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Program Functional Area 5: Management Information Systems Goal 5: To maintain and enhance the WIC IT infrastructure through 9/30/2024.

Objective: 5.1 Implement solutions or new technologies to address changes in USDA regulations and/or state policy. Objective: 5.2 Move towards a self-service reporting environment for regular WIC information needs. Objective: 5.3 Develop a new MIS equipment obsolescence plan. Objective 5.4 Increase staff knowledge and utilization of current IT languages, tools and techniques. Objective: 5.5 Implement new technologies to enhance productivity or system security. Objective: 5.6 Implementation planning for next EBT contract Objective: 5.7 Implement next MIS support contract Objective: 5.8 Implement Participant Portal

Objective Strategies/Activities Baseline Indicators Staff Assigned Progress 5.1 Implement solutions or new technologies to address changes in USDA regulations and/or state policy.

Add additional functionality to CT-WIC. MIS-WIC implementation project complete.

Timely update of changes to reflect USDA policies. WIC IT Staff

CT WIC is part of the state’s myCT health and human service (HHS) portal, a one-stop online location to help residents determine benefit eligibility through a prescreener, and link existing HHS benefits between programs. The myCT feed for visibility of WIC was added as part of this effort to allow WIC participants to link their benefits in the portal. CT WIC, in partnership with DoAg, began e- FMNP in 2023, and continued to send participant data feeds to DoAg for the 2024 season.

The State agency is working to implement a new finance module in