Strategy 3.2 – Facilitate Open and Transparent Government

In their 2011–2015 Agency Strategic Plans, state agencies reported the following technology initiatives related to facilitating open and transparent government (Strategy 3.2). Since the date these plans were published in the summer of 2010, some of the planned initiatives may have changed.

Agency	Technology Initiative	Status	Anticipated Benefits
Cancer Prevention and Research Institute	Redefine and enhance the agency's World Wide Web presence	Current
Department of Aging and Disabilities Services	An agencywide, holistic, strategic assessment of legacy system modernization and consolidation, consumer engagement and on-line services	Planned	An agencywide, holistic, strategic assessment of legacy system modernization and consolidation, consumer engagement and on-line services is being considered and is subject to approval by agency executives.
Department of State Health Services	Accessibility Remediation Project	Current	This project will provide Department of State Health Services (DSHS) Web pages, applications, and other electronic information resources (EIR) compliance with federal and State Legislative mandates and Texas Administrative Code (TAC) rules that require these resources to be accessible to citizens, trading partners and employees with various disabilities.
Department of State Health Services	Health Registries Improvement (HRI) Project	Current	DSHS supports multiple Texas Registries that share data with National Registries sponsored by Federal Funding Partners. This project will provide a blueprint(s) for a model registry and/or registries. Health Registry Improvement Project target objectives are: (1) Establish Standard Technology for State Disease Registry where DSHS is primary authority (2) Establish Shared Technology for State Disease Registry where DSHS supports external partners (3) Adopt State Standard for Disease Registry to which external partners can build (4) Adopt a Single and Agile Interface to support organizations business requirements.
Department of State Health Services	Trauma Registry Improvement System (TRIS) Project	Current	Compliance with the National EMS Information System (NEMSIS) and the National Trauma Data Bank (NTDB) database standards and information requirements. Provision of Trauma related information and data to key stakeholders, including the Governor's EMS and Trauma Advisory Council. Interoperability with other State and Federal Registries.
Department of State Health Services	Women Infants and Children (WIC) Information Network (WIN) Evolution Project	Current	Improved Agency (WIC) customer service; maximized new technology for increased system functionality; strengthened controls and accountability of WIC related data for reporting purposes; help minimize the potential of fraud and abuse in the program;. compliance with Federal rules and reporting requirements.
Executive Council of Physical Therapy and Occupational Therapy Examiners	Have the HPC host and redesign the agency website using a Content Management System.	Planned	Enhance data sharing and web site capabilities
Fire Fighters' Pension Commission	Leverage DIR's resources to improve security of network and applications.	Current	Penetration test helped identify issues that were then addressed.
Health and Human Services Commission	Medicaid Eligibility and Health Information System: Improve client service through improved eligibility verification and electronic health record information. Project components include: Replace monthly paper Med-Id card with more permanent plastic swipe card. Eligibility verified via HIPAA compliant transaction. Electronic Health Record claims based information for client available via swipe card	Current	Eliminate cost of printing monthly Medicaid IDs and provide near real-time eligibility verification via a more permanent plastic magnetic stripe card. Additionally, the MINT Electronic Health Record will provide a rudimentary claims-based health history to providers that includes medical claims/encounters and prescription drug information. Providers accessing this information will be able to potentially eliminate duplicative services and harmful drug interactions because they have access to client health history.
Health and Human Services Commission	Enterprise-wide Assessment of ICD-10 Implementation Impacts: Develop RFP and APD, evaluate proposals, select vendor, and provide technical support/oversight of HHS-wide assessment of impacts in implementation of ICD-10.	Current	More accurate payment for new procedures. Fewer rejected and fraudulent claims. Better understanding of new procedures. Improved disease management. Per the Rand report, this results in a savings of $700-7,700M industry-wide over a ten year period. Improved coordination of system changes through advanced identification of dependencies and interface requirements.
