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Department of Labor and Industry

Foster Economic Prosperity and Stability by partnering with and connecting Montanan's to Opportunity.

Goals

Agency Goals and Objectives

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal #1

Objectives

  • Evaluate opportunities to provide cross-training removing silos.
    Create training plans to improve on supporting UI operations
    Improve opportunities to align with industry standards.
    Create system documentation and inventories, operational support plans (ECM), document process

    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Near Term 1, 4
    Mid Term 1, 2, 3
    Long Term 1, 2 - Because DLI partners with Higher Ed, we are engaged with this objective already

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal #3

Objectives

  • Identify and inventory DLI citizen services that need to be digitized, including digitizing forms and other materials to decide on best approach for those materials
    Continue to Implement asset management to track delivery of for software and hardware assets
    Clean up and organize DLI's main site so we can be ready to ink to state citizens portal
    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Near Term 1, 2, 6,
    Mid Term 1, 2,
    Long Term 1, 2, 3

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal #5

Objectives

  • Evaluate opportunities to analyze data.
    Evaluate to refactor Data warehouse
    Integrate secure coding practices.
    Up to date versions for path upgrades

    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Mid Term 1. DLI has Consolidated State Security Operations Under state CISO

State Strategic Plan Goal Reference: Goal #3 and Goal #4

Objectives

  • Develop a collaborative process for adopting enterprise solutions;
    Digitize forms – Citizen Portal
    Evaluate opportunities to modernize legacy systems;
    Develop UI benefits business study, pilot UI Call Center replacement, Develop WSD CASES Study
    Evaluate opportunities to create a value-add within existing solutions and partners;
    Service Now, Snowflake

    State Strategic Plan Objective Reference: Near Team 4, 5, 6
    Mid Term 1, 3

Information Technology Resources and Capabilities

Number of FTE: 34

Department of Labor and Industry Technology Services Division Supports the 5 divisions in the areas of Application Development, Maintenance, Project Management and Desktop Services.

Projects

Division Work Force Services Division
Project / Program Purpose and Objectives The desired system will at a minimum fully support the Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act (WIOA) Title I and Title III program requirements, including the PIRL reporting requirements, and may include functionality to support other common workforce programs such as (ETPL) Eligible Training Provider List, (WOTC)Work Opportunity Tax Credit (RESEA) Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment, (TAA) Trade Adjustment Assistance and Apprenticeship.
State Strategic Plan Goal/Objective Reference Goal 4 Near term objective 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Mid term objective 1, 2, 3
Estimated Start 7/1/2022 Estimated Delivery 6/30/2023
Estimated Cost Comment DLI is soliciting information and options based on the Enterprise Services that Montana is already doing business with and owns. Project is in discovery. No cost at this time
HB 10 Request No Funding Sources Federal and State Special Revenue: - Comment: DLI is soliciting information and options based on the Enterprise Services that Montana is already doing business with and owns.
Annual Costs Upon Completion 0 Comment Project has not started. No funds expended to date. Soliciting information for maintenance and support
Status of the project as of March 31, even numbered years. Indicate % completed and status of funds expended. Project has not started. No funds expended to date.

Division Unemployment Insurance Division
Project / Program Purpose and Objectives The current UI benefits system operates on an outdated platform that requires extensive programming with heavy maintenance constraint and limited resources. The desired system will at a minimum allow for an updated operating system that will be agile enough to incorporate changes to UI insurance laws and reporting requirements as needed through A modular or integrated approach . The final "solution" will support the entire claim process.
State Strategic Plan Goal/Objective Reference Goal 4 Near term objective 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Mid term objective 1, 2, 3
Estimated Start 7/1/2022 Estimated Delivery 6/30/2023
Estimated Cost 0 Comment DLI is soliciting information and options based on the Enterprise Services that Montana is already doing business with and owns. Project is in discovery. No cost at this time
HB 10 Request No Funding Sources Federal and State Special Revenue : - Comment: Was included in HB10 for the 2022 and 2023 biennium
Annual Costs Upon Completion Comment Project has not started. No funds expended to date.
Status of the project as of March 31, even numbered years. Indicate % completed and status of funds expended. Project has not started. No funds expended to date.

Summary of Hardware

I have reviewed all of my agency's systems in Assurance CM and certify that it is accurate: Yes

Total Number of Appliances 0 DLI does not have any appliances
Total Number of Physical Servers 0 DLI does not have any physical servers
Total Number of Virtualized Servers 214 214 Virtual Servers in the DLI VSP hosted by SITSD
Total Usable Storage Space 49.6 TB
Device Type Quantity Estimated Replacement Value Comments
Desktop 795 914.00 These numbers are based on active computer device leases with Dell and includes the COVID desktop order for Unemployment Insurance.
Laptop 563 1481.00
Printers 52 44 Network - on 360 Office Solutions lease
8 Not Networked - on 360 Office Solutions lease
2in1's 73 1760.00

Agency Contact Information

Agency Director / Administrator
Laurie Esau
(406) 444-1785
laurie.esau@mt.gov
1315 Lockey Ave Helena, MT 59601
IT Contact (CIO / IT Manager)
Kim Warren
(406) 444-9721
kwarren@mt.gov
2550 Prospect Ave Helena, MT 59601
Information Security Manager
Michael Barbere
(406) 444-0437
mbarbere@mt.gov
1400 E Broadway ST Helena, MT 59601