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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 state’s Unemployment Insurance program – [...]

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 Congress on the [...]

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 information to provide [...]

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).  The legacy testing system [...]

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 highways, marine highway, [...]

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 massive and costly [...]

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 Ombudsman and through its i-Sight [...]

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 Marine Highway System, [...]

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 the number of people in [...]

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 services to pay permit fees, [...]