Office of Court Administration	Texas Appeals Management & E-filing System (TAMES) Project	Current	Improved sharing externally and internally. More efficient collaboration. Reduced paper handling & storage. Increased transparency of court cases and decisions.
Office of Court Administration	Child Support Docket Case Management System (CSDCMS)	Current	Improved sharing between judges and court managers, and improved reporting and improved administration of the system.
Office of Court Administration	Court Activity Reporting and Directory (CARD)	Current	The public and Legislature have additional court statistics available.
Office of Public Insurance Counsel	Export data for the homeowners and automobile interfaces to reside on an external server	Current	Improve consumers’ ability to shop for homeowners and automobile insurance by upgrading policy comparisons on the agency’s web site
Office of the Attorney General	Develop and maintain an effective data security protocol and information security.	Current	Improve capabilities to identify and reduce security risks, Safeguard confidential data of Texas citizens, Improve security protection with all entities that interface with OAG Ensure information security risks are mitigated, Ensure compliance with state and federal requirements
Office of the Comptroller of Public Accounts	Technology Initiative: Business Intelligence (BI)	Current	Provide timely, accurate and actionable information to internal and external customers by implementing a flexible, scalable and efficient data warehouse to serve as a central repository of financial and operational data.
Public Utility Commission of Texas	Redesign PUC website to provide a portal for industry and public customers to provide accessibility and enhanced information sharing with our customers.	Current	This will enhance the ease and usefulness of the information the PUCT is sharing with its customers.
Public Utility Commission of Texas	Enhance Electric Customer Choice Website and Customer Rates database.	Current	Supports the demand for more electric industry information to consumers. This ongoing project continues to evolve and provide more information to be shared which provides for educated consumers.
Public Utility Commission of Texas	PUCT Outage Application	Current	This will provide citizens access to information in the case of major electric or telephone outages.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Develop web-based queries to access valuable oil and gas regulatory data.	Current	- Increased access to information for tasks such as inspections and data analysis. - Ad-hoc tool to answer specific/unique public queries. - Reduced staff time answering public phone queries. - Easy-to-use, self-service general query Internet tool. - 24/7 access to valuable oil and gas data.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Develop an online filing system for certain well completion and plugging forms.	Current	- Streamlined internal processing. - Reduction in phone queries and data requests from external stakeholders. - An automated mechanism for management reporting and resource allocation. - Cost savings associated with postage expenses. - Public access to completion and plug data. - Internet based mechanism to locate pending applications and obtain approval information. - Simplified filing procedures for external stakeholders.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Develop a web-based system to support the administration of the well plugging and site remediation programs.	Current	- An integrated, secure database. - Improved efficiencies in management of the orphaned well population to ensure wells posing the greatest risk receive first priority for plugging. - Decrease the time spent in data entry and other manual tasks. - Increased public requests for information received through Internet-based technology and decrease the time spent responding to open records requests by making information from these two programs more widely available via the web. - Expanded access to program information for Commission management and staff. - Allow landowners and mineral estate owners access to track the status of orphaned wells located on their property.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Provide web-based access to digitized images of Commission hardcopy records.	Current	- Increase the percentage of public requests for information received through Internet-based technology and decrease the time spent responding to open records requests by making information from these two programs more widely available via the web. - Expanded access by Commission management and staff to information.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Develop an application to support district staff activities using mobile computing capabilities.	Planned	- An integrated, secure database. - Decrease the time spent in data entry and other manual tasks. - Expanded access to information for Commission management and staff.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Develop an online system for LP-gas, CNG and LNG license, certification and registration applications and renewals.	Planned	- Decrease the time required for application, renewal and registration processing, o Reduced staff time needed to respond to Inquiries. - Enables tracking of submissions. - Simplified filing process.
Railroad Commission of Texas	Upgrade the existing outdated and unsupported Geographic Information System (GIS) technical environment to current technology.	Planned	Continued availability of mission-critical computing resources and the support of efficient delivery of services.
