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DPS outlines $97 million in technology funding and modernization goals, including AI pilot and improved interoperability
Summary
Chief Jessica Belew presented the IT division—s modernization plan, described a $97 million allocation for technology exceptional items, pilots for vehicle connectivity and satellite-augmented communications, an AI contact-center pilot, and plans to retire the mainframe in early 2026.
Chief Jessica Belew, head of the Department of Public Safety—s IT division, briefed the commission on officers— and systems support, cybersecurity activity, interoperability goals and modernization funded by the recent legislative appropriations.
Belew said the division manages roughly 1,200 servers and almost 3 petabytes of data, supports about 500 applications and 40,000 endpoints, and processed more than 170,000 requests…
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