Tracking the Spend: Texas Department of Public Safety's Top 5 IT Spends

The department responsible for statewide law enforcement and driver’s license administration spent just under $15 million on its five largest IT purchases during the fourth quarter of 2022.

According to the Texas Comptroller’s (CPA) “Payment to Payee” visualization, the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) spent $29,266,409 from Oct. 3 through Dec. 29.

Here, with rounding, were the division’s top five tech spends:

• $6.2 million to GTS Technology Solutions Inc.
• $3 million to the Texas Department of Information Resources
• $2.7 million to Cima Solutions Group Ltd
• $1.4 million to Applus Technologies Inc.
• $1 million to Grayshift LLC

As for specific purchases, the department primarily spent on computer software maintenance and repair, computer equipment, IT, telecommunications and computer services, software and data processing services.

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.