Reform implication · 3 cases
IT project oversight
Distinct from broader IT-modernization governance: this targets project-level oversight, requiring external technical review at fixed cost-overrun and schedule-slip thresholds for any IT project above a dollar threshold.
- | Item | Public? | |---|---| | That an audit happened | Yes | | Period covered | Not stated | | Agencies audited (beyond KCIT) | No | | Specific vulnerabilities | No | | Recommendation count | No | | Recommendation content | No | | County…Structural failureStatutory noncompliance
- The Department of Labor and Industries (L&I) launched a project in 2015 to modernize its workers' compensation computer system. As of April 2025, the agency had spent approximately $31 million over a decade with nothing delivered.Structural failure
- When voters approved Sound Transit's third mass-transit package (ST3) in 2016, the West Seattle Link Extension was projected to cost approximately $2.7 billion. The estimate grew steadily through 2024 and 2025.Structural failure