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October disclosures from municipalities, schools and agencies show cyber criminals target those as large as the Department of Public Safety and as small as a town of 1,100.
The city Aviation Department is seeking a content management system with support for multimedia, standards compliance and cybersecurity features.
The Innovation and Technology Caucus of the Texas Legislature chair revealed the Texas Responsible AI Governance Act on Monday in an email to stakeholders.
The envisioned system would allow eligible customers to renew or replace licenses virtually.
The chosen system will replace the district’s existing legacy system at all six of the district’s campuses.
Federal and state requirements, expert staff needs and constant technical change are evident in the Health and Human Services Commission’s 2026-27 legislative appropriations request.
The organization gives state agency and higher education IT professionals and the vendors who work with them opportunities to build a professional network, learn from each other and serve its community.
Most Texans will cast paper ballots this year, and all elections will require a paper trail by 2026 in Texas.
The agency’s IT capital budget request is approximately $10 million less than DSHS was granted for equivalent items in the General Appropriations Bill (HB 1) for Fiscal Year 2024-25.
The county will spend part of its $81.1 million major technology fund to address multiple issues that Gartner outlined in 2023.
The Office of Court Administration has had a modern case management data system on its mind for a few years and is moving forward.
Simplilearn, which has about 1,200 employees, provides training to individuals and businesses globally with 1,500-plus live online classes — with help for more than 8 million users.
The requested software must handle work orders, appointment scheduling, billing and room assignments through an online portal.
Elections offices are mandated to go through cybersecurity assessments and training, and jurisdictions with a population over 100,000 have video surveillance of ballot-holding areas.
The public-sector professional Mark Noth has been named as south-central SLED director and will be responsible for five states, including Texas.
The desired solution would allow the city to market to visitors near tracked locations based on foot traffic and demographic data.
Notable requests include $97 million for disaster recovery and technology modernization, $27 million for securing crime record data and $24 million for security and identity management.
The Information Technology Services fiscal year 2025 budget is $70.2 million, and the county continues to infuse tech, cloud and mobile solutions across departments.
The current mandate requires cyber and physical security measures, but the state’s investment isn’t adequate, leadership recently said.
Gov tech supplier Civic Marketplace is offering a procurement platform backed by AI for the North Central Texas Council of Governments. The deal could promote more use of cooperative purchasing, according to backers.
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