer systems that have been developed or renovated recently are inefficient or non-functional, and appear to be wasting taxpayer money with little accountability. They think they have enough committee support to approve an audit.

Senator Robert Cowles joined them, saying on Friday that "the IT gravy train must be derailed." He said the state spends $740 million a year on IT, and that spending on contractors has doubled over the past decade to $90 million.

Jason Stitt

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