Teacher Retirement System of Texas	Develop and implement a data-centered migration strategy to move existing TRS data structures into the TRS Enterprise Database using a phased approach.	Current	Puts all TRS data structures on a common database architecture using a common set of standards and procedures. Makes application development and database management easier and more uniformed.
Teacher Retirement System of Texas	Modernize legacy systems to newer technologies.	Current	Reduce TRS risk due to obsolescence and allow faster and more efficient application development. Allow TRS greater flexibility in providing services to its constituents.
Teacher Retirement System of Texas	Enhance external TRS website functionality.	Current	Allow improved communication and access to member information by constituents; provide capability to offer expanded array of online services.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Increase the public's ability to access license status, violation history, complaint and credit law information through Public Inquiry.	Current	Satisfies the public's demand for more openness in government; satisfies Sunset recommendation for making violation and complaint information public via the agency's website.
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	Implement public access to online license application, renewal and fee payment via TexasOnline	Current	Allows applicants to submit applications for originals licenses, renew existing licenses, request changes such as address or trade name and make payment of fees. Other benefits include: providing multi-language by user choice, secure user registration/ logon, password retrieval and e-mail transaction confirmation.
Texas Animal Health Commission	Create agency social media sites Twitter and Facebook	Planned	Expand communication channels to the public.
Texas Board of Architectural Examiners	Provide online continuing education	Planned	Added value for all registrants, enhanced understanding among registrants of Board rules and regulations
Texas Board of Dental Examiners	Develop an email notification system to facilitate communication to the licensee population	Planned	Increase real-time communication with licensees.
Texas Board of Dental Examiners	Barracuda	Current	The network device is a perimeter security appliance that protects the agency's web enabled assets from online malicious attacks.
Texas Board of Dental Examiners	e-Facing Technology	Planned
Texas Board of Dental Examiners	Software Upgrades	Planned	Adobe LiveCycle Designer ES2 software for electronic forms development; Adobe Photoshop and Adobe InDesign CS5 software for the publication of Newsletters, web-based interactive presentations and mandated publication development. Knowledgebase Software for all web-based processes.
Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists	Redesign agency website.	Planned	Provide more accessible and user-friendly services via the website to customers.
Texas Board of Examiners of Psychologists	Provide rulebook in electronic format on website.	Current	Provide cost savings to agency and more timely online information as compared to printed version.
Texas Board of Nursing	Expand electronic data capture and reporting for criminal background checks and Board disciplinary action.	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Nursing	Continued participation in National Nursing compact indicatives. Support implementation of Advanced Practice Registered Nurse National Compact.	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Nursing	Continued replace of computer equipment in alignment with established Technology Refresh plan.	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Nursing	Strengthen, maintain and enforce policies and infrastructure for data privacy, security, integrity and relevance.	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Nursing	Increase electronic access to information and data	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Nursing	Expansion of existing and new licensee data, electronic file systems and shared data services	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Nursing	Outreach to Constituents	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Security Improvements, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for Future operational Improvements
Texas Board of Professional Engineers	Evaluate existing online applications for possible deployment of additional online payments and automated data capture.	Planned	Better agency efficiency which leads to better customer service to our license holders.
Texas Board of Professional Engineers	Develop online licensure system to allow an applicant to pay their fee online, fill out paperwork online, check their status as they move through the process, register for their exams, and then use the same system to maintain that license through the lifecycle of their professional engineer career.	Current/ Planned	Better efficiency in the licensure process which enhances customer service and reduces staff workload.
Texas Commission on Jail Standards	Increase the amount of information available on agency website	Current	Address public demand for more up to date information regarding compliance issues
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education	Replace existing analog telephone system with Voice Over Internet Protocol (VOIP)	Current	Provide a mechanism for faster responses times and a more efficient means of transferring callers within agency
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education	Reconfigure Wide area network to utilize a single point of entry through	Planned	Delete one existing T1 Line.
