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General Information
Application Name Arkansas` Networked System for Wefare Eligibility and Reporting 
Application Acronym ANSWER 
State ARKANSAS 
ACF Region Region VI 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 7/22/2004 11:37:23 

State Information
Administration State Administered 
Additional State Programs Transitional Employment Assistance (TEA) 
Responsible Program Agency Department of Human Services, Division of County Operations 
Responsible System Agency Department of Information Services 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By Contractor Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational September, 2003 (Statewide) 
Functional Description Eligibility verification, case management, interfaces with Medicaid Management Information System, Child Support, Federal Agencies, benefit delivery 
Interfaces Medicaid Management Information System - transmits records for claims processing Child Support Enforcement - referrals for services Federal Agencies - various matches, Buy In eligibility, receive SSI eligibility In-house legacy systems - passes data to legacy systems for batch processing and interfaces 
No. of System Users 1,500 
No. of Clients Served 400,000 
Certifications/Assessments   
Application Future Plans   
Other Relevant Information   

Contractor Usage
Planning   
Implementation   
Operations Northrop Grumman, Inc 
Monitoring Northrop Grumman, Inc 
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform   
Hardware Platform IBM 7040-671 
Operating System AIX 5.1 Maintenance Level 4 
Languages PowerBuilder, Visual C and Micro Focus COBOL, CICS 
DBMS DB2 7.1 Fixpack 8 

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
checked boxMedicaid unchecked boxProvider Services unchecked boxTANF
Additional Program or Services Information    

Contact Information
IT Contact
Name Office of Systems and Technology 
Address P. O. Box 1437
Slot 3440
Little Rock    AR    72203  
Telephone   
Fax   
Email  
Website   
Program Contact
Name Lanny Nordin 
Address  
 
     AR      
Telephone 501.628.8183  
Fax   
Email lanny.nordin@arkansas.gov
Website   

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