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• "Digital Equity" Defined - and Why it Matters

  3/1/2023 by Doug Casey

  In the March 2023 issue of Journal, the Connecticut Association of Boards of Education newsletter, Doug Casey from DAS' Commission for Educational Technology, published Digital Equity Defines – and Why it Matters, an informative article outlining Connecticut's...

  CTedTech

• DAS Recognizes Black History Month 2023

  2/20/2023 by Department of Administrative Services

  February is Black History Month. Black History Month is the annual celebration of the achievements and impact of Black Americans in U.S. history. The month-long celebration evolved from “Negro History Week” in 1926 by Carter G. Woodson and the Association fo...

  Equal Employment Opportunity

• Happy New Year from DAS Commissioner Gilman

  1/2/2023 by Michelle Gilman

  I hope you have all had a wonderful holiday season with your friends and family. I’ve had the opportunity to reflect on the trailblazing work of our team at the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) in 2022, and to look forward to continued progres...

  General Government

• Governor Lamont and DAS Announce Federal Digital Equity Grant Award

  12/21/2022 by Doug Casey

  Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont, DAS Commissioner Michelle Gilman, BITS CIO Mark Raymond, and Doug Casey, Executive Director for the Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology announced that the State of Connecticut is receiving $736,568 from the U.S. ...

  CTedTech

• Improving Transparency in State Government

  12/19/2022 by Eleanor Michael

  At DAS, transparency is a top priority. Specifically, it is crucial that our agency provide Connecticut residents with information about the services we are providing using taxpayer dollars. For this reason, DAS proposed several statutory changes last year r...

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• DAS is working to remove PFAS from our state's environment

  12/13/2022 by Darren Hobbs

  On December 8, the Department of Administrative Services participated in the Connecticut Interagency PFAS Task Force meeting at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. The goal of the annual meeting is to review how the state is addressing PFAS (per-an...

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• It's Career Development Month 2022

  11/13/2022 by Jordan Kubik

  On November 1, 2022, Governor Ned Lamont proclaimed the month of November Career Development Month in the State of Connecticut. This celebration recognizes the ongoing importance of setting career-related goals, as well as the training, education, and profess...

  Equal Employment OpportunityInformative

• DAS 2022 Building and Fire Codes

  10/31/2022 by Darren Hobbs

  Among its many responsibilities, the Connecticut Department of Administrative Services (DAS) sets building and maintenance standards so that the people who live, work, learn and play in our communities are protected, and new buildings have the energy efficien...

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• DAS Recognizes Domestic Violence Awareness Month 2022

  10/24/2022 by Katya Hunt

  October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month which was first established in 1981 by the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence and launched nationwide in October of 1987. The goal of Domestic Violence Awareness Month is to unite those working on domesti...

  Equal Employment Opportunity

• Office of Education and Data Management

  10/20/2022 by Bonnie Becker

  Here at DAS, we provide all types of state services. One said service is within a little known, but important office, the Office of Education and Data Management (OEDM). OEDM plays a large role in the training of fire and building officials. OEDM perfo...

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