- Success Stories
  
  OTS benefits Louisiana by helping your organization. Whether it’s better data, modernized systems, or streamlined operations, you’ll get more efficiency in your mission.
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- Packing More into Less
  
  Shipping 360 and OTS unified Louisiana’s fragmented shipping operations, cutting costs, eliminating redundancy, and giving agencies real-time visibility statewide.
- Better Data and Policies
  
  The Blanco Center and OTS create a longitudinal data system that analyzes administrative data from Louisiana state agencies to reveal life paths and outcomes.
- News
  
  Latest updates and announcements from the Office of Technology Services.
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- OTS Influence Group Meets with State Leaders
  
  The second meeting of the statewide OTS Influence Group met to discuss upcoming IT projects.
- Putting a stamp on efficient shipping
  
  Unified statewide shipping platform standardizes operations, controls costs, and improves oversight across state agencies.
- For State Agencies
  
  Resources and guidance for Louisiana state agencies working with OTS.
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- Modernization
  
  Modernizing a state government agency’s technology is crucial for enhancing its ability to serve the public reliably.
- Project Lifecycle
  
  Unlocking your agency’s full potential means that OTS guides your technical projects with a meticulously crafted lifecycle.
- For Vendors
  
  Information for vendors doing business with the State of Louisiana and OTS.
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- Working with OTS
  
  OTS is the centralized IT partner for all state technology needs and the gatekeepr for IT vendor contracts.
- The Work Process
  
  Learn how to onboard as a contractor, submit invoices through the vendor portal, and navigate OTS billing processes.
- For Employees
  
  Tools and information for employees and internal partners.
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- Work with Us
  
  Get great benefits, retirement, wellness programs, flexible scheduling, and excellent career growth.
- Employee Spotlight
  
  See how our employees are making a difference in Louisiana for both OTS and in the lives of others.
- About OTS
  
  Learn about OTS, our leadership, and how we support agencies statewide.
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- Enabling Legislation
  
  The Office of Technology Services was created through acts by the Louisiana Legislature.
- Verticals
  
  Explore OTS service verticals and what each team supports.

Accessibility

The Office of Technology Services (OTS) is actively working to increase the accessibility of our digital products.

A blind man is sitting outside on a park bench and uses the screen readeron his smartphone.

Accessibility is a Human Right

Accessibility isn’t a line-item that is tacked on at the end of a digital product’s development process. It's a continual part of the development process. It has to be implemented along with content development, UX, wireframe, design, and development choices. According to a 2014 Census report on Americans with disabilities, “...27.2 percent, or 85.3 million, of people living in the United States had a disability in 2014.” This means that an accessibility-first mindset should the prime factor in developing digital products for Louisiana.

Ongoing Commitment

OTS endeavors to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 2.1. These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.

This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for HTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant HTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.

Our ongoing accessibility efforts work toward making our digital products as accessible as possible. Please suggest improvements for how to improve accessibility for users with disabilities.

How Do I?

How do I avoid a scam?

Scams are rampant and come to use via emails and other kinds of messages. Learning how to detect them is key to avoiding them.

What’s a strong password?

Passwords are stronger when they’re longer than 16 characters, random, and unique. You should never reuse passwords.

How do I make my Word documents accessible?

Accessibility means making sure everyone can access information. Microsoft offers helpful instructions on how to do that.

Testimonials

Dr. Leah Raby

Executive Director, Louisiana Commission on Human Rights

OTS built a fiscally-sound and secure data collection system for us so we can efficiently receive and process discrimination complaints in employment, banking and lending, and public accommodations. Their work ensures that we can fulfill our mission with efficiency, transparency, and public trust.

Dr. Rachel Veron

Executive Director, ULL Blanco Public Policy Center

We see OTS as a trusted partner in our effort to create a K20W+ longitudinal data system for public policy research in Louisiana. We know that whatever we need, we can find great support from OTS. From their Data Center Operations, InfoSec, we feel confident that they’re one of our greatest assets.