The governor said he cannot name the counties, citing an "unusual" nondisclosure agreement he signed with federal officials.

The five-year-old Agency for State Technology will be merged with a telecommunications office, marking the third time since 2005 that Florida has eliminated an IT bureau.

If Gov. Ron DeSantis' budget is approved, it would be the third time the state has dissolved its technology agency since 2005.

Appointed in 2017, the state's top IT official departed following the inauguration of Gov. Ron DeSantis.