Independent Project Oversight Report (IPOR) Rating

Green
- Satisfactory, no corrective action necessary.
Yellow
- Caution, risks/issues exist. There may be a need for corrective action in the near future.
Red
- Escalated for immediate corrective action. There is a significant risk to the health of the project.
Blue
- Not enough data is available to make a determination about the project health.
No Report Available - Indicates that a Report is not available for publishing for the reporting period.

2740-229 State to State Verification (S2S)

The California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) proposes to implement the State-to-State Verification Service (S2S) program. This program would enable DMV to limit a driver’s license or identification (DL/ID) card applicant to possessing only one REAL ID compliant or federal non-compliant (FNC) DL/ID card nationwide. The program would also enable DMV to share information with other participating states on all State issued DL/ID cards and to send requests to other States to terminate a DL/ID card. These processes would be performed electronically through the S2S program.

Project Details

Agency / State Entity	Transportation / Motor Vehicles, Department of
Total Cost	$55,999,282
Last Approved Start Date	10/21/2025
Last Approved Finish Date	02/16/2027
Criticality Rating	Medium

IPOR Reporting Period	Overall IPOR Rating
06/01/2026 - 06/30/2026	Green

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Key Questions

Is the project on track to satisfy the customer's business objectives?Yes

Is the project on track to achieve the objectives in the approved timeframe?Yes

Is the project on track to achieve the objectives within the approved budget?Yes

Project Overall Health	Comments
Green	During the June 2026 reporting period, the State-to-State Verification Service (S2S) Project remains Green and continues progressing from development into testing and certification activities. During the reporting period, Time Management and Quality remained Yellow. Time Management continues to require oversight due to unresolved schedule logic issues, the absence of a formally approved schedule, and increasing reliance on parallel development and testing activities. Quality remains Yellow as the project transitions into certification testing, increasing the importance of testing readiness, requirements traceability, defect management, and release readiness. The remaining focus areas, including Governance, Cost & Contract Management, Scope Management, Resource Management, Risks & Issues, and Transition Readiness, remain Green and continue supporting successful project execution. Continued attention to schedule management, testing execution, and external dependencies is critical to maintain this rating.

Project Overall Health

Comments

Green

During the June 2026 reporting period, the State-to-State Verification Service (S2S) Project remains Green and continues progressing from development into testing and certification activities. During the reporting period, Time Management and Quality remained Yellow. Time Management continues to require oversight due to unresolved schedule logic issues, the absence of a formally approved schedule, and increasing reliance on parallel development and testing activities. Quality remains Yellow as the project transitions into certification testing, increasing the importance of testing readiness, requirements traceability, defect management, and release readiness. The remaining focus areas, including Governance, Cost & Contract Management, Scope Management, Resource Management, Risks & Issues, and Transition Readiness, remain Green and continue supporting successful project execution. Continued attention to schedule management, testing execution, and external dependencies is critical to maintain this rating.

Focus Area/Rating	Comments
Governance Green	Governance remains Green, consistent with May. Executive oversight and cross-workstream coordination continue supporting project execution, with increasing focus on certification readiness, release planning, external dependencies, and coordination across multiple vendors and stakeholders.
Time Management Yellow	Time Management remains Yellow. The Integrated Master Project Schedule continues to be refined; however, the CDT review identified remaining schedule logic issues, preventing formal schedule approval. As informal testing begins and development continues in parallel, maintaining schedule discipline has become increasingly important as these activities are reducing available schedule flexibility. The current draft schedule reflects a project completion date of March 16, 2027, beyond the approved February 17, 2027, completion date, representing a variance of 5.6%.
Cost & Contract Management Green	Cost & Contract Management remains Green. Project expenditures continue aligning with the approved budget, and no significant cost variances have been identified. Contract oversight remains appropriate as implementation and certification activities progress.
Scope Management Green	Scope Management remains Green. Development continues supporting approved project objectives while the project further distinguishes certification-related and post-certification work. No unauthorized scope expansion has been identified.
Resources Green	Resource Management remains Green. Staffing levels remain sufficient to support development, testing, certification, and release planning activities, with no significant resource constraints identified.
Quality Yellow	Quality remains Yellow. Testing activities expanded during the reporting period as the project continued End-to-End (E2E) Testing and began preparations for Association of American Motor Vehicle Administrators (AAMVA) Informal and Performance Testing scheduled for July 6, 2026. Continued emphasis on testing readiness, traceability, regression testing, and defect management is critical as certification activities progress.
Risk And Issues Green	Risks & Issues remains Green. The project continues identifying, documenting, monitoring, and mitigating risks through established project management processes. Legislative approval, schedule management, certification activities, and external dependencies remain key risks requiring continued attention.
Transition Readiness Green	Transition Readiness remains Green. Organizational Change Management (OCM), training, release planning, and deployment readiness activities continue progressing and remain aligned with upcoming certification and implementation milestones.
Conditions For Approval Yellow	Conditions for Approval remain Yellow. Of the five Conditions of Approval, two conditions are met, including submission of the Independent Verification and Validation (IV&V) monthly reports and the Project Test Management Plan. The Integrated Master Project Schedule and Updated Project Management Plans remain partially met. The Transition to Maintenance and Operations Plan is not yet due. Continued attention is required to achieve full compliance with approval conditions.
Corrective Action Green	N/A.

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