State CIO outlines $149M modernization package, including $50M AI and $70M ERP request
The state chief information officer told the finance committee STS seeks roughly $149.2M for modernization: a $50M AI investment, a $70M ERP modernization request, and $20M to vacate an aging data center, alongside recurring cybersecurity and cloud costs. Members raised procurement and oversight questions.
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Kristen Darby, the state chief information officer, told the Senate Finance, Ways and Means Committee that the state's Strategic Technology Solutions (STS) is requesting approximately $149.2 million across FY26–27 to modernize enterprise systems and shore up cybersecurity.
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