During a recent hearing of the Florida House of Representatives IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee, lawmakers discussed several agencies’ modernization plans, including the Department of Elder Affairs.
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The city seeks to work with a vendor that can provide 5G/LTE wireless broadband services to help bridge the digital divide for low- and moderate-income communities.
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The members-only event will feature the CIO of the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.
During a Florida House of Representatives IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee hearing, Jeremy Daniell represented the department as its CIO, confirming him as Jonathan Yeaton’s replacement.
The department recently published a draft of the scope of services for a future competitive contract for voice and data network services and maintenance of existing and future voice and data network infrastructure equipment.
The legislation would establish a database managed by the Florida Commission on Offender Review to track the voting rights status of individuals ineligible to vote due to felony convictions.
The Florida House of Representatives IT Budget and Policy Subcommittee hearing on Feb. 20 focused on several agencies’ cloud modernization plans, IT-related Legislative Budget Requests and a review of three initial phase projects.
The newly minted task force announced by Gov. Ron DeSantis aims to use AI and new technologies to eliminate bureaucratic bloat and identify waste and noncompliance.
The authority is seeking vendor input on upgrading its GIS system from Esri’s Geometric Network to Esri’s Utility Network model.
A few notable recommendations include $31.5 million to transition its child support automated management system to SAP S/4 and $3.8 million for an electronic file and pay system.
The Department of Management Services is seeking vendor proposals for hardware installation and configurations, programming, scheduled maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs.
The role entails evaluating, planning, deploying, configuring, maintaining and security hardening several systems, including Windows server operating systems and other visualization platforms.
Next up in Industry Insider — Florida’s review of Gov. DeSantis’ Fiscal Year 2026 budget recommendations, we look at IT funding for the Law Enforcement and Juvenile Justice departments and the Justice Administrative and Offender Review commissions.
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