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What to Know:
- DIR has awarded 154 contracts under its current deliverables-based IT services solicitation, while the previous solicitation resulted in 99 awards.
- DIR’s February notice revealed that it was seeking vendors to provide deliverables-based IT services for agencies, local governments and other eligible customers through the Cooperative Contracts program.
- Industry Insider — Texas has compiled the contracts into a searchable table, including the service categories each vendor was approved for.
What to Know:
- Layla Young has left the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board (THECB) to become chief information officer for the Office of the Texas Secretary of State.
- She served as THECB’s CIO from December 2023 through March 2026.
- Before THECB, Young held multiple IT leadership roles at the Texas Department of Insurance, including director of software development and IT development manager.
What to Know:
- Austin has named Jeremiah Clifton interim chief information security officer after dismissing Brian Gardner.
- City officials said that Gardner’s departure was part of the city manager’s ongoing review of Austin Technology Services and not related to data security.
- Clifton brings more than a decade with the city in cybersecurity, risk and architecture roles, along with earlier experience at NASA and in the private sector.
What to Know:
- Zoning commissioners backed changes to Black Mountain’s proposed $10 billion Fort Worth data center.
- The plan calls for four buildings, 2.2 million square feet and a larger setback from nearby homes.
- Residents still raised concerns as related rezoning requests head to City Council in June.
What to Know:
- Dallas approved several tech-related items at once, including evidence-system integration, counter-drone tools, cybersecurity services and traffic signal infrastructure.
- The biggest item was a $10.4 million counter-drone grant tied to FIFA security, while a separate $400,000 contract will support city cybersecurity services.
- The city originally wanted a roughly $200,000 laboratory information management system for firearms examiners, but shifted after receiving only $40,000 in grant funding.
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