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OPEGA Biennial Work Plan for 2007-08 
Approved Projects as of 4/9/07 (alphabetical by status and priority) Status as of 7/30/07

This plan primarily focuses on opportunities to realize savings and productivity gains, enhance existing revenue streams and improve stewardship of resources. Priority will be given to topics where any savings or gains identified may be realized most quickly. The Government Oversight Committee may adjust the plan if topics with more potential or serious concerns emerge.

Project Topic

Resp Dept

Project Type

Phase

General Scope

Detailed Scope Avail? (link)

 

Completed

Date Issued

 

Boards/Committees/Commissions/Councils

Various

Fiscal Opportunity Study

NA

Purposes and costs of State supported boards, committees, commissions and councils 

Yes

February, 2008

Bureau of Rehabilitation Services

Dept of Labor

Performance Audit

NA

Expenditures for DBVI and DVR consumers

Yes

December, 2007

Contracting for Cost Shared Non-MaineCare Human Services

Dept of Health & Human Svcs

Performance Audit

NA

Financial settlement phase of contract administration for cost share non-MaineCare Services

Yes

July 2008

Highway Fund Use by Public Safety Dept of Public Safety
Analytical Study
NA
Activities and costs of State Police, Bureau of Highway Safety and Dept of Public Safety Administration
February 2007
Requests for Admission to Riverview
Psychiatric Center
Dept of Health & Human Svcs
Analytical Study
NA
Characteristics of admission requests and outcomes of those requests
No
August 2007

State Administration - Staffing

Various

Fiscal Opportunity Study

NA

Employed or contracted staff resources used in upper level administrative functions

Yes

May 2008

Urban Rural Initiative Program

Dept of Trans

Performance Audit

NA

Compliance with statute on distribution and use of funds

Yes

July 2007

             

Discontinued

  Date Discontinued

Leasing of State Owned Land (formerly Real Estate/Public Buildings)
Dept of Conservation
Performance Audit
NA
Management of leases for State-owned land No July, 2008

Information Technology: Acquisition & Maintenance of Technology Infrastructure

Office of Info Technology (OIT)

Performance Audit

NA

Existence and application of effective policies, procedures and processes for purchasing and maintaining infrastructure

No

December 2007

Information Technology: Project Management

OIT

Performance Audit

NA

Existence and application of effective project management policies and procedures

No

December 2007

Information Technology: Systems Security

OIT

Performance Audit

NA

Existence and application of effective security policies and plans

No

December 2007

   

In Progress

Expected End Date

Children's Mental Health Services (added by GOC on 7-8-08)
DHHS
Performance Audit
Preliminary Research
Effectiveness and efficiency of particular programs/services, resources used and service delivery methods
No
1st Qtr '09
Contracts for Professional Services (broken out from State Administration Staffing project) DAFS and Various
Fiscal Opportunity Study
Reporting
Processes for selecting vendors, determining contract rates and types of services contracted for
Yes
3rd Qtr 'o8

Leased Office Space (formerly Real Estate/Public Buildings)

Dept of Admin and Fin Svcs

Performance Audit

Fieldwork

Costs and use of office space leased by the State

Yes

4th Qtr '08

Planned - First Level Priority

Expected Start Date

MDOT Operations and Maintenance
(added by GOC on 7-8-08)

MDOT
Performance Audit
NA
Efficient and economical use of resources in completing projects, ie. Crew and equipment assignment and scheduling
No
2008

Planned - Second Level Priority

Expected Start Date

Contracted Evaluations for Healthy Maine Partnership Programs

ME Center for Disease Control

Performance Audit

-

Contract administration; Vendor selection, contract terms including pricing and performance, payments to vendors

No

2008

Criminal Justice: Adult

Dept of Corrections

TBD

-

Resources used within the adult criminal justice system

No

2008

Division of Financial and Personnel Services (Service Centers)

Dept of Admin & Fin Svcs

TBD

-

Resources used in key financial processes, and associated internal control and administrative activities, within Service Centers and client agencies

No

2008

Higher Education

Dept of Educ/Univ of ME/ME Community College

TBD

-

Resources used in administrative and non-instructional activities; auxiliary operations

No

2008

Revenue Collected Through Courts

Judicial Branch

TBD

-

Processes for collecting, depositing, accounting for, and safeguarding revenue

No

2008

State-funded Grants

Various

TBD

-

Grant administration: purpose of grant, selection of recipients, conditions of grant including accountability and performance, distribution of grant funds

No

2008

State Lottery 

Bureau of Alcoholic Bev & Lottery Ops

TBD

-

Administrative and operating expenses; revenue and safeguarding of assets

No

2008

State Publications

Various

Fiscal Opportunity Study

-

Resources used in preparing and distributing reports and publications 

No

2008