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General Information
Application Name Los Angeles Eligibility, Automated Determination, Evaluation, and Reporting 
Application Acronym LEADER 
State CALIFORNIA 
ACF Region Region IX 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 11/19/2004 11:41:41 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs CalWORKs; Medi-Cal 
Responsible Program Agency California Health and Human Services Agency; California Department of Social Services; California Department of Health Services 
Responsible System Agency None ? Systems are developed, maintained, and operated by the county consortia 
Other Contributing Agencies none 

Application Information
Maintained By Contractor Maintained 
Development Source Hybrid 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational Full operation on May 1, 2001 
Functional Description Intake; re-determination; eligibility determination; benefit calculation; benefit issuance; case management; quality control; fraud; fair hearings; reporting 
Interfaces Statewide client index; Medi-Cal Eligibility Data System; Income Eligibility Verification System; Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements; homeless payment indicator; interim assistance reimbursement; child support; child welfare system; state fair hearings; state quality control; statewide fingerprint imaging system; county benefit issuance systems; county collections systems; county schools; community based organizations necessary to administer CalWORKs. 
No. of System Users 11,000 
No. of Clients Served 2,729,612 
Certifications/Assessments N/A 
Application Future Plans None 
Other Relevant Information None 

Contractor Usage
Planning Gov Connect 
Implementation Unisys Corporation; Deloitte Consulting 
Operations Unisys Corporation 
Monitoring Unisys Corporation 
Other Gov Connect 

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Multiple Database 
Type of Platform   
Hardware Platform Unisys (enterprise servers); Hewlett Packard (local servers) 
Operating System Unisys (enterprise servers); Windows NT (local servers) 
Languages MicroFocus COBOL; Universal Compiling System COBOL; Powerbuilder 
DBMS Unisys RDMS; Microsoft SQL Server 

Programs and Services Information
Other Programs and Services Supported (Note: Check boxes below are images that are for information purposes and not real controls)
checked boxAdoption checked boxAdult Protective Services unchecked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral unchecked boxChild Care Subsidy
checked boxChild Family Services checked boxChild Protective Services unchecked boxChild Support Enforcement
unchecked boxChild Welfare unchecked boxEmployment Services unchecked boxFamily Preservation Support
unchecked boxFood Stamp checked boxFoster Care unchecked boxIndependent Living
unchecked boxInterstate Compact unchecked boxJuvenile Justice unchecked boxLIHEAP
checked boxMedicaid checked boxProvider Services checked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information  General Relief Refugee Asistance CalWORKS 

Contact Information
Program Contact
Name Mike Babcoke; John Zapata 
Address California Department of Social Services; Departme
744 P Street, MS 14-45; 714 P Street, Room 1692
Sacramento    CA    95814; 958 
Telephone (916) 657-1853; (916 
Fax (916) 657-2207; (916 
Email mike.babcoke@dss.ca.gov; jzapata@dhs.ca.gov
Website http://www.dss.cahwnet.gov 
IT Contact
Name Cynthia Wise 
Address HHSDC-SAWS
1651 Alhambra Blvd.
Sacramento    CA    95816  
Telephone (916) 229-4442  
Fax (916) 229-4487  
Email cynthia.wise@sid.hhsdc.ca.gov
Website http://www.hhsdc.ca.gov 

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