QUESTION
Will there be a reduction in asylum seeker funding in the Executive Plan, and how is it being addressed?
0:48:39
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Efforts are underway to reduce asylum seeker funding costs in the Executive Plan through contract renegotiations and rebidding.
- The Office of Technology And Innovation (OTI) is engaged in proposals with the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to cut costs.
- Strategies include renegotiating current contracts and rebidding for certain services to manage expenses.
- Deputy Commissioner Edwin Pemberton highlights the goal of meeting main accounts actions targets through these financial strategies.
- The specific amount of anticipated reduction was not detailed; the focus is on achieving cost-reduction targets.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:48:39
Does OTI anticipate there will be a reduction in asylum seeker funding in the executive plan?
Matthew Fraser
0:48:44
I defer to the deputy commissioner from management budget.
Edwin Pemberton
0:48:47
So we have worked with OMB on some proposals where we're trying to reduce the cost of of these spend.
0:48:59
A lot of the the cost will be looked at as is there a way to either renegotiate the current contracts?
0:49:07
Or rebid rebid certain services included in some of these terms.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:49:15
Do you anticipate how much you anticipate will be reduced?
Edwin Pemberton
0:49:20
Well, that that well, that's that's the goal with with trying to get to the main accounts actions, and we're trying to meet those targets by re renegotiating current contracts or soliciting the the proposals.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:49:35
So you're you're trying to meet
Edwin Pemberton
0:49:37
the August.
0:49:38
Yeah.
Jennifer Gutiérrez
0:49:38
Okay.
0:49:41
Okay.