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General Information
Application Name	Interim Statewide Automated Welfare System
Application Acronym	ISAWS
State	CALIFORNIA
ACF Region	Region IX
Federal Program	Food Stamp Program
Profile Last Updated	12/6/2004 16:9:12

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: the system is developed, maintained, and operated by the county consortium.
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	August 1994
Functional Description	This Application System supports intake, eligibility determination and benefit calculation, re-determination, benefit issuance, case management, fair hearings, quality control, fraud and reporting.
Interfaces	Medi-cal Eligibility Data System, Statewide Client Index, Income Eligibility Verification System, Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlement, California Automated Support Enforcement System, Electronic Benefit Transfer System, Welfare Data Tracking Implementation Project, California Department of Health Services, all 35 ISAWS counties, various banks and Food Stamp vendors, and other community based organizations necessary to administer CalWORKS
No. of System Users	6,500
No. of Clients Served	715,459
Certifications/Assessments	n/a
Application Future Plans	The Consortium has voted to disband and eventually migrate to one of two newer consortia - CalWin or C-IV. Each county will choose one of these two consortia to join. Migration planning and the pursuit of approvals and funding is underway.
Other Relevant Information	None

Contractor Usage
Planning	Deloitte Consulting
Implementation	Deloitte Consulting, Unisys, Eskel-Porter, Russ-Bo
Operations	Health and Human Services Agency Data Center
Monitoring	Health and Human Services Agency Data Center
Other	GovConnect

Hardware and Software Environment
Type of Application	Multiple Database
Type of Platform
Hardware Platform	Host: UNISYS; Servers: UNISYS; HP
Operating System	Host: OS2200; Server: MS NT
Languages	Host: MAPPER, Cobol; Server: C++
DBMS	Host: MAPPER; Server: 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)

Adoption	Adult Protective Services	Child Care
Child Care Licensing	Child Care Resource Referral	Child Care Subsidy
Child Family Services	Child Protective Services	Child Support Enforcement
Child Welfare	Employment Services	Family Preservation Support
Food Stamp	Foster Care	Independent Living
Interstate Compact	Juvenile Justice	LIHEAP
Medicaid	Provider Services	TANF
Additional Program or Services Information	Welfare to Work, Foster Care Severely Emotionally Disturbed, Aid to Families with Dependent Children, Refugee Cash Assistance

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	Ben Selvidge
Address	HHSDC-SAWS 1651 Alhambra Blvd. Sacramento CA 95816
Telephone	(916) 229-3362
Fax	(916) 229-4487
Email	bselvidge@sid.hhsdc.ca.gov
Website	http://www.hhsdc.ca.gov/

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