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Bowie plans IT hires, smart‑cities work and cybersecurity testing in FY2026 budget
Summary
The IT department’s FY2026 budget includes three new positions for network security, cloud data analysis and digital transformation, continued smart‑city work, and planned cybersecurity testing and network upgrades.
City staff presented the Information Technology department’s FY2026 objectives and requested positions to support cybersecurity, cloud data and a digital transformation program. The City Manager described the IT department’s role in providing technology services across city departments and highlighted the growth of demand for IT services.
The budget documents propose adding three positions: a Network Security Administrator (grade X116), a Cloud Data Analyst (grade X118) and a Digital Transformation Coordinator (grade X116). The City Manager described these roles in plain language: the Network Security Administrator will…
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