2014 Annual Report
The Annual Report on Contracting Services was released on December 14, 2014 by DOA. It was due October 31, 2014.
Publications and Reports
2013 Annual Report on Contracting Services
January 27, 2014 -- The Department of Administration finally released the annual report on contracting services. The report is required by s. 16.705 (8) and was due by October 15, 2013.
DOA reported $418.9 million in spending by state agencies during SFY 13 and $126.4 million in spending by the University. It’s important to note that the report does NOT include some types of contractual services, most notably for building and road construction.
Discretionary Merit Compensation (DMC) Agency Criteria
Below are the agency/campus criteria for discretionary merit compensation awards. We requested these documents from OSER in Sep. of 2013.
How to Subscribe to the SCFL Newsletter
The South Central Federation of Labor (SCFL) is an umbrella organization for labor unions in Dane, Dodge, Sauk, Columbia, Jefferson and Iowa Counties. Currently there are approximately 94 labor organizations representing more than 30,000 workers, affiliated with SCFL. WPEC is affiliated with SCFL and pays per caps for our members in the SCFL area.
2012 Annual Report on Contracting Out Released
The 2012 annual report to the Legislature was submitted by DOA last month.
The report stated that the total use of contractors by state agencies and the UW increased by 5% this year (from $488,900,000 to $515,818,979). The report for 2011 indicated that the total use of contractors increased by 17% for that year (from $417,200,000 to $488,900,000).
The agency doing the most contracting out, hands down, was the Department of Health Services with a reported $182,417,260 in personal services contracts.
Contracting Out Annual Report for SFY 2011
7/4/2012 Update -- DOA finally submitted its Annual Report on Contracting Out for the period July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2011. To read the report, click here. To read the WSJ article, click here. “State agencies' hiring of outside contractors surged last year, according to a report quietly released by the state more than eight months after its statutory deadline.”
The report required by October 15, 2011 has not yet been submitted by DOA. WPEC President, Greg Georg, sent a letter to DOA in early February asking DOA to submit the report as required by law.
To read WPEC's letter to DOA, Click Here.
To read last year's report, Click Here.
6/27/12 Update -- With prodding from WPEC, the WSJ publicizes the fact that the annual report for state fiscal year 2011 is 8 months late. DOA blames university. To read the article, click here.