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education	Establish a web based Audit Report collection application	Current	Improve the Law Enforcement Agency audit record tracking
Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and Education	Upgrade and expand agency website	Current	Increase the ease of operation and availability of information
Texas Commission on the Arts	Enhance the public's ability to search and access grants issued by the agency	Current	Satisfies public's demand for more openness in government; supports more informed public input during meetings.
Texas Department of Agriculture	TDA website development	Current	Allows TDA licensees, constituents, media or other interested parties to obtain information about TDA or TDA's programs from the Web
Texas Department of Agriculture	Develop Comprehensive Nutrition Program Management System	Current	Allows TDA program participants to submit reimbursement claims electronically; allows for more accurate data reporting for the nutrition program
Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs	Maintain TDHCA Web site.	Current	Provides visitors with easy access to information about agency programs and services.
Texas Department of Insurance	Federal Health Care Reform. Support TDI's responsibilities related to regulation of insurance carriers and health care providers.	Planned	Participation in evolving federal initiative; utilization of federal resources; integration with existing state and federal programs; implementation of new licensing provisions.
Texas Department of Insurance	SDC: Data Center Transformation. Transformation and consolidation of agency data center operations into the State Data Centers.	Current	Statewide management and support of affected hardware and software; enhanced disaster recovery capability; future cost savings; enhanced space utilization in agency buildings.
Texas Department of Insurance	Integrated Statewide Administrative System (ISAS). Collaborate with CPA to migrate the Graphical User Interface Fund Accounting System (GFAS) and TDI's current purchasing system, Gateway, to ISAS.	Current	Statewide application management and support; fewer applications to support; better integration of data for sharing.
Texas Department of Insurance	Division of Workers' Compensation (DWC) Rewrite Legacy Applications. Multiple components of the overall legacy application (COMPASS) rewrite effort for the workers' compensation tracking system applications.	Current	Modernization and integration of multiple workers' compensation applications; infrastructure enhancement; decreased maintenance and procedural roadblocks; improved access to data.
Texas Department of Insurance	Sircon Module Implementation. Implement multiple, additional, modular functions of Sircon for States to offer web-based application functionality for management, processing, and tracking to address insurance regulation needs.	Current	Utilization of existing applications; utilization of external support; enhanced options for exchanging information with other state regulatory agencies.
Texas Department of Insurance	Enhance HelpInsure Application. Create a single flexible registration/query system that can be used with any line of insurance, such as auto, homeowner, commercial property, and small employer health insurance.	Current	Provision of database information to the public; enhanced accuracy and more rapid processing of registrations.
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles	Support TxDMV's business needs with the highest and most secure level of information technology through the implementation and application of a well developed technology infrastructure.	Current	The timely and relevant support of the agency's core mission and goals and implementation of appropriate technology will result in improved transparency, accountability, customer service levels.
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles	Support technology initiatives through partnering and participating in managed services.	Current	Participation in TEX-AN communications services, Texas Online; The TxDMV has deferred participating with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in the implementation and deployment of the Statewide ERP System, ProjectONE. TxDMV plans to implement ProjectONE when the application is rolled out to medium sized agencies.
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles	Continue to partner with other state and federal agencies to share technology, information, resources, and data.	Current	Continued collaboration with other state and federal agencies will result in effective and efficient use of state resources and improved technology, safety, and accountability.
Texas Department of Motor Vehicles	Vision 21 Enterprise Project will support all TxDMV business processes with technology projects including replacement and upgrades to the aging Registration & Title System (RTS).	Current	Provide the motoring public with improved access to vehicle information; improve responsiveness to law enforcement requests; increase the efficiency of revenue collection; enhance system security and data integrity; and improve law enforcement safety.
Texas Department of Rural Affairs	Increase the public's ability to access information about grants available to rural Texas and information about disaster recovery remediation for Hurricanes Ike, Dolly and Rita (website update)	Current	Satisfies public's demand for more openness in government
Texas Department of Rural Affairs	Enhance grant application process so that grants applications can be more easily prepared and submitted. (Create fill-able grant application forms for the website)	Planned	Make the grant submission process easier for grantees. Facilitate better prepared and more uniform grant applications
Texas Department of Public Safety	Upgrade current infrastructure	Planned	Upgrade end of life/end of support hardware/software. Implement more effective security measures and reduce single points of failure.
