AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has launched a new online portal to assist its customers in the procurement of IT staff personnel. The Information Technology Staff Augmentation Contract (ITSAC) portal is designed to facilitate, automate, and validate portions of the competitive bid procurement process. The portal will streamline the solicitation process for DIR customers, ITSAC-awarded vendors, and DIR staff.

AUSTIN - The Executive Director of the Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR), Amanda Crawford, gave this statement today, following Governor Greg Abbott's Domestic Terrorism Taskforce meeting:

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has released the 2020-2024 State Strategic Plan for Information Resources Management (SSP). The plan, Advancing the Next Generation of Technology in Texas, was developed to help state agency leaders evaluate technology initiatives that can assist the workforce they support in improving the delivery of services to the citizens of Texas.

Governor Greg Abbott today announced that Texas will once again participate in an innovative cybersecurity training partnership with the SANS Institute. The Girls Go CyberStart Initiative is designed to encourage young women to become involved in the field of cybersecurity. The partnership focuses on recruiting female high school students in Texas to compete in the Girls Go CyberStart challenge for scholarship

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) has published a list of cybersecurity training programs for use by state and local government employees, in accordance with House Bill (HB) 3834.

AUSTIN - Congratulations to four Texas university students who were among 100 finalists each awarded $22,000 scholarships to attend the SANS Technology Institute as part of an accredited college program called Applied Cybersecurity.

The DCS Technology Solution Services (TSS) Request for Offer (RFO) has been posted to the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD). The posting number is: DIR-CPO-TMP-435. Responses to the RFO are due November 1, 2019, 2:00 p.m., CST.

AUSTIN - The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is now accepting applications to certify cybersecurity training programs.

The DCS Mainframe Services Request for Offer (RFO) has been posted to the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD). The posting number is: DIR-CPO-TMP-439. Responses to the RFO are due October 11, 2019, 2:00 p.m., CST.

The DCS Security Services Operations Request for Offer (RFO) has been posted to the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD). The posting number is: DIR-CPO-TMP-434. Responses to the RFO are due October 2, 2019, 2:00 p.m., CST.