A report presented by Gartner to the Commissioners Court found an excess of $11 million in spending, a disempowered IT staff and critical staffing gaps.
More than 100 individuals have already applied for the five-certificate series, developed and delivered at no cost by the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service cybersecurity team.
The latest City Council approval marks at least $9 million in multiyear agreements geared toward information technology security that Dallas city elected officials have signed off on since April.
It will lead one of the newly appointed technology hubs across the nation, with a focus on semiconductor manufacturing, the White House announced Monday.