Texas Department of Transportation	Support TxDOT’s engineering and business needs with the highest and most secure level of information technology through the implementation and application of a well developed technology infrastructure	Current	The timely and relevant support of the statewide transportation plan and implementation of appropriate technology will result in improved transparency and accountability
Texas Department of Transportation	Support technology initiatives through partnering and participating in managed services	Current	Participation in TEX-AN communication services, TexasOnline; participating with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts in the implementation and deployment of the Statewide ERP System, ProjectONE will result in lower costs, improved services, better technology, and standardization
Texas Department of Transportation	Continue to partner with other state and federal agencies to share technology, information, resources and data	Current	Continued collaboration with other state and federal agencies will result in effective and efficient use of state resources and improved technology, safety, and accountability
Texas Department of Transportation	TxDOT is the current IT service provider for the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles (TxDMV). TxDOT will support all IT projects including Vision 21 to replace or update the existing Registration & Title System (RTS)	Current	Provide the motoring public with improved access to vehicle information, improve responsiveness to law enforcement requests; increase the efficiency of revenue collection; enhance system security and data integrity; and improve law enforcement safety
Texas Department of Transportation	Upgrade the railroad crossing inventory database to interface with vehicle crash records information and GIS applications (TxRAIL II)	Current	Enhanced accuracy and timeliness of railroad crossing information to federal, state, local entities, and railroad companies for improved safety at highway-rail crossings
Texas Department of Transportation	Provide automated routing for the movement of oversize and overweight loads on the state's highways (TxPROS)	Current	Improve highway safety due to enhanced accuracy of mapping/routing; reduce wear and damage on state highways because of reduced errors in routing; improve service to motor carrier industry; and improve ability to meet customer demands for permits
Texas Department of Transportation	Enhance the software application designed to automate and augment traffic monitoring processes under federal guidelines (STARS II)	Current	Increased efficiency through elimination of manual processes; clients will gain online access to traffic data, and the ability to produce adhoc reports; and the reliability of data will be increased
Texas Department of Transportation	Modernize and enhance the Maintenance Management System (MMS) application (Compass)	Current	Eliminate duplicate information and provide a more cost effective system for maintenance managers to use statewide
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)	Current	- Facilitate and drive business performance measures dashboards - Streamline and standardize business operations reports - Remove reporting processes from transactional servers.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Public Website Content Management System	Current	- Increase customer service and satisfaction - Increase effectiveness of marketing for agency products and services - Streamline the maintenance and management of the public website.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Enterprise Process Management	Current	- Streamline process analysis for cross-agency business processes - Facilitate analysis of proposed process changes - Facilitate training of new employees on business processes.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Business Workflow Automation	Current	- Streamline and automate key agency business processes - Facilitate management of business processes - Improve internal efficiency, information management, and data quality, -Redirect staff time to revenue generating and cost-savings functions.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Business Intelligence Tools	Planned	- Support and facilitate dashboards for agency performance measures - Provide near-real-time information to help managers stay on track with performance targets.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Collaboration Tools	Current	- Facilitate communications between employees, project team members, customers, and other public entities - Facilitate agile business environment.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Social Networking	Planned	- Facilitate collaboration and sharing of ideas and resources - Improve outreach and marketing to external customers
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Metadata Management	Planned	Facilitate the management, retention, and identification of agency data stored in electronic files and databases.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	Data Mining and Analytics	Planned	Facilitates the analysis of agency data to Support critical business activities including audit selection, mineral production trends, lease revenue growth opportunities, and lease compliance.
