** REVISION **
                                   SENATE
                         NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING


COMMITTEE: Finance
SUBCOMMITTEE: Interim Committee on Articles 1, 6 and 7

TIME & DATE:  1:30PM, Tuesday, November 24, 1998

PLACE: Capitol Ext. E1.030

CHAIR: Senator Gonzalo Barrientos

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      Senate Finance Interim Committee on Articles 1, 6, and 7
          Supplemental Charge on Technology in Government
                    Joint Public Hearing with
              House Appropriations MIS Subcommittee

I.    Call to Order

II.   Embedded Systems Overview by the Department of Information
      Resources and General Services Commission

III.  Agency Testimony on Embedded Systems
      a.  Department of Criminal Justice
      b.  Department of Transportation
      c.  University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
      d.  University of Texas Medical Branch - Galveston
      e.  Texas A&M University
      f.  University of Houston

IV.  Continuation/Contingency Planning

V.   Issues and Recommendations Relating to Embedded Systems and
     Contingency Plans

VI.  Adjournment


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