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Agency Recommendation Summaries

Department of Veterans Affairs

  Average Annual FTEs Near General Fund State Other Funds Total Funds
  (Dollars in Thousands)
Current Budget 902.7 66,886 199,408 266,294
2025-27 Maintenance Level 923.2 50,088 213,693 263,781
Difference from 2025-27 Original 20.5 (16,798) 14,285 (2,513)
% Change from 2025-27 Original 2.3% (25.1%) 7.2% (0.9%)

2026 Policy Other Changes

Administrative Reduction 0.0 (53) 0 (53)
Central Office Move 0.0 30 0 30
Legionella Mitigation for WVH 0.0 99 519 618
VEMP Client Account Management 0.70 482 0 482
2026 Policy Other Changes Total 0.70 558 519 1,077

2026 Policy Central Services Changes

Audit Services 0.0 0 1 1
DES Central Services 0.0 11 (2) 9
GOV Central Services 0.0 8 27 35
Legal Services 0.0 0 1 1
OFM Central Services 0.0 1,403 177 1,580
Self-Insurance Liability Premium 0.0 42 1,012 1,054
WTS Central Services 0.0 35 109 144
2026 Policy Central Services Changes Total 0.0 1,499 1,325 2,824
Total Policy Changes 0.70 2,057 1,844 3,901
2026 Policy Level 923.9 52,145 215,537 267,682
Difference from 2025-27 Original 21.2 (14,741) 16,129 1,388
% Change from 2025-27 Original 2.3% (22.0%) 8.1% 0.52%

Policy Changes

Administrative Reduction

Funding is reduced to reflect a reduction in administrative services. (General Fund - State)

Audit Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of audits performed by the Washington State Auditor. (General Fund - Federal)

Central Office Move

Funding is provided to establish an interagency agreement with the Department of Enterprise Services for predesign work supporting relocation of the WDVA Central Office from leased space to a state-owned facility.This relocation is part of a pilot program with Results Washington and the Office of Financial Management to optimize the use of vacant state-owned facilities. (General Fund - State)

DES Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Department of Enterprise Services for Capitol Campus costs; real estate, risk management, and small agency services; the Perry Street and Capitol Campus child care centers; enterprise applications, and other items. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - State)

GOV Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of the Governor for the Office of Equity. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - Local, General Fund - State, other funds)

Legal Services

Adjustments are made for each agency's anticipated cost of legal services provided by the Office of the Attorney General. Funding provided in the central service model is not all inclusive, as legal services expenditures are based on consumption. (General Fund - Federal)

Legionella Mitigation for WVH

Funding is provided for the department to mitigate the impacts of Legionella in the water system at the Washington Veterans Home. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - Local, General Fund - State, other funds)

OFM Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from the Office of Financial Management for existing statewide applications, the One Washington program, and other central services. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - Local, General Fund - State, other funds)

Self-Insurance Liability Premium

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's share of actuarially projected costs of the self-insurance liability premium. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - Local, General Fund - Private/Local, other funds)

VEMP Client Account Management

Funding is provided to implement an updated financial management system and process to address audit findings from the State Auditor's Office related to the department's fiduciary responsibilities in the Veterans Estate Management Program. (General Fund - State)

WTS Central Services

Adjustments are made to reflect each agency's anticipated share of charges from Washington Technology Solutions for the Office of Cybersecurity, the state network, enterprise services, small agency IT services, enterprise architecture and data management, Microsoft 365 licenses, and other items. (General Fund - Federal, General Fund - Local, General Fund - State, other funds)