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Local cybersecurity leaders recently discussed various components of their incident response planning, including regular reviews, cross-team involvement and communication within and without the security office.
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The state’s IT department will be contracting successful respondents to provide public safety IT resources under its Cooperative Contracts program.
The city is the immediate beneficiary of a tranche of the four-year, $500 billion master plan that’s expected to buttress the regional economy.
Interested vendors must be familiar with Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs programs to maintain compliance with reporting requirements.
The platform must match mentors with mentees and provide administrators with feedback regarding concerns and topics among program mentees.
Completed in August 2024, the digital twin includes a 3D port model, integration with the Corpus Christi Police Department’s computer-aided dispatch system and commercial shipping data.
A city spokesperson said there is no indication of any actual or attempted misuse of personal information, but filings identify 17,751 people notified of the breach “out of an abundance of caution.”
The office’s current service management system suffers from limited tracking and visibility, fragmented workflow, reliance on manual processes and other issues.
The Texas Cyber Command will collaborate with all state universities, agencies and Regional Security Operation Centers to improve cybersecurity across the state.
The Virtual Court Program reduces the need for bench warrants and extraditions from TDCJ to county custody, which is made possible by expanded broadband access.
DIR has released multiple solicitations in the past few months to overhaul several aspects of the STS Program, such as its Data Center Services program, Managed Security Services, multisourcing services integration and texas.gov.
The company, now a prime vendor to the state, offers a software solution to help agencies manage the end-to-end grant management process.
The new website request comes as the college district plans to expand with a new campus in the city of Manvel early this year.
The $1.25 billion Digital Equity Competitive Grant Program provides funding to eligible public and not-for-profit entities for programs or proposals that address digital inequities.
There have been more than 1,600 teleworking city employees with IT practices to support them; computing and related policy won’t be affected.
The transportation agency requires a cloud-based application that will help develop performance-based planning and programming processes in compliance with federal requirements.
The University Park director of information services will retire after a decade of work in the small Dallas enclave. The city has begun recruitment.
The department is looking to contract with one or more vendors willing to offer competitive pricing on a wide range of tech offerings.
The Texas comptroller announced last week that 24 broadband projects are being awarded connectivity funds.
The coastal county, with about 36,000 residents, was hit by a cyber attack last week and continues recovering systems and services. Among those downed are the district clerk.
PowerSchool, used in Texas public schools, has been notifying customers and state attorneys general about how a cyber attack affected student and school district data.
The city's strategic plan calls for the city to “leverage and expand the use of technology to facilitate the exchange of information,” and “harness automation and artificial intelligence technology for efficient resource utilization.”
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