Texas General Land Office & Veterans' Land Board	GIS Analytics	Current	- Provides integrated GIS tools within business applications - Facilitates and streamlines the maintenance of land and lease information - Identifies opportunities for land use and resource maximization
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Enhance the student loans and grants systems, adding new financial aid programs as needed, optimizing internal processing for ease of use for borrowers and institution Financial Aid Officers.	Planned/ In Progress	Streamlined processing and efficiency for the agency and ease of use for borrowers and Institution Financial Aid Officers.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Redesign the agency websites to provide more intuitive organization and access for targeted populations.	Current/ In Progress	Internal and external users will have more convenient access and data reporting processes.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Increase the effectiveness of communication with integration of communication media and messaging systems.	Current	Managers will be able to communicate from a single point rather than check multiple sources.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	Enhance, integrate, and/or replace the business support applications for efficiency and effectiveness of use.	Planned	Streamlined, integrated applications that minimize reentry of data and reconciliation procedures.
Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board	In conjunction with the Texas Education Agency, develop policies and procedures for sharing data for research that protect the confidentiality of data and Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) compliance.	In Progress	Student data will be available for research but secure.
Texas Historical Commission	Centralized Contacts Database	Current	Less duplication of information; sharing information across the agency; streamlined communication with stakeholders
Texas Lottery Commission	Refresh Servers - The server lease expires in FY 2010. In lieu of leasing the agency has adopted a strategy of purchasing servers. The agency has also begun to virtualize some servers to more effectively leverage hardware resources and to reduce the physical footprint.	Current	Replacement of outdated server appliance; reduction in overall costs; reduced footprint/ energy consumption; and enhanced disaster recovery mechanism.
Texas Lottery Commission	Retailer Application - The agency is working with DIR and NICUSA to make the Lottery Retailer Application available online at texas.gov.	Current	Increases the efficiency of the license application process; and provides expanded services to the public.
Texas Lottery Commission	7. Business Portal - The agency plans to expand the Web business portal, the Retailer Service Center, to add new and more detailed reports and additional data formats like XML and PDF.	Current	Improved access to operational data for business partners and provides expanded services to the public.
Texas Lottery Commission	Websites - The agency will continue to make improvements to its websites, in order to more effectively communicate agency information and provide additional services.	Current	Satisfies public’s demand for more openness in government; supports more informed public input during hearings; promotes products and services helping to increase state revenue; and extends players’ access to lottery game related information allowing them to be more informed customers.
Texas Medical Board	Update the agency's automated information system for the Licensure Division	Current/ Planned	Operational Efficiencies, Customer Satisfaction, Foundation for future enhancements
Texas Medical Board	Bulk email distribution of agency information to licensees, consumers and other interested parties	Current	Operational Efficiencies, Customer Satisfaction
Texas Racing Commission	Improve injury reporting and animal monitoring via expanded tracking system.	Current	Increase tracking information for better analysis to help injuries.
Texas Racing Commission	Develop automated trainer test results tracking system.	Planned	Improve tracking of trainers' test.
Texas Racing Commission	Develop comparative racetrack review statistics and reporting system.	Current	Assist agency in evaluating racetrack performance.
Texas Racing Commission	Update the agency's automated information system for the Licensure Division	Planned	Improve tracking of trainers' test.
Texas Racing Commission	Migrate Licensure Division to the Agency's Document Management System and workflow processes	Current	Assist agency in evaluating racetrack performance.
Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired	Web site Re-Design	Current	Information on the TSBVI website will be readily available, searchable, and accessible to citizens, anytime, anywhere
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners	Investigate the possibility of a shared enterprise licensing database application which would integrate licensing, investigation, and legal functions.	Planned	The system would provide common information to all division employees and field investigators which will result in efficient processing of all agency tasks.
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners	Utilize the HPC website development and hosting service. Implement HPC's Content Management System (CMS).	Planned	1. The CMS will allow agency staff to become content authors and therefore employ an efficient content development and publishing workflow 2. Utilizing HPC's shared services will allow the agency's website to receive all of the management and upgrades that best practices suggest.
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners	Implement in-house technology for staff to work in an increasing paperless environment by further utilizing the shared HPC Imaging System.	Current	Provide agency staff full access to all features of the hosted imaging system.
