Corrective Action Plan Oversight and Guidance, Department of Health and Social Services
Corrective Action Plan Oversight and Guidance, Department of Health and Social Services
Project Brief
The theft of a USB drive potentially containing health information regulated by HIPAA (the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996) was the genesis of a stringent information security Corrective Action Plan required […]
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. The Alaska […]
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 entire system down and […]
Fish and Game Permitting
Fish and Game Permitting
Project Brief
Fish and game permitting is essential to best manage and sustain fish and game stocks to ensure equitable use and access for multiple user groups for today and the future.
Alaska’s fisheries provide more than just food to residents and visitors — they […]
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 recorded by hand and just […]
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 reporting to […]
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 […]
Crime Reform Business Analysis, Project Management, and Software Engineering
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, the Alaska Legislature passed a criminal justice reform bill. The bill’s intent was to reduce the number of people in prison and reduce […]
National Marine Fisheries (NMFS)
National Marine Fisheries (NMFS)
Project Brief
Alaska is home to three of the top five busiest U.S. fishing ports and produces two-thirds of the nation’s seafood harvest in a typical year. The state is home to nine of the top 20 U.S. fishing ports by value, and eight […]
Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits Payroll System
Alaska Division of Retirement and Benefits Payroll System
Project Brief
The State of Alaska (SOA) has over 20,000 employees and operates a payroll system that delivers approximately 16,000 paychecks every cycle. Our team designed a system for the SOA Division of Retirements and Benefits that serves not only […]
Student Loan Origination & Servicing Implementation
Student Loan Origination & Servicing Implementation
Project Brief
The Alaska Commission on Postsecondary Education (ACPE) recognizes the value of higher learning and specialized training by assisting Alaska’s students and their families with access to education and career training. The organization also provides debt solutions by offering loan refinancing […]
Azure Cloud Migration Acceleration
Azure Cloud Migration Acceleration
Project Brief
Organizations are changing how they store and manage data, moving away from on-premises servers and instead looking to the Cloud. Following the Covid-19 pandemic, the Alaska Department of Administration, Office of IT (OIT) contracted Wostmann to oversee its digital transformation as a […]
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 accessing the […]
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 along Alaska’s […]
Cybersecurity IRS 1075 Policy Assistance – Unemployment Insurance
Cybersecurity IRS 1075 Policy Assistance – Unemployment Insurance
Project Brief
When the Internal Revenue Service updated security and audit requirements for Personally Identifiable Information (PII) and state and federal tax information, it was Wostmann that helped the State of Alaska meet compliance. Our team worked with the Alaska […]
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 general government, police, fire and utilities 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 […]
Natural Gas Management System
Natural Gas Management System
Project Brief
Southcentral Alaska is rich in natural gas, a primary energy source for Anchorage, the Matanuska-Susitna Valley, and much of the Kenai Peninsula which together hold more than half the state’s population. Alaska’s largest natural gas provider, which supplies energy to 146,000 residential […]
Alaska Native Language Mobile Apps
Alaska Native Language Apps
Project Brief
The native languages of Alaska’s indigenous peoples all but disappeared until a resurgence of language and culture in the 1980s. Thanks to efforts by organizations such as Sealaska, the largest of Alaska’s 12 regional native corporations, native language is thriving. As the […]
Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance (DPA) Software Enhancements
Alaska Department of Health, Division of Public Assistance (DPA) Software Enhancements
Project Brief
Providing access to affordable, safe, and quality childcare allows families to succeed in the workplace and attain self-sufficiency. To help keep childcare affordable, the DPA provides childcare subsidies that benefit low- and moderate-income families throughout […]
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 […]
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 with maintaining this […]
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 (CDL).
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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 be a […]