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General Information
Application Name The Workforce Information System of Texas 
Application Acronym TWIST 
State TEXAS 
ACF Region Region VI 
Federal Program Food Stamp Program 
Profile Last Updated 1/2/2002 14:1:0 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Food Stamp Employment and Training Program 
Responsible Program Agency Texas Workforce Commission 
Responsible System Agency Texas Workforce Commission 
Other Contributing Agencies Texas Department of Human Services 

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational   
Functional Description TWIST provides functionality such as but not limited to: intake, assessment, service tracking, legacy interface, planning, reporting, service planning, outreach, post program detail tracking, counseling notes, and eligibility for JTPA Dislocated Worker programs, WIA, Welfare to Work, Food Stamps Employment and Training program, TANF, and One Stop Career Services  
Interfaces TWIST interfaces with the Wage Record Database at TWC for Pre and Post Program Wages, with the Employer Database at TWC to identify new employers for job developers to work with, with the Unemployment Insurance and Employment Services database to retrieve data on clients at intake, with the Unemployment Insurance database to retrieve any data on clients receiving Trade Adjustment Assistance, with the Texas Department of Human Services to retrieve data on clients for determining eligibility and case management or data on clients that allow the workforce centers to outreach potential clients. 
No. of System Users 8,000 
No. of Clients Served 1,613,160 
Certifications/Assessments   
Application Future Plans TWIST is being migrated to a 3-tier architecture, using EA Server as the Application Server. We are also going to be migrating to an IBM S80-AIX hardware platform with High Availability Fail Over 
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning   
Implementation   
Operations   
Monitoring   
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Multiple Database 
Type of Platform Client Server 
Hardware Platform AIX 
Operating System AIX 
Languages Powerbuilder; TSQL; PERL; COBOL 
DBMS Sybase 

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 checked 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 checked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Hank Lundberg 
Address 101 E. 15th St., Rm. 116-T
 
Austin    TX    78778-0001 
Telephone 512-936-3364  
Fax 512-936-0313  
Email Hank.Lundberg@twc.state.tx.us
Website http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ 
IT Contact
Name Joan Kotal 
Address 12312 N. Mopac Expressway
 
Austin    TX    78758  
Telephone 512-339-6863  
Fax 512-339-0320  
Email joan.kotal@twc.state.tx.us
Website http://www.twc.state.tx.us/ 

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