Governor's Office Spent $171.5M on IT-Related Services in November

State agencies spent $786.9 million across IT-related categories in November, with the Office of the Governor – Fiscal spending $171.5 million. The executive spending is categorized separately.

Here, rounded up, are the agency’s top five vendors, according to the comptroller’s “Payments to Payee” visualization:

• $171.2 million to the Texas Facilities Commission, which designs and constructs state facilities and manages offices, warehouses, garages and grounds. 
• $175,000 to Proof Advertising, an Austin company that manages traveltexas.com and related websites as part of its contract. 
• $167,127 to Innovation Event Management, an Austin company that provides conference management, audiovisual services and consulting. 
• $30,000 to Vianovo, a strategic advisory firm. 
• $20,667 to Destination Analysts, a market research company focused on travel and tourism. 

Regarding specific purchases, spending included $171.5 million on purchased contracted services, $16,973 to communication services and $5,535 to telecommunications and other service charges.