Texas Department of Information Resources
Recent News About Texas Department of Information Resources
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Eligibility for DIR's technology offerings outlined
State agencies, institutions of higher education, K-12 schools, local governments, public safety organizations, out-of-state public entities, independent utilities certified for the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) power region, and assistance organizations are among those eligible to benefit from the Department of Information Resources' (DIR) offerings.
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Texas agencies tackle global outage caused by third-party network
The Texas Department of Information Resources (DIR) is collaborating with state agencies to address outages stemming from a technical issue with CrowdStrike. The problem has caused global computer disruptions affecting multiple industries. According to CrowdStrike, this incident is not a security breach or cyberattack but rather due to a defect in a content update for Windows hosts.
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DIR Posts a Pre-Solicitation for Public Cloud Manager (PCM)
The Department of Information Resources (DIR) has announced its intention to release a Request for Offer (RFO) for a Public Cloud Manager (PCM) to provide implementation, management, and support of the Public Cloud Services offering for DIR customers. This announcement was made through a Pre-solicitation Notice, which serves as a preliminary notification to the vendor community.In the notice, DIR encourages vendors to keep an eye on the Electronic State Business Daily (ESBD) and the Schedule of Solicitation Opportunities on the Selling Through DIR page for future updates...