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According to James Huang, who is also the agency’s deputy chief information officer of AI, HHSC maintains 488 client-critical applications, 128 of which are legacy.
Texas Department of Agriculture CIO Chris Bunton and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department CIO Jamie McClanahan both expressed IT’s increased importance in their respective agencies at a recent member briefing.
DIR Deputy Executive Director Steve Pier and Deputy State CIO John Hoffman discussed the upcoming budgeting session and what causes procurement negotiations to fail at a recent Government Technology event.
In response to a question regarding the agency’s plans for future AI integration, DFPS CIO Drew McGrath revealed that plans for a state agency-specific model trained to adhere to federal requirements may be in the works.
While the agency has implemented artificial intelligence in streamlining manual tasks, the TxDOT chief information officer emphasized a commitment to simple, proven solutions.
According to Jay Waldo, CIO for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, the agency’s largest upcoming project in terms of spending is a replacement for its back-end consolidated financial system.
Although ATP is a smaller agency, Director of Information Technology Bruce Hermes anticipates approximately $10 billion passing through the organization.
Deputy CIO Judy Sandberg hinted at three new fraud detection projects that were presented to the TWC governance board in September.
Bruce Hermes spoke at a recent event about his agency's goal to update systems and how a cash infusion is needed.
At an Industry Insider — Texas member briefing in Austin, two state CIOs talked about resources to help vendors better understand and approach agency needs.
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