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ITS director nominee highlights procurement modernization, AI and enterprise agreements in committee appearance
Summary
Dr. Craig Orsaron, returning to lead Mississippi’s Information Technology Services (ITS), told the Senate Technology Committee he has launched an advisory council of the 30 largest agencies, advanced procurement vehicles and an AI framework aligned with a recent governor’s executive order. The committee approved his nomination by voice vote.
Dr. Craig Orsaron, nominated to serve (and presented in the hearing as the executive director of) Mississippi’s Information Technology Services (ITS), received the committee’s approval by voice vote after summarizing steps he said he has taken to modernize procurement and to prepare state agencies for artificial intelligence adoption.
Orsaron told the committee “Technology is the elixir in 2025 that can help Mississippians have better lives,” and described three “buckets” of work: internal ITS…
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