W-2 Contractors' Systems and Reporting Subcommittee

Purpose/Scope

These meetings will provide a forum to assure regular communication between the Bureau of Working Families (BWF), Bureau of Analytics and Research (BAR), and the W-2 Contractors on issues relating to the major information systems that support W-2 and related programs' functions, including:

• Client Assistance for Reemployment and Economic Support (CARES);
• CARES Worker Web (CWW);
• ACCESS and MyACCESS;
• Benefit Recovery Investigative Tracking System (BRITS);
• Wisconsin Work Programs (WWP);
• WebI; and
• Any new systems created to carry out program functions.

These meetings will allow for an exchange of ideas regarding system and reporting maintenance, enhancements, and changes, which will contribute to the delivery of quality services to the parents and children in the W-2 and related programs.

Goals

• Provide for timely notification to W-2 Contractor staff of system and report changes;
• Provide for an opportunity for W-2 Contractor staff to respond to system and report changes; and
• Provide an opportunity to identify issues, explore solutions, and make recommendations for system and report improvements.

The W-2 Contractors' System and Report Subcommittee will report recommendations for system and report options and priorities to BWF and BAR Management.

Meeting Frequency

Meetings are held bimonthly.

If you are interested in participating in the System and Reporting Subcommittee meetings, please contact your agency's CARES Coordinator.