June 27, 2003

California State U. Loses Vote on Oversight Bill

By ANDREA L. FOSTER

The California State Assembly has given overwhelming approval to a bill that would increase government scrutiny of information-technology purchases by the California State University System.

The legislation, AB 491, would require California's director of finance to approve any new information-technology acquisition by the university that exceeds $1-million, including parts of a controversial project known as the Common Management System. Technology purchases exceeding that would have

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