The agency oversees programs related to public health, including maternal and child health, emergency preparedness, dental health, genetic services, fitness and nutrition, immunizations and injury prevention.
Here, with rounding, are those purchases, according to the Texas Comptroller’s “Payment to Payee” visualization:
- $15.9 million to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, which manages programs that help families with health care, food, safety and disaster services
- $15.3 million to the Texas Department of Information Resources, which offers technology solutions to state and local government entities
- $3.6 million to Carahsoft Technology Corporation, a privately owned business that sells IT hardware, software and consulting services to federal, state and local governments
- $2.8 million to Ssdatainfo Inc., which offers public health systems design, development, integration and support
- $1.5 million to Loblolly Consulting LLC, which provides project management, business analysis, information management, data analytics and enterprise technology services
Regarding specific purchases, DSHS spent $15.9 million on purchased contracted services, $15.3 million on computer services, $6 million on IT services and $1.5 million on computer software.
The periodic reports of spending on IT goods and services by agencies and departments in state government are compiled by Industry Insider — Texas as a way of highlighting procurements and trends.
