Troubled by cost overruns and quality concerns, state lawmakers ordered an audit Wednesday into information technology projects across state government.
The Legislative Audit Committee voted for an audit that will create an inventory of projects in progress in each agency, including their budgets and expected completion date. The audit will also review projects completed in the last two years to see if they were done within their budgets and on schedule.
Lawmakers cited four examples of troubled projects at the University of Wisconsin System, the state Elections Board, the Department of Transportation and the Department of Revenue. The problems have included lengthy delays, cost overruns and glitches once the new systems are implemented.