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners	Google Apps Enterprise	Current	The Google services allow all agency users to participate in a collaborative messaging environment for the first time. Included with Google Apps is messaging (email), document collaboration, calendar sharing, and intranet site creation.
Texas State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners	Barracuda		The network device is a perimeter security appliance that protects the agency's web enabled assets from online malicious attacks.
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board	User Support	Current	The agency will provide a level of information resource technology support that is both reasonable in, cost and readily available to agency users as they carry out the agency's mission.
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board	Enhancement of IT Capabilities within the Agency	Current	The TSSWCB will provide cost-effective Information Technology tools and resources to agency, personnel with the goal of further enhancing the ability of the agency to carry out its mission.
Texas State Soil and Water Conservation Board	Leverage Open Source Software	Current	The TSSWCB will deploy appropriate open source software solutions wherever applicable for all information, technology projects and needs.
Texas Veterans Commission	Increase the public's awareness of military veterans' benefits through a robust electronic delivery service	Planned	Provide military veterans an 'opt in' email service to receive the latest information on disability, employment and educational benefits
Texas Water Development Board	Revitalization of agency Web site.	Current	Improved user-friendly interface and navigation system; efficient content management and workflow; improved directory and file system; improved accessibility; consistent look and feel.
Texas Water Development Board	Redesign of Water Information, Integration and Dissemination geographic information systems components and supporting applications and databases.	Current	Enhance groundwater data dissemination to TWDB customers.
Texas Water Development Board	Update the Desalination Database that contains data of the full-scale desalination plants of Texas.	Current	Provide key information on full-scale desalination plants located in Texas.
Texas Water Development Board	Create administrative tools for the user to update the desalination database.	Planned	Provide key information on full-scale desalination plants located in Texas.
Texas Water Development Board	Redevelop existing Groundwater Availability Model Project - RUN (Look up) system used to search and find models related to specific projects to conform to current agency technical standards and to meet current business requirements.	Planned	Easier access to model run simulations for Groundwater Conservation District Management plans and for joint planning purposes.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop a comprehensive database for the state-wide wastewater reuse programs and facilities.	Planned	Advanced practice and implementation of wastewater reuse at the local, regional, and state level.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop a Web-based Educational Program for Texas students.	Current	Provide students and teachers information and educational resources for Texas water resources and water conservation.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop an application that will allow users to locate and access data from multiple data sources that are owned and controlled by multiple entities to include internal TWDB Bays and Estuaries data.	Current	Allows easy dissemination of TWDB Surface Water Data to the public and other entities. Enables easy retrieval and use of Surface Water data from other entities that are needed by projects and programs in the Surface Water Division.
Texas Water Development Board	Redevelop existing Ground Water Availability Model User registration form to conform to current agency technical standard and to meet current business requirements.	Planned	More participation from public, additional resources for information.
Texas Water Development Board	Create Web interactive tools for the users of the water reuse database.	Planned	Provide information on water reuse program of the state.
Texas Water Development Board	Design new relational Water Use Survey database and application with administrative tools.	Current	Provide a more useful and standardized way to store historical data; allow entities to submit information online and provide historical information. Allow quicker turnaround in displaying water use data on the Web.
Texas Water Development Board	Increase capabilities of existing Reporting Interface Program application to incorporate 2007 and 2012 Regional Water Planning reports as a stand-alone application.	Current	Enable quick and seamless dissemination of data to internal and external customers with limited demand on agency resources.
Texas Water Development Board	Redevelop existing Regional Water Planning Groups Membership Information system.	Current	Improved usability, maintenance, and security.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop a Web-based map user interface and analysis tool, utilizing Microsoft Virtual Earth, Generalized Environmental Modeling System for Surface Water and utilizing Open Geospatial Consortium standards.	Current	Provide Emergency Management support to the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) relating to emergency events in Texas. Provide a common viewer to visualize data from various sources on the Web.
