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State IT chief outlines cloud, cybersecurity and ARPA‑funded technology projects
Summary
State Chief Information Officer Kristen Darby and STS described cloud migrations, cybersecurity grants to local governments, and a portfolio of ARPA‑funded projects — including offender management, Edison ERP and court e‑filing — and said most large projects expect delivery within ARPA timeframes.
Kristen Darby, Tennessee’s chief information officer for Strategic Technology Solutions (STS), told the House Finance, Ways and Means Committee on Oct. 28 that the state used a mix of federal and state dollars to modernize IT infrastructure, strengthen cybersecurity and migrate many applications to cloud services.
Darby summarized STS accomplishments since FY2020: cybersecurity grants to local governments, migration of roughly 250 applications (about 60 percent of eligible apps), adoption of the myTennessee (myTIN) app offering access to 87 state services, deployment of roughly 145 business process automations and a net reduction in STS headcount of 74 positions.
Why it matters: Several large technology projects funded in whole or in part by ARPA remain…
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