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The department, which has an estimated Fiscal Year 2025 IT budget of $49.3 million, provides administrative services to various judicial-related entities in Florida, including offices of state attorneys, public defenders and other legal offices.
The Department of Management Services is seeking vendor proposals for hardware installation and configurations, programming, scheduled maintenance, troubleshooting and repairs.
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 Florida Lottery seeks an integrable records management system to help streamline the process of completing, submitting, reviewing and approving reports by security agents.
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.
The solution must schedule audit due dates and support collaborative editing, historical response archiving, inter- and intra-agency coordination, and approval and standardization of federal and state reports and audit responses.
The SaaS solution would replace the county’s existing software and improve the submission process for commercial, Medicaid, Medicare and customer invoice claims while maintaining HIPAA compliance.
The district has issued a request for proposals for a managed security service provider to contract a virtual chief information security officer to develop and oversee the district’s cybersecurity program.
The new website will streamline adoption information for prospective parents and provide various online resources, including access to classes, one-on-one support, personalized plans and more.
Kris Allgary has been the commission’s chief information security officer since May 2024, working alongside Susan Whitmire, who retired as the agency’s CIO earlier this month.
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This technical position provides Oracle database support and solutions for the agency while monitoring and reviewing the department’s database systems to ensure operation efficiency, integrity and security.
During her fifth State of the County address, Mayor Daniella Levine Cava discussed various topics, including launching new online platforms and using technology to expand access to services and information.
A few notable recommendations for the Executive Office of the Governor include $12.9 million for technology infrastructure at the state’s Emergency Operations Center, $8.2 million for an enterprise business solution and $8.2 million for a federal aid tracking system.
The Division of Administrative Hearings’ case management systems support about 26,000 users across two programs. The division is seeking input from vendors to support, enhance or replace the systems.
The $1.25 billion Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program aims to fund eligible entities to help close the digital divide for underserved populations and communities in need.
Kenneth Kicia brings more than 20 years of private-sector experience to the role, recently serving as vice president of business relationship management and international IT operations for Leidos.
The bills include SB 394, which requires the Department of State to adopt security measures for electronic voting systems, and SB 292, which requires the Office of Financial Regulation to supervise virtual currency kiosk businesses.
Lars Schmekel has been the county’s chief information security officer since January 2001. However, the county recently published a job posting for the role, signaling the position’s vacancy.
A few notable recommendations for the Department of Financial Services include $36 million to replace FLAIR, $6 million to replace the Office of Financial Regulation’s REAL system and $2.8 million for a CRM replacement.
After serving as Florida’s lieutenant governor since 2018 — and leading many cybersecurity efforts — Nuñez is expected to resign this week and accept a new position as Florida International University’s interim president.
The position reports to the agency’s incident response lead and will investigate, analyze and respond to cyber incidents and provide targeted attack detection and analysis.
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