Lt. Col. Chris Winnek previously served as the department’s cyber operations chief before becoming deputy chief information officer in December 2023.
Of the three, DIR spent the most on IT-specific purchases, while TxDOT’s largest expenditure appears to be with a built infrastructure firm.
At the Texas Association of State Systems for Computing and Communications State of the State Conference, a panel emphasized infrastructure resilience, which involves making the proper preparations to fully recover and continue operations in the midst of a cyber attack.
During the 2022-2023 fiscal year, the Texas Department of Transportation led the spending on IT goods among all departments.
This executive branch agency, with an estimated $7.4 million IT budget, was established in 1836 and is composed of three military branches.
Technology spending apparently peaked in June; however, the department spends regularly on this need.
