According to TDCJ’s legislative appropriations request, the agency’s IT department is severely understaffed in comparison to similar state agencies.
The requested capital budget is approximately $136 million less than what TDCJ was granted for equivalent items in the General Appropriations Bill for FY 2024-25.
The Texas Department of Criminal Justice chief technology officer shared this week that network infrastructure is on the agency’s mind.
This large-scale agency, with $4.25 billion in the coming fiscal year, looks forward with its strategic plan and backward with sunset reporting.
This short video overview examines, among other things, what moves the public sector is making in the midst of AI discussions and modernization efforts.
The Sunset Advisory Commission reviews and evaluates for efficiency, effectiveness and potential abolishment.
The department is working toward an RFP for its Correctional Institutions Division.
The agency’s CIO said it would like a modern, uniform system across the state.
Under the budget, currently awaiting the governor’s approval, the Department of Criminal Justice IT budget would be just over $55 million in the coming years.
The department oversees the state’s prisons, jails and correctional facilities and has an estimated annual IT budget of $128 million.
Recently approved budget documents estimate the state’s 2024-2025 budget will total $302.7 billion. With that comes a lot of money for state agencies to purchase and upgrade tech.
The law enforcement agency was formed from three others in 1989 and has the third largest budget in the state, including general and federal funds.
As part of the state budget process, agencies submitted strategic planning and Legislative Appropriations Requests over the past year.
This agency spends funds on an array of items, including technology, to support its daily work and mission.
Microwave intrusion detection systems will require builds that include building materials, electrical components and high-tech monitoring.
