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Darren Nielsen
Darren Nielsen is the former lead editor for
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Collaborative State Project Wins Award from National CIO Group
Several departments teamed up to produce a digital assistant for Texans.
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October 25, 2022
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Tracking the Spend: One Department's Top 10 Vendors for Q3
During the third quarter of the year, 201 purchases were made from 45 vendors.
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October 21, 2022
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Account Executive’s Role Evolves
The storage technology expert has moved from Northern California to North Texas.
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October 20, 2022
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Texas Department to Build New $55.3 Million Project
New headquarters complex will consist of 12 buildings.
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October 20, 2022
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CIO Shares What It Was Like Adjusting to a COVID World, Part II
IT leader takes questions from
Industry Insider — Texas
members at event in Austin.
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October 18, 2022
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CIO Shares What It Was Like Adjusting to a COVID World
Industry Insider — Texas
hosted a member event last week in Austin.
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October 14, 2022
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State Council Seeks to Update Mobile App
The new version will port the existing one and offer more features and a better user experience.
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October 13, 2022
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Texas Department Has Two Software Engineer Openings
The engineers work across multiple teams to create and maintain automated applications to serve customers’ evolving needs.
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October 13, 2022
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Deadline Coming for Nominations for the 2022 Texas IT Academy Awards
Texas tech leaders will be honored for outstanding work next month, and there’s still time to vote — not much, though.
October 11, 2022
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Commission Seeks Vendor to Operate Credentialing System Services
The software can automatically track health-care licensing, certificates and more.
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October 11, 2022
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Profiles in Government: This Texas Division Was Born of Cold War Fears
In 1951, when some Americans were considering building bomb shelters, this agency was created to work with the federal government for civil defense.
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October 07, 2022
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Tracking the Spend: One Department's Top 10 IT Vendors for Q3
Overall, the agency spent $1.12 million on tech purchases in that time period.
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October 07, 2022
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Department to Seek Mobile Digital Video Recording Systems, Other Tech
Gear would be used for high-quality evidence-admissible video and audio recording of traffic stops, criminal acts and surveillance activities.
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October 06, 2022
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Office Seeks Consultants for State Digital Equity Plan
The effort will focus on unserved and underserved broadband areas across Texas.
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October 06, 2022
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Emergency SNAP Benefits to Be Made Available for October
Industry Insider — Texas'
Member Briefing to feature CIO from Texas commission that administers program.
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October 04, 2022
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Profiles in Government: Texas Department of Transportation Has Grown With the Automobile
The agency employs about 12,000 and has a budget of almost $15 billion for 2022-23.
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October 04, 2022
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City’s Transit Agency Has Massive Project at Top of Mind
An ambitious multiyear series of upgrades is looking well into the future for technology needs.
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September 30, 2022
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Large Texas Department Looking for Technology Leaders
Two career opportunities are listed for department based in Austin.
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September 29, 2022
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CIOs Delve into Gov Tech Issues and Trends Affecting Texas, Part II
IT leaders discuss priorities, challenges at
Industry Insider — Texas
event in Austin.
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September 29, 2022
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CIOs Delve into Gov Tech Issues and Trends Affecting Texas
Industry Insider — Texas
hosted a member event last week in Austin.
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September 27, 2022
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High-Profile State Data Chief Takes on Consultant Role
The move comes after 16 years working in various roles for the state.
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September 23, 2022
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Technical College Seeks Review of Its Business Intelligence Architecture
Other goals include engaging augmented support services to stabilize the BI tools.
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September 23, 2022
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Department Spent $43.4 Million on Largest IT Spends in Q2
Overall, it spent $57.7 million on all such purchases in that time period.
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September 22, 2022
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Looking Forward in Government Technology, Context Is King, Speaker Says
Progress will require a data strategy, partnerships and cooperation.
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September 20, 2022
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Texas Seeking Volunteers to Help Protect Against Cyber Attacks
Teams would be deployed as needed wherever there is an emergency.
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September 20, 2022
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GovX Summit Keynote Summarizes What’s Trending, What’s to Come
The public’s changing expectations of government, a new crop of public-sector leaders, and a loosening of procurement regulations will drive change as government technology matures, one industry expert asserts.
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September 16, 2022
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DevOps Company Hires Senior Customer Success Manager
The Austinite brings years of network engineering experience to his new role.
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September 16, 2022
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Public Transportation District Receives $20M in Federal Funds
The money will go toward establishing a permanent operations and maintenance facility.
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September 15, 2022
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County to Assess Information Security Posture, Identify Security Risks
Tests will include a social engineering campaign to use email-based techniques to mimic phishing attempts.
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September 15, 2022
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Tracking the Spend: Agency Spent $2.8M on Largest IT Spends in 2Q
Overall, the commission spent $3.9 million on all such purchases in that time period.
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September 13, 2022
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