Background

The current State of Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) system is based on software developed in the 1970s and was implemented as the core of the state's financial system in 1981. The State has now embarked on a multi year endeavor to replace FLAIR with a cloud-based modern financial management solution (FMS) called the Florida Planning Accounting and Ledger Management (PALM) Project. The project officially began in 2014 with the Cash Management portion going live in July 2021. The implementation date for the remaining Financial, Payroll, and Data Warehouse waves is scheduled for January 1, 2026.

Florida PALM operates on Oracle PeopleSoft 9.2, leverages a Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), is hosted by Oracle Cloud Infrastructure, and is connected via MyFloridaNet-2.

To align FDLE's implementation approach to the Florida PALM project, comprehensive project management, functional transition planning, and remediat...