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General Information
Application Name Commonwealth of Massachusetts Enforcement and Tracking System 
Application Acronym COMETS 
State MASSACHUSETTS 
ACF Region Region I 
Federal Program Child Support Enforcement Program 
Profile Last Updated 5/23/2005 16:7:30 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Massachusetts Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Division. 
Responsible Program Agency Massachusetts Department of Revenue Child Support Enforcement Division. 
Responsible System Agency Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Child Support Enforcement Division. Systems Management Bureau (functional requirements development ):Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Information Services Organization, Information Resources Bureau (application programming and maintenance):Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Information Services Organization, Application Development Bureau, (database administration):Massachusetts Department of Revenue, Information Services Organization, Computer Operations (systems operations) 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Transferred 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational December, 1997 
Functional Description (1)case initiation (2)locate (3)establishment (4)case management (5)enforcement (6)financial management (7)reporting and (8)security/privacy 
Interfaces (1)Division of Transitional Assistance (IV-A) (2)Division of Employment Security (3)Federal Case Registry (4)CSENet (5)Federal Parent Locator System (6)Federal Tax Refund Intercept (7)State New Hire (8)State Tax Intercept and (9)About ten more agencies 
No. of System Users 800 
No. of Clients Served 500,000 combined total of custodial and non-custodial parents 
Certifications/Assessments FSA 88 Certified and PROWRA Certified 
Application Future Plans Redesign IV-A/IV-D interface. More fully automate Case Closure. Imaging/workflow to support recently implemented case ownership model. 
Other Relevant Information Implemented a redesigned Financial Management module on 10/1/03. 

Contractor Usage
Planning MAXIMUS Inc. (1990-1997) 
Implementation Lockheed Martin IMS(1993-1998)Unisys/Protech(2003) 
Operations None 
Monitoring None 
Other None 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Multiple Database 
Type of Platform   
Hardware Platform Unisys ClearPath, Unisys ES7000 
Operating System OS2200, Windows Datacenter 
Languages APS COBOL, VISUAL C++ , PL/SQL 
DBMS Unisys DMS-1100 Unisys RDMS 1100, Oracle 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
unchecked boxAdoption unchecked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
unchecked boxChild Family Services unchecked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp unchecked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
unchecked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  Change the Program Contact from Kevin Sheehan to Ernest V. Corea, Jr., Manager, Systems Management Bureau. 200 Arlington St. 2nd Floor, Chelsea, MA 02150 Telephone: (617)-887-5784 Fax: (617)-887-5868 Email: Corea@dor.state.ma.us 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Kevin R. Sheehan, Manager, Systems Management Bureau. 
Address 200 Arlington Street, 2nd Floor,
 
Chelsea    MA    02150  
Telephone (617)-887-5783  
Fax (617)-887-5868  
Email Sheehan@dor.state.ma.us
Website   
IT Contact
Name Susan Fox-Garvey 
Address 200 Arlington St. 3rd floor
 
Chelsea    MA    02150  
Telephone 617-887-5713  
Fax 617-887-5869  
Email fox@dor.state.ma.us
Website http://dor.state.ma.us/ 

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