The oldest state agency is among those asking the Legislature for funds to grow its tech workforce at a cost of about $900,000 per year.
The agency is advertising for two senior positions with at least $162,000 and $111,600 a year pay, respectively.
Researchers at Texas State University have $500,000 to create a way to provide real-time water safety updates after a study exposed multiple days of fecal contamination on Texas beaches.
The tech giant has been notifying customers whose emails were caught up in the Jan. 12 Midnight Blizzard cyber attack.
The agency issued notice that it plans to contract with RealWired for software maintenance and support, the only provider for the software in question.
The Veterans Land Board wants to increase awareness of its mission through data-driven social media insights.
The Deep East Texas Council of Governments will distribute the funds for broadband and radio operations.
The state’s General Land Office and Veterans Land Board will have more than $3 million for the shared data center.
The job would entail establishing a strategic plan, developing policies, overseeing IT operations teams and collaborating with the agency’s CIO.
The Texas General Land Office has made more than 6,000 purchases of IT goods so far this year and spent $24 million on its top five buys.
Both positions entail conducting, planning, scheduling, coordinating and reviewing audits for the Texas General Land Office.
In addition to debuting the store, GLO unveiled a new content management system to help keep track of metadata associated with its growing collection of 45,000 maps.
The oldest agency in the state has many responsibilities, such as managing historical documents and resources, including land.
The CIO who has been leading modernization efforts announced he will leave the role.
Under the current agency, it seeks a seasoned IT leader who is prudent and has financial experience.
GLO, which helps fund Texas public education, spent $22.8 million in calendar year 2021.
In the closing summit session, three panelists discuss internal and external customer service.
"To be successful, our teams must know their respective technology domains, but they also must build a strong grasp of the business goals and objectives of each of the missions of our organization."
