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General Information
Application Name On-line Management of Economic Goal Achievement 
Application Acronym OMEGA 
State NEW JERSEY 
ACF Region Region II 
Federal Program TANF Program 
Profile Last Updated 8/13/2004 15:6:33 

State Information
Administration State Supervised, County Administered 
Additional State Programs Work First New Jersey (WFNJ) 
Responsible Program Agency Division of Family Development (DFD) 
Responsible System Agency DFD Office of Information Systems (OIS) and the Office of Information Technology (OIT) 
Other Contributing Agencies   

Application Information
Maintained By State Maintained 
Development Source Custom 
If Transfered, from which State   
Application Status Operational 
Planned/Actual Date Fully Operational   
Functional Description The Division of Family Development (DFD) oversees implementation and management of WFNJ by County Welfare Agencies (CWAs) and municipal welfare agencies. WFNJ programs administered include TANF, General Assistance, Emergency Assistance and Child Care (for TANF recipients).Daily and monthly issuance files are generated and sent to the EBT vendor. The $50 pass-through file from Automated Child Support Enforcement System (ACSES) is received monthly and included in the EBT file.The state (Labor and Work Development)engages vendors for NJ Employment Services (work readiness assessments, etc.) and Early Employment Initiative (job search, welfare avoidance grant, transitional services). 
Interfaces OMEGA - mandatory participation in work activities (indicated in FAMIS) generates an electronic referral to OMEGA. Creates skeleton records and generates notices. FAMIS interfaces with OMEGA, sharing information including demographics, grant amount, household size, etc. 
No. of System Users 6,000 
No. of Clients Served 26,500 
Certifications/Assessments   
Application Future Plans Consolidated Assistance and Support System (CASS) - Part of the re-engineering effort to integrate all of DFD support systems thru utilizing an Enterprise Architecture and Framework Approach. 
Other Relevant Information FAMIS - eligibility system for TANF, Food Stamps, and certain Medicaid. 

Contractor Usage
Planning   
Implementation 1989-90: Honeywell BULL 
Operations Office of Imformation Technology and DFD/OIS 
Monitoring Office of Imformation Technology and DFD/OIS 
Other   

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application Single Database 
Type of Platform Single Platform 
Hardware Platform Bull Olympus Mainframe 
Operating System GCOS 8 
Languages COBOL 
DBMS DM IV 

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 checked boxChild Care
unchecked boxChild Care Licensing unchecked boxChild Care Resource Referral checked 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 Barbara DeGraaf 
Address PO Box 716
 
Trenton    NJ    08625-0716 
Telephone 609 588-2405  
Fax 609 588-3369  
Email barbara.degraaf@dhs.state.nj.us
Website http://www.state.nj.us/humanservices/wfnj.html 
IT Contact
Name Richard Ambrass 
Address PO Box 716
 
Trenton    NJ    08625-0716 
Telephone 609 588-2223  
Fax 609 588-2299  
Email rich.ambrass@dhs.state.nj.us
Website http://www.state.nj.us/oit/ 

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