Industry Insider — Texas has got you covered, highlighting several agencies with significant IT spends and overall budgets. Strategic planning is part of the budget process in Texas, and plans were due in July.
Strategic planning is the first step in each biennial budget, which takes more than a year to develop, involving all the executive branch departments and agencies as well as the governor, Legislature, the comptroller and the state auditor’s office, according to The Texas Politics Project. The process begins during the spring of the year before the January opening of the biennial legislative session.
The Governor’s Office of Budget, Planning and Policy (GOBPP) and the Legislative Budget Board (LBB) issue instructions for developing strategic plans. After developing a strategic plan, agencies submit their plans to the GOBPP and the LBB for approval in late summer/early fall.
Linked below is recent coverage noting high points of agencies’ strategic planning that includes IT priorities. Stories have links to agencies and departments, relevant documents, and contextual clues about doing business with the state of Texas.
- Department of Information Resources Outlines Technology Priorities for the Next Four Years. Cybersecurity, technology accessibility, efficient digital transformation, data management best practices and IT procurement best practices lead the list.
- “Health and Human Services Prioritizes Its 4-Year Goals.” The commission also details ways in which technology can help it achieve its vision — a good road map for those in the industry who serve the public sector.
- “Information Resources Planning Top of Mind in Office’s Strategic Plan.” The Texas Office of the Attorney General, protecting the state and its residents, spent $11.41 million on IT services in 2021.
- “Department Charged with Protecting Texans’ Health Lists Plans — Where Will the Money Go?” Goals include better health outcomes, access to services, care of the vulnerable, efficiency and accountability.
- “Texas Workforce Commission Lists Detailed Plans for Its Strategic Plan Goals for 2023-27.” One major goal for the commission is a skilled workforce equipped for in-demand jobs.
- “Key Department’s Strategic Plan Puts Safety First.” Texas Department of Transportation goals include delivering the right projects, focusing on the customer, fostering stewardship, optimizing system performance, preserving assets and valuing employees.
- “State Agencies Publishing Strategic Plans With Mission, Goals.” Highlights include the Department of Transportation, Department of Criminal Justice and the Department of Family and Protective Services.
Another resource for locating strategic planning, budget information and developing opportunities is Industry Navigator,* a subscription-based tool that is updated daily with market insights from the public sector.
*Industry Navigator is part of e.Republic, Industry Insider — Texas’ parent company.
