The California Department of Technology has partnered with Gartner to better prepare incoming department-level CIOs for the job ahead of them. The inaugural run of the invitation-only program will host 25 IT leaders from 24 departments.

Lea Eriksen, who has served as the director of the Technology and Innovation Department since June 2018, has taken an assistant city manager position with Culver City.

The city of Salinas is in the early stages of upgrading its building permitting system. According to its Capital Improvement Plan, the project will cost just more than $2.3 million during the next six fiscal years.

Industry Insider — California is pleased to welcome Cornerstone OnDemand to the Insider family. The Santa Monica-based firm’s AI-enabled workforce agility solutions — like its Galaxy platform — help organizations manage their personnel through an all-in-one platform. Galaxy allows users across a broad range of industries to identify skills gaps and development opportunities, retain and engage top talent, and provide multimodal learning experiences to meet the diverse needs of the modern workforce.

Lloyd, who has served in technology leadership positions in San Jose, Seattle and beyond, will be joining the Center for Digital Government as its executive director.

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