Contributed Content
Produced and hosted by Slalom. DIR is an educational sponsor under the Technology Today Series (TTS)
What are the biggest trends shaping the future of transit and transportation?The big ones for us are:
DIR and AWS have partnered to bring you a bi-weekly AWS - Architecture User Group. We hope to see you online at 4:00 PM CT on Tuesday for this critical knowledge share.
This session is presented by Accenture as part of DIR’s Technology Today Series.
This event examines the unique challenges faced by state and local government. Find out where to start on your digital transformation journey, understand common obstacles faced by public sector entities, and learn how to frame expectations as you modernize your digital environment.
Consumers and citizens today evaluate agencies on the quality of their customer experience (CX) as much as any other factor.
Shared Technology Services include a set of managed IT services that Texas government organizations can use to accelerate service delivery.
This session is presented by Microsoft as part of DIR’s Technology Today Series.
DIR and AWS have partnered to bring you a bi-weekly AWS - Architecture User Group. We hope to see you online at 4:00 PM CT on Tuesday for this critical knowledge share.
Join us for DIR Connect on Thursday, May 19, 2022 at the Palmer Events Center in Austin, TX. Purchasing professionals have the opportunity to attend training classes and to network with DIR vendors.
The public is welcome to attend our quarterly board meetings. We post the meeting agenda, location, date, and time in the Texas Register shortly before a scheduled meeting. Meeting information is subject to change. Meeting will be a hybrid format (in-person and virtual).
Latest News
What to Know:
- The city-operated AI Factory processes real-time data from cameras, sensors and connected systems to enhance public safety, traffic control and emergency response, according to CIO Jorge Cardenas.
- The platform is powered by the city’s own fiber network and private 5G infrastructure, allowing for secure, high-speed data processing without relying on third-party cloud providers.
- Brownsville plans to offer compute capacity to neighboring cities that lack similar capabilities.
What to Know:
- Texas’ 2026–27 state budget includes more than $1 billion in IT capital funding for modernization across key agencies.
- Major initiatives include system overhauls at HHSC, TxDMV and DFPS, and creation of the new Texas Cyber Command.
- Agencies are expanding use of AI, automation and data integration, with new vendor opportunities expected in late 2025 and into 2026.
What to Know:
- The state of Texas spent about $6.3 billion on IT-related goods and services in Fiscal Year 2025.
- The Health and Human Services Commission and Department of Transportation were the top-spending agencies.
- Deloitte, Rackspace and the Texas Facilities Commission were among the highest-paid vendors.
