compare and contrast the following statements: In Georgia, acquisition approval authority for projects costing more than one million dollars for a five-year total cost of ownership is split between OPB and GTA's Enterprise Portfolio Management Office (EPMO). By law, any technology projects over that dollar threshold must submit a formal business case and/or organizational change management plan and strategy to OPB and EPMO.28, 29 The EPMO conducts a preliminary review, often in consultation with the CISO and GTA's Sourcing Management Organization (SMO), and shares feedback with OPB, the agency, and GTA's CTO. In Michigan, the DTMB is responsible for, and has approval authority over, all executive branch IT acquisition activities, and the CSO's office is the lead for managing IT acquisition and implementation through an integrated approach designed to assess and manage cybersecurity risks. Michigan conducts a series of checkpoints throughout the acquisition process and system development life cycle, led by the CSO, to ensure that vendors are meeting security requirements