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- Myers spent nearly 14 years at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.
- He announced the move in a LinkedIn post, where he expressed gratitude for mentors and emphasized a continued commitment to public service.
- Myers joins DIR during a leadership transition, with Amanda Crawford appointed insurance commissioner and Tony Sauerhoff now serving as interim CIO.
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The selected vendor for the Houston and Galveston area will be responsible for federally required architecture.
The intrusion may be the work of a new ransom group, but the university hasn’t divulged that information.
Residents can track issues such as justice reform, financial health, internal processes, infrastructure and economic development through the platform.
The Legislature has allocated $55 million to pay for smaller and under-resourced K-12 schools to access cybersecurity products and expertise.
The city suffered a weekend data breach caused by hackers. By Monday, officials said the IT systems were back to normal.
In 2024 alone, the department will receive $663 million for various IT projects and modernization efforts.
The years since the COVID-19 shutdowns have seen multiple implementations get off the ground ahead of funding announcements such as this week’s $3.3 billion announcement.
Bruce Hermes will take the role in the newly created special district tasked with implementing Project Connect.
The hub, created by the Texas Water Development Board, showcases public water data from across the state through an open data catalog. But putting it together came with some challenges.
The city’s Information and Technology Services had an initial request for $135 million in the bond package for IT-related upgrades. There was no allocation for IT in previous proposed scenarios.
A few of these services include professional help desk support, maintaining user accounts and installing software.
Fourteen types of state and local entities are listed, clarifying which may take advantage of the state IT agency's services.
The training would teach state law enforcement professionals how to recognize and respond to cyber crimes and collect digital evidence.
Airport leadership awarded Willow Inc. for its WillowTwin implemention, a part of the special district’s transformation.
Bruce Hermes is no longer with the agency, which has listed the position online.
The job would entail performing senior-level information security analysis functions such as planning, implementing and monitoring security program elements and services.
Changes to the program will allow for more areas to receive grants and will also broaden requirements for Internet speed and latency.
Since launching the portal last month, residents and businesses have been able to apply for permits and schedule inspections online.
The money comes from federal programming created during the pandemic to help address broadband shortfalls.
Two universities will lead the effort to build and maintain a robust semiconductor manufacturing economy.
As state agencies wind down spending, vendors can find various tech wants and needs in strategic and budget documents.
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