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Government Innovation

• DAS applauds the passage of Senate bill 5255

  5/9/2022 by Eleanor Michael

  The passage of House Bill 5255 furthers the state’s goal of embracing modern business practices that result in a more efficient and flexible operation of government. We always seek to eliminate duplicative processes, while making sure we maintain key safeguar...

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• DAS HVAC Reimbursement Program

  5/4/2022 by Eleanor Michael

  DAS is pleased to announce the passage of a reimbursement program for school HVAC system installation, repair, and upgrades, and makes multiple changes to eligible costs under the school construction reimbursement program. The initiative was passed as part of...

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• DAS Receives Important Bond Funding

  4/12/2022 by Doug Moore

  With this week’s bond commission meeting, DAS has been approved for a couple of significant repair projects to some of our state facilities. The functions of the State Bond Commission are to determine whether it is in the state’s best interest to a...

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• New Request for Information: Blockchain Management

  10/12/2021 by Alison Monroe

  DAS is issuing this Request for Information (RFI) as required by Special Act 21-25 – AN ACT CONCERNING BLOCKCHAIN AND EMERGING TECHNOLOGIES. Blockchain is a system of recording information in a way that makes it difficult or impossible to change, hack, ...

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• Exciting Updates Coming to DAS Small and Minority Business Program

  9/27/2021 by Meg Yetishefsky

  On October 1, 2021 more streamlining efforts arecoming to the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) Small and Minority Business certification that creates a more rational and data-driven basis for defining for-profit small businesses. The changesimplif...

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• Modernizing State Government Operations

  8/5/2021 by Gene Burk

  In July, I joined Governor Lamont in New Canaan when he signed Public Act 2176 that improves businesses access to working with state government, helps Connecticut gain access to cutting-edge technology, and ensures that outdated bureaucratic processes are no...

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• The 2021 Legislative Session

  6/22/2021 by Eleanor Michael

  I wanted to send a note to update you about the success that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) team had during the 2021 legislative sessionwhich justended last week. DAS, with the support of the Connecticut General Assembly, accomplished a lot t...

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• Launch of LinkedIn Learning

  6/21/2021 by Nick Hermes

  I am excited to announce that this month, the State of Connecticut has launched access to LinkedIn Learning for State Employees. LinkedIn Learning provides access to over 16,000 online courses taught by real-world professionals who teach in-demand skills. The...

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• The Connecticut Commission for Educational Technology and House Bill 6573: Adding Board Members and adding experience

  4/22/2021 by Doug Casey

  In addition to the rich diversity of work that the Department of Administrative Services (DAS) already engages in — from construction and transportation to digitizing services for Connecticut residents — the agency also works closely with the Offi...

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• House Bill 6395 Small Hot Water Heaters Proposes Reducing Regulatory Burden

  4/18/2021 by Darren Hobbs

  There isn’t one big fix for the challenges we often face in State government. There are thousands of small process improvements, structural changes, and statutory and regulatory updates we can make to move our state forward – one step at a time. Each small ste...

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