State of Texas
Department of Information Resources
Leadership for Texas Government Technology

What's New

February 2007

• DIR Announces Hardware and Software Buyer Alerts
• Planned Procurement Schedules for March 31st Submission

January 2007

• DIR Announces Buyer Alert Special for Business Objects Software

November 2006

• 2006 Biennial Performance Report published

October 2006

• SecureTexas – Internet Security Public Service Announcements

September 2006

• TexasOnline 2006 Status Report

August 2006

• IT Staffing Services – Not-to-exceed rates and vendors receiving a Notice of Intent to Award

June 2006

• 2006 Information Resources Strategic Plan – Instructions & Template updated as well as new answers in the FAQ.
• Texas Project Delivery Framework updated including System Development Life Cycle Tools posted for review.
• Data Center Newsletter Issue 3

May 2006

• Enterprise Architecture overview posted.
• 2006 Information Resources Strategic Plan posted including:
  • IRSP Instructions for State Agencies and Institutions of Higher Education
  • Frequently Asked Questions

April 2006

• IT Staff Augmentation Contract Services Request for Offer
• Document Library Reorganized to align with the objectives defined in the State Strategic Plan.

March 2006

• Data Center Services Request for Offer
  (released March 31, 2006)

• Current Contracting Initiatives

• Data Center Services Guide

• Messaging Press Release
  Texas Department of Information Resources Awards IBM Contract for Statewide Email and Collaboration Software Services

January 2006

• Shared Success
  2005 State Strategic Plan
• Statewide Technology Management
  Opportunities for improving statewide technology management and reporting

December 2005

• Planned Procurement Schedule (PPS)
  Re: IT commodity, data center, and disaster recovery expenditures
• Blanket Exemptions for IT Commodities

November 2005

• State Agency Coordinating Committee (SACC)
  New website, hosted by DIR

September 2005

• Hurricane Information
• 2-1-1 Expands Overnight to Handle Katrina Calls

August 2005

• DIR Helping Texas Libraries
  August 2005 -- Library Developments newsletter

July 2005

• Commodity Items Overview
  Vendor briefing presentation, Overview, FAQ, and Workgroup information

• Data Center Consolidation
  Vendor briefing presentation, Overview, and Workgroup information

June 2005

• Texas IT Reorganization Bill Passes Legislature, Sent to Governor
  June 2005 -- Public CIO
• Bargain Hunter
  June 2005 -- Government Technology
• eRepublic to launch Texas Technology Magazine
  June 2005 -- Public CIO
• Commodity Items Workgroup
  Information
• TxSDC Procurement Planning Workgroup
  Information and Registration

May 2005

• Document Library
  Making information technology policy development and implementation publications easily accessible.
• DIR Policy Listserv
  Distributing information on DIR initiatives, policy review and related research.
• Business Case (Working Version)
  Providing cost/benefit comparison for IT project planning

March 2005

• Final IT Assessment Report
  Provided to DIR by Gartner Consulting
• Buyer Alert: New Prices on Servers
• New TexasOnline Consumer and Business Portals
• DIR Postings on the Electronic State Business Daily
• Request for Offer
  Managed Services for Messaging, Collaboration and Identity Management
• Texas Project Delivery Framework: Business Case

December 2004

• Service Delivery Guide: Texas State Data Center

November 2004

• 2004 TPOC Annual Report

October 2004

• Agency Strategic Plan for Fiscal Years 2005-09

September 2004

• TGIC Biennial Report
• Buyer Alert Program: Price Drops on Standard Configurations

July 2004

• DIR issues RFI for Enterprise Collaboration and IT Support Services in support of initiatives in A Foundation for Change.
• Disaster Recovery Services

May 2004

• A Foundation for Change: Leveraging a Statewide Technology Infrastructure
• InformationWeek: Ex-Pennsylvania CIO Heads For Lone Star State

April 2004

• Board Names Executive Director
  Larry A Olson will serve as Executive Director of the agency and Chief Technology Officer for the State of Texas, effective April 28, 2004.
• Austin Business Journal: Pa. exec named head of state IT agency
• Public CIO: New Texas CIO
• Government Technology: Texas Web Site Surpasses $1 Billion in State Revenue Collection
• Government West: Cooperative Contracts Article

January 2004

• Lower pricing on Adobe products available to local and state governments in Texas.

September 2003

• Government e-business: Texas Sets up Government-wide IT Purchasing