The classes will begin next week and be offered at various dates and times throughout the coming months. They will cover everything from an introduction to procurement to in-depth training on the processes of complex solicitations.  The classes will be provided via Teams Webinar. The dates and times for the September through October classes are provided below.  To attend, simply click the link provided to register for the class. Procurement Classes The post Register for Upcoming Procurement Classes appeared first on Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services.

She’ll be Transformation, Shared Services secretary  by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette September 6, 2023 FILE — Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders is shown in this Nov. 16, 2022 file photo. (AP/Phelan M. Ebenhack) Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has named an aide in the governor’s office, Leslie Fisken, as secretary of the state Department of Transformation and Shared Services, replacing Joseph Wood, who is now the chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas, Sanders announced Tuesday. Fisken has served as director of cabinet affairs for Sanders, according to the governor’s office. She previously served as the chief of legislative affairs for

by Michael R. Wickline | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette September 5, 2023 FILE — The state Capitol is shown in this 2019 file photo. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced Tuesday she has appointed an aide in the governor’s office, Leslie Fisken, as secretary of the state Department of Transformation and Shared Services, replacing Joseph Wood, who is now chairman of the Republican Party of Arkansas. Fisken has served as director of cabinet affairs for Sanders, according to the governor’s office. Prior to that, she was the chief of legislative affairs for the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. She also worked in governmental relations

Bump surpasses $10,000 for 184 agency employees  by Michael R. Wickline | August 6, 2023 FILE — An Arkansas Game and Fish Commission sign in downtown Little Rock is shown in this 2019 file photo. Arkansas Democrat-Gazette One hundred and eighty-four Arkansas Game and Fish Commission employees received raises of at least $10,000 at the start of this fiscal year, state records show. They make up more than two-thirds of the 262 state employees who work for executive branch agencies and other offices and agencies who were awarded pay increases of at least $10,000 in fiscal year 2024 that started July 1

Legislative Contract Review Update Please note the tentative schedule for contract review by the Legislature has been updated on our website. PCS – TGS Contract Deadline for Legislative Contract Review The post Updated Professional Consultant Services & Technical And General Services Contract Deadlines appeared first on Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services.

by Dwain Hebda, Arkansas Money & Politics For as long as he can remember, Joseph Wood has felt just a little bit different from the people around him. Adopted into a large family, he felt at times growing up a stranger among siblings, and attending college in diversity-starved Iowa only reinforced how few Black and brown faces there were to mirror his. Even his political philosophy — a conservative of color — earned him a place in an exclusive club that began in his 20s. And today, in his role as Arkansas Secretary of Transformation and Shared Services, he shepherds

Funding includes weapon detectors  by Will Langhorne | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette State Building Division Director Anne Laidlaw presents a grant proposal for the Governor’s Mansion at a meeting of the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council at the Mosaic Templars building Wednesday in Little Rock. The concealed weapons detection system is estimated to cost $205,000, officials said in the grant application. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Stephen Swofford) The Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council on Wednesday approved a $518,125 request from state officials to cover maintenance costs and the installation of a concealed weapon detection system at the Governor’s Mansion. In a voice vote without audible

Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders hands a pen to Rep. DeAnn Vaught, R-Horatio, as Kristi Putnam (left), Secretary of the Arkansas Department of Human Services, and Sen. Missy Irvin (right), R-Mountain View, look on during a ceremonial bill signing for a law allowing up to 12 weeks of maternity leave for state employees on Monday, April 24, 2023 at the state Capitol in Little Rock. (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/Thomas Metthe) by Neal Earley | Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders held a ceremonial bill signing Monday at the state Capitol, touting a new law that extends paid maternity leave for state employees from four to

by Roby Brock / Talk Business & Politics April 16, 2023 On her first two days in office in January, Gov. Sarah Sanders issued a number of executive orders for state agencies to provide reports to her within 30, 60 or 90 days. A Talk Business & Politics review of three of the major executive orders finds that the Department of Education, Department of Transformation and Shared Services, and the Office of Inspector General completed these assignments within the window requested by the governor. Inspector General Allison Bragg was tasked with reviewing all executive orders in effect or completed. Specifically, Sanders’ EO

Legislative Contract Review Update Please note the tentative schedule for contract review by the Legislature has been updated on our website.PCS – TGS Contract Deadline for Legislative Contract Review The post Updated Professional Consultant Services & Technical and General Services Contract Deadlines appeared first on Arkansas Department of Transformation and Shared Services.