Texas Water Development Board	Create a new statewide aerial map for Texas.	Current	Provide updated statewide base imagery to use in environmental projects for all state agencies and private entities. Data are used in both emergency management scenarios and for spatial reference for other spatial data and mapping updates.
Texas Water Development Board	Collaboratively develop an online Texas Hydrologic Information System to provide the seamless identification and delivery of water data for Texas.	Current	Provide Web mapping access to coastal geodatabase information for use by resources outside TWDB. Provide ability to tap into time series information.
Texas Water Development Board	Upgrade and redesign the existing Regional Water Planning Database and Application.	Planned	Increased security, usability, and maintenance.
Texas Water Development Board	Create Web-based form (text box) to solicit suggestions, revisions, corrections, deletions, additions, criticisms, and questions during 30-day public comment period on draft Individual Use Plan of the Clean Water and Drinking Water State Revolving Funds.	Current	Increased opportunity for customers to provide comments from throughout the state.
Texas Water Development Board	Integrate Inspection and Field Support System (IFSS) and Contract Administration System (CAS) into agency Loan and Grant Tracking application (TxWISE Phase 2).	Current	Consolidation approach allows decommissioning of legacy applications into current Loan and Grant Tracking application.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop a Web-based application to replace agency's client-server Loan and Grant Tracking Application (TxWISE Phase 3).	Planned	Comprehensive list of forms, guidelines, and other information necessary for an administratively complete application available in a single location. Improved user-friendly forms with text boxes for narratives, check boxes, and hyper-linked documents.
Texas Water Development Board	Modify external display and reporting to utilize TxWISE data rather than Facility Needs Management Information System (FNMIS) data (Wiidtabular).	Current	Utilize data from TxWISE instead of data from FNMIS for display and reporting; will allow the decommissioning of FNMIS application.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop an application for Tech Assist (TA) and Literature Distribution Information (LDI) (Non-Core TxWISE).	Planned	Migrate Informix data from legacy FNMIS to new platform; will decommission FNMIS application and associated server.
Texas Water Development Board	Create Web-based form (text box) to solicit suggestions, revisions, corrections, deletions, additions, criticisms, and questions during 30-day public comment period on draft Intended Use Plan (IUP) of the Clean Water State Revolving Fund (CWSRF) and the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (DWSRF).	Current	Provides customers an additional avenue to make comments on annual draft IUP. Customers are increasingly interested in using electronic communication instead of sending letters, making phone calls, or traveling to attend the public hearing.
Texas Water Development Board	Comprehensive revision to the State Revolving Fund (SRF) Web site to reflect program and rule changes.	Planned	Comprehensive list of forms, guidelines, and other information necessary for an administratively complete application available in a single location. Most forms will be Word-based documents with text boxes for narratives, check boxes, and hyper-linked documents.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop an administrative tool to sort and update a database of Project Finance and Construction Assistance Procedures.	Planned	Provide rapid sorting and retrieval of any Project Finance and Construction Assistance as well as other agency staff, guidance manuals, forms, procedures and frequently used documents. Improved access to data and reduced network storage thereby improving consistency and ensuring internal and external customers are receiving the most accurate and up-to-date information.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop a Human Resources Information System (HRIS) database incorporating data currently in 11 separate formats.	Current	Improved access to data, quicker response to customer inquiries.
Texas Water Development Board	Develop a single agency online calendar to replace existing online calendars and provide enhanced capabilities.	Planned	Increased security, usability, and maintenance.
Texas Water Development Board	Upgrade to MS Access 2007 on agency computers.	Current	Provides a current and consistent platform throughout the agency.
Texas Water Development Board	Upgrade existing e-mail platform to more current version of Groupwise.	Planned	Provides for a current and more secure e-mail platform; allows features agency is paying for to be utilized.
Texas Water Development Board	Increase capabilities of existing Communication Tracking System.	Planned	Provides a record-keeping tool for all media that names the agency or from the agency.

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