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Houston delays RMS go‑live to October 2026, seeks $11.4 million and a Tiburon extension as contingency
Summary
Houston Police Department and Houston IT Services told the Public Safety Committee they have revised the Records Management System (RMS) implementation timeline and will seek additional spending authority to ensure a stable transition.
Houston Police Department and Houston IT Services officials told the City Council Public Safety Committee they have revised the Records Management System (RMS) implementation timeline and will seek additional spending authority to ensure a stable transition.
Director Kent and Dr. Melissa Cummins of HPD said the original 12‑month implementation schedule proved unrealistic given the project’s complexity and personnel losses. The RMS is the department’s core database for incident reports and officer interactions, and HPD said it would not rush deployment before the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
The project team described three principal mitigations: (1) staff augmentation and technical contractors (Mission Critical Partners was contracted last month to provide a solution architect, database administration, programmers and other…
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