Cybersecurity IRS 1075 Policy Assistance – Unemployment Insurance
Cybersecurity IRS 1075 Policy Assistance – Unemployment Insurance Project Brief In 2016, the Internal Revenue Service updated security and audit requirements for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and state and federal tax information. The Alaska Department of Labor and Workforce Development is responsible for the [...]
Online Road Weather Information System, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities
Online Road Weather Information System, Alaska Department of Transportation and Public Facilities Project Brief Alaska’s Department of Transportation (DOT) maintains a system of highways that spans great distances and provides access to some of the most remote areas in the country. DOT is tasked [...]
Corrections – Crime Reform Business Analysis, Project Management, and Software Engineering
Corrections | Crime Reform Business Analysis, Project Management, and Software Engineering Project Brief Responding to ever-increasing costs of Corrections without assurance of the effectiveness of prison time, in 2016 the Alaska Legislature passed a criminal justice reform bill. The bill’s intent was to reduce [...]
Alaska Land Mobile Radio
Alaska Land Mobile Radio Project Brief The Alaska Land Mobile Radio (ALMR) Communications System is an independent radio network for emergency responders in Alaska during critical emergencies like the November 30, 2018 earthquake near Anchorage. ALMR consists of 86 dedicated wireless radio communication sites [...]
Alaska Marine Highway Computer Assisted Crew Dispatch System Organization Review
Alaska Marine Highway Computer Assisted Crew Dispatch System Organization Review Project Brief Most communities in Southeast and Southwest Alaska are maritime, and most are only accessible by boat or plane, either because they are on islands or because roads have not yet been developed. [...]
Interagency Electronic Reporting System (eLandings)
Interagency Electronic Reporting System Project Brief Fishing. In Alaska, it has become a highly-regulated industry overseen by multiple agencies – National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS), Alaska Department of Fish & Game, and the International Halibut Commission. In the old days, catch data was painstakingly [...]
Municipal Financial/HR System Implementation Support
Municipal Financial/HR System Implementation Support Project Brief The Municipality of Anchorage implemented SAP as their new enterprise resource planning (ERP) system to improve employee relations, purchasing and financial processes. The new system is used by the entire Municipality, including Departments, Utilities and Bureaus and [...]
State of Alaska Office of the Ombudsman Requirements Analysis
State of Alaska Office of the Ombudsman Requirements Analysis Project Brief Citizens of Alaska have a recourse when they encounter what they consider improper government action: The Alaska State Ombudsman’s Office. The Office’s website at https://ombud.alaska.gov/ provides straightforward information about the role of the [...]
Statewide Enterprise Finance/HR System Implementation Support
Statewide Enterprise Finance/HR System Implementation Support Project Brief The State of Alaska knew that it had to upgrade its legacy financial, payroll, and human resources systems long before hiring COBOL programmers to support them became almost impossible. State planners also knew the change would [...]
Alaska Medicaid JUCE Database Support, State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services
Alaska Medicaid JUCE Database Support, State of Alaska, Department of Health and Social Services Project Brief Medicaid information is notoriously complex and voluminous, employing numerous systems at the national and state levels. A wealth of information for decision-makers is contained in these systems but [...]
Alaska DOT&PF Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) and Weigh in Motion System (WIM)
Alaska DOT&PF Highway Performance Monitoring System (HPMS) and Weigh in Motion System (WIM) Project Brief The Federal Highway Administration has maintained the HPMS nationwide highway information system since 1978, upgrading to a new GIS-enabled version over the last decade. The data is used for [...]
Vessel Energy Audit Database, Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF)
Vessel Energy Audit Database, Alaska Fisheries Development Foundation (AFDF) Project Brief Alaska has the most prolific commercial fishing industry in the United States, harvesting more seafood than all other states combined. The seafood industry ranks 3rd in importance among Alaska’s industries. Each commercial fishing [...]
Cyber Incident Management and Technical Support, Matanuska Susitna Borough
Cyber Incident Management and Technical Support, Matanuska Susitna Borough Project Brief In 2018, Alaska’s second-largest municipal borough encountered a cyberattack unlike any it had encountered, gaining international news coverage of the ransomware attack. They did not pay the ransom; rather, the borough took the [...]
State of Alaska DMV Driver Knowledge Testing System
State of Alaska DMV Driver Knowledge Testing System Project Brief The Alaska Division of Motor Vehicles administers various driver examinations for Alaska residents, from the typical Class C license to operate a motor vehicle to more complex licenses, such as a Commercial Driver’s License [...]
National Marine Fisheries, eFISH Permit and Quota Management System
National Marine Fisheries, eFISH Permit and Quota Management System Project Brief Wostmann developed a public-facing website, called eFISH, for fishermen and processors in Alaska. Hundreds of commercial fish processors, quota-holding fisheries co-operative managers, and fishermen access eFISH, which provides more than 25 different web-enabled [...]