CapMetro
What to Know:
- At an Industry Insider — Texas member briefing, the TxDOT and CapMetro CIOs said AI, network resilience and operational technology security are shaping near-term decisions.
- CapMetro is focused on separating AI hype from tools that can deliver real return on investment.
- TxDOT told vendors to make a clear case for value and explain why agencies should care before bringing forward new products.
What to Know:
- Capital Metro is Austin’s regional transit agency and is operating with a 2026 budget of $625.2 million.
- The agency’s capital plan this year includes $15.7 million for IT projects.
- Capital Metro’s Strategic Plan 2030 includes goals tied to digital transformation, process automation, fare technology and security technology.
Next week’s members-only event in Austin will feature the chief information officers of the Texas Department of Transportation and the Capital Metropolitan Transportation Authority.
Industry Insider’s latest conversation with TxDOT CIO Anh Selissen precedes the March 26 member briefing with CapMetro CIO Tanya Acevedo.
What to Know:
- CapMetro’s board approved $4.5 million in tech-related contracts at its Feb. 23 meeting.
- The meeting's consent agenda covered about $3.8 million in tech purchases.
- A separate action item approved a five-year renewal of the Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement for about $720,000.
As part of Industry Insider — Texas’ ongoing efforts to educate readers on state and local government, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
As of March 1, the CapMetro app has been retired in favor of trip planning app Transit and Umo, a Cubic Transportation Systems fare collection solution offering contactless payments and automated validation tools.
This year’s Texas Digital Government Summit included a panel on how agencies and vendors center their focus on the user when developing new technologies.
The Best of Texas awards, part of the Texas Digital Government Summit, honor public agencies working to improve the constituent experience.
Collected here is a roundup of our AI-related coverage in 2023, including expert insights, events and agency use cases.
CIOs from the HHSC, TxDOT, TxDMV and CapMetro discussed AI and how it could be used to automate their departments during a recent Industry Insider forum.
The State of Technology: Texas Industry Forum has a robust speaker lineup that will discuss technology implications of the state budget and recent legislation.
The “Best of Texas” awards, announced during last week’s Texas Digital Government Summit, acknowledged various significant IT projects.
Bruce Hermes will take the role in the newly created special district tasked with implementing Project Connect.
An ambitious multiyear series of upgrades is looking well into the future for technology needs.
IT leaders discuss priorities, challenges at Industry Insider — Texas event in Austin.
Industry Insider — Texas hosted a member event last week in Austin.
