Earlier this week, I testified in front of the Senate Government Operations, Labor and Economic Development Committee on my bill that aims to save significant taxpayer dollars by improving our state government’s technological system.

AB 909 would create a Data Efficiency Study Steering Committee that is charged with bringing Wisconsin’s digital infrastructure into the 21st century by adopting a single, unified technology platform.

The committee would contract with a nonstate, qualified and experienced firm to conduct a comprehensive study of interagency data sharing practices within state government. The results of that study will provide us with a detailed plan to elevate and keep Wisconsin on the cutting edge of technology for the benefit of our residents and state.

By discovering redundancies and utilizing an enterprise data structure, our state has the potential to save hundreds of millions of dollars in current spending.

If you are interested in reading the bill, which has already been passed by the state Assembly, please click here.