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- AI training will be mandatory for state and local government employees starting in FY 2026 under House Bill 3512.
- DIR will certify at least five training programs that meet new criteria focused on responsible AI use, risk mitigation and accessibility.
- Submission guidance is expected by the end of January.
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Employees and vendors have gone unpaid or inaccurately compensated for months due to the county’s faulty payroll software system.
The department, which protects the state’s natural resources, has an estimated annual IT budget of $12.5 million.
The CIO spoke at a recent event about how he sees potential AI applications in the hiring process, adjacent to documentation and onboarding.
The college will use $2.8 million in grant money to upgrade network connections and cabling, while purchasing more mobile hot spots.
During the year’s second quarter, the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts bought goods and services from Accenture, Resource Integrators and more.
The funding will go to various services, software and hardware to address the city’s May network breach.
An RFP has been issued for a vendor with specialized knowledge to analyze local government broadband needs, planning and coordination across the state.
The projects funded would include cloud infrastructure services, Chromebooks for K-12 students, security camera upgrades and a printer retrofit.
Topics covered during a recent state-level IT conference included AI governance, data privacy and practical use.
Upgrades include moving the ReHabWorks system to a cloud environment and adding an AI-enabled automated assistant to help counselors complete customer functions.
The city partnered with Asterra, a California-based company, to use its satellite imaging technology to identify and address water leakages within its distribution network.
The job would entail gathering, compiling, analyzing, tracking and drafting functional and technical requirements for complex IT systems and overseeing major IT procurements.
The city's deputy CIO says low-friction, single interactions are what most residents want.
Approximately $3.6 million of that will fund enterprise IT projects such as a new permitting solution, an online jury module and a signal system upgrade analysis.
The college system is moving forward with an OpenGov product.
The state’s environmental agency is seeking a records processing contractor who will image documents requested as public information.
The job would entail leading the agency’s new vendor-supported applications team and monitoring various applications.
The city gave a budget update, saying that $9.7 million will be spent on “cyber investments” in the coming year.
The Texas Department of State Health Services shares how the dashboard came about, who’s updating it and what some of the challenges were in launching it.
Murphy is taking applications through Aug. 18 for the role that oversees a $1.5 million tech budget.
The Broadband Development Office is making regional visits, working through BOOT applications and looking toward an updated broadband map.
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