State Benefits Portal Modernization

AI-generated handoff memo

Security review packet

The RFP requires processing sensitive citizen benefits data, including eligibility, payment, household records, uploaded documents, case-worker notes, administrative records, integration credentials, and audit logs. The package does not include a signed data processing agreement and does not specify whether residency must be state-only, US-only, or otherwise restricted. Security can support qualification only if privacy, residency, support-access, and audit-log requirements are clarified before final commitment.

Recommended specialist action

Recommend conditional security approval. Require a signed DPA, confirmation of state data residency requirements, and completion of the agency security questionnaire before contract execution.

Main facts for review

  • Sensitive citizen data handling
  • DPA gap - not present in RFP
  • Data residency unspecified
  • Access control and audit-log requirements

Questions for Security

  1. Is a state-provided DPA available before proposal submission?
  2. Are residency obligations state-only, US-only, or unspecified?
  3. Can existing access controls satisfy the questionnaire without new platform work?