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- TxDOT has completed more than a dozen AI projects and is actively developing more than 20 others, with 200-plus use cases identified.
- The updated plan aligns with new state law and introduces a formal scoring system to prioritize AI initiatives based on readiness, risk and impact.
- Key deployments include automated invoice processing, traffic incident detection and the rollout of generative AI tools to staff.
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County leaders recently voted to purchase a new scheduling solution as they talked about budget deficits caused by overtime, ARPA falloff and idle encumbrances.
The chosen vendor will be expected to provide project management, budgeting, performance tracking, technical expertise and vendor management services.
The intended replacement CMS will include state and federal requirements, improved workflows, data-sharing capabilities and any additional features which maximize efficiency.
At a minimum, the system must manage work orders, assets, inventory, workforce, cost, and planning and reporting.
The firm, based in Austin, has hired Matt Van Syckle to oversee national strategy.
The portal is seeking input from businesses and individuals impacted by House Bill 4, passed in 2023, which regulates the use of consumer data.
The agency’s current CIO, Ricardo Blanco, announced his retirement in a LinkedIn post after 26 years of state service.
The Department of Transportation requires software design, build, enhancement, break-fix and customization services.
The university is a member of the A&M System and is exploring ERP systems that can integrate with existing platforms and handle student-centered information.
Industry Insider — Texas is pleased to welcome AvePoint Public Sector to the Industry Insider family. The subsidiary of AvePoint focuses on data protection, migration and management with software-as-a-service (SaaS) solutions for state and local government. AvePoint was founded in 2001 and now has a global footprint to enable digital workplace transformation in multiple sectors. For information, contact Dan Bichsel.
The $4.4 billion bond proposal was revealed last week during a public meeting and is potentially the largest bond package ever in the state. Tech is folded into $1 billion for programming and tech spending.
The Health and Human Services Commission is procuring a single-solution, cloud-based e-health record platform that covers more than two dozen facilities; the current record-keeping systems have a multimillion-dollar price tag.
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center requires the furnishing and installation of all wiring and components to support data and voice systems in addition to multimode and single-mode fiber.
The IT service management company joins five other vendors contracted by the agency to provide IT research and advisory subscription services to DIR customers.
Industry Insider — Texas will not publish a newsletter Wednesday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The newsletter will resume on Friday morning.
The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation is moving along in its system modernization goals and has restarted the procurement process for a core system.
The agency requires a backward compatible replication of its current system, which hosts more than 18,000 user accounts.
The city's World Heritage Office may pilot a project to collect tourism metrics and data; balancing privacy along with planning needs will be paramount.
Lt. Col. Chris Winnek previously served as the department’s cyber operations chief before becoming deputy chief information officer in December 2023.
Of the agency’s listed capital expenditures, all nine information resources projects are in the top 10 in terms of priority, with a total cost of more than $1.1 billion.
The requested redesign must address the university’s current issues with code structure, template functionalities and content management.
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