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File #: 24-2266    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Contract - Amendment Status: Agenda Ready
File created: 4/10/2024 In control: Commissioners Court
On agenda: 4/23/2024 Final action:
Title: Request for approval to execute an amendment to an agreement with Ernst & Young, LLP for consulting services to provide improvements to the compliance assessment and enablement proposal.
Attachments: 1. 0423_PHS_EY Contract Amendment.pdf
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Department: Public Health Services
Department Head/Elected Official: Barbie L. Robinson, MPP, JD, CHC - Executive Director

Regular or Supplemental RCA: Regular RCA

Type of Request: Contract - Amendment

Project ID (if applicable): N/A
Vendor/Entity Legal Name (if applicable): Ernst & Young, LLP

MWDBE Contracted Goal (if applicable): 10%
MWDBE Current Participation (if applicable): N/A
Justification for 0% MWDBE Participation Goal: N/A - Goal is not 0% and is listed above

Request Summary (Agenda Caption):
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Request for approval to execute an amendment to an agreement with Ernst & Young, LLP for consulting services to provide improvements to the compliance assessment and enablement proposal.
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Background and Discussion:
Ernst & Young, LLP's Risk and Compliance Assessment and Enablement proposal was developed to assist HCPH Compliance Program to close gaps, lead with knowledge, and ensure internal regulatory monitoring and prevention through the compliance program, as well as assess the current privacy and security infrastructure to mitigate risk. In performing the security and risk assessment, EY and HCPH agreed that a Red Team assessment would only provide short-term value because it would identify point-in-time findings. The EY and HCPH teams identified a more urgent task which would provide longer term value: Data cataloging and classification would help HCPH better understand its data breach risk exposure, and help plan for appropriate data protection. This change request replaces the Red Team assessment task with the Data cataloging and classification task, at no cost to the County.

Expected Impact:
The risk assessment will provide the the framework for HCPH to create and implement measures to reduce risk and raise the caliber of operations and services.

Alternative Options:
N/A

Alignment with Goal(s):
_ Justice and Safety
_ Economic Opportunity
_ Housing
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_ Transportation
_ Flooding
_ Environment
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