DIR Receives Five Top Workplace Cultural Excellence Awards

“Fostering a thriving culture for DIR employees is a top priority of DIR’s executive leadership and these recognitions validate our efforts,” Amanda Crawford said, DIR’s Executive Director and Chief Information Officer for the State of Texas. “While we are a technology agency, we are powered by people, and those people are united in a passion for public service and their commitment to serving Texas through DIR.” 

Top Workplaces USA describes the five award categories DIR received as follows:  

• The Purpose & Values award celebrates organizations that have successfully communicated the company mission and integrated those aspirations into the culture. 

• The Work-Life Flexibility award recognizes organizations that have built a culture that enables employees to meet the demands of their personal lives while maintaining high performance. 

• The Compensation & Benefits award celebrates organizations that provide packages their employees believe are fair for the work being done and compared to others in the industry. 

• The Innovation award recognizes organizations that have created a culture where new ideas are encouraged, which helps employees to reach their full potential and benefits performance. 

• The Leadership award celebrates organizational leaders who inspire confidence in employees and the company direction. They listen to what matters most to employees and use that insight in decision making. 

 Top Workplaces National Culture Excellence awards are based on DIR’s employee’s answers to an anonymous survey administered by Energage LLC. 

 In 2021 and 2022, DIR was named one of the Top Workplaces in the U.S. and “A Top Place to Work” in the Greater Austin Area by the Austin American-Statesman Top Workplaces. DIR was also named a Top Workplace in 2014. 

As the state’s technology agency, DIR’s mission is to serve Texas government by leading the state’s technology strategy, protecting state technology infrastructure, and offering innovative and cost-effective solutions for all levels of government. With a vision to transform how Texas government serves Texans, DIR collaborates with state leadership, state agencies, education sectors, local government, and industry leaders to shape statewide technology priorities.  DIR manages the state’s IT security initiatives; communications technology services (both statewide and at the Capitol Complex in Austin); IT cooperative contracts; shared technology services; and Texas.gov, the official website for the State of Texas.