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- As the central IT agency, DIR oversees statewide procurement vehicles, cybersecurity programs, data center services and cloud offerings.
- For Fiscal Year 2026, DIR has received $9.3 million for IT capital items and operates under a total budget of $779 million.
- DIR is shifting its focus from cybersecurity toward its Innovation Lab and new AI Division.
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The Corpus Christi-based service center hopes to integrate mental health services across ESC2 while improving educational outcomes through customized educational programs.
The county has named Justine Tran to the position, which was vacant for more than a year. Her work includes IT leadership in multiple industries — from telecommunications to automotive — and for the city of Dallas.
Texas has obligated at least 98 percent of its funding, but state and local governments will be forced to return pandemic relief funds if not properly obligated by the end of December.
The Health and Human Services Commission is looking to update its means of gathering data on aging populations and has published an RFO due Jan. 23.
Airport leadership has recognized construction and design tech firm Autodesk for its part in launching automated and real-time processes.
Selected vendors will perform multi-supplier application development, maintenance, solution design and staff augmentation services to eligible DIR customers.
The county added almost a month for its request for proposals seeking Universal Services contract-to-hire staff.
Texas Department of Agriculture CIO Chris Bunton and Texas Parks and Wildlife Department CIO Jamie McClanahan both expressed IT’s increased importance in their respective agencies at a recent member briefing.
A University of Texas health and learning hub is looking for an experienced vendor to build modern, accessible oncology and health-care websites.
Newly digitized archives date to the early 18th century and are publicly searchable. The $18 million preservation effort was supported by records fees.
The Domestic Relations Office would like to implement a cloud-based system that enables scheduling, communication, identity verification and check-in/checkout processes for families, guardians and staff.
The comment, phoned in during a November City Council meeting, has prompted discussion of how to keep meetings open, transparent and accessible for city constituents while preventing future incidents.
The Health and Human Services Commission has asked experienced vendors to provide rough order of magnitude (ROM) estimates for system delivery and/or service delivery options.
The agency’s capital budget request is about $3 million less than the agency was granted for equivalent items in FY 2024-25.
The chosen MSI will assume management of DIR’s existing ServiceNow environment, integrate new services and component providers into the MSI operating model and provide program strategy management.
The goal of expanding broadband availability in Texas has been a long time coming, and local government and Internet providers across the state have been working toward rural connectivity and securing funds.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome Ford Consulting Group to the Industry Insider family. The Austin-based consultancy works to offer strategic market insights and foster connections between public-sector agencies and technology vendors. For more information about Ford Consulting Group, contact Dawn Ford.
The council is looking to establish a master services agreement with one or more vendors through its TXShare purchasing cooperative.
TWC prefers a commercial off-the-shelf (COTS) solution that can support blind or visually impaired staff and customers of TWC’s Vocational Rehabilitation Division programs.
The network wants to implement real-time tracking to keep up with patients, staff, assets and compliance practices such as hand washing.
The district's Mental Health Services Department requires a web-based electronic medical records system that is capable of interfacing with its current solution.
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