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Dennis Noone

Executive Editor, Industry Insider

Dennis Noone is the former Executive Editor of Industry Insider. Before retiring in June 2025, he was a career journalist, having worked at newspapers across the nation. He can be found on LinkedIn.

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    Editor's Notebook: Harvest Time for RFPs
    As befits harvest season, the last couple of weeks and the next couple hold the prospect of a bountiful time for enterprising vendors. Low-hanging fruit is presenting itself for those seeking to do business with California state government, its 58 counties, and its more than 1,200 cities and special districts.
    Insider
    October 19, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Pondera Solutions Using Azure in FDaaS Solution
    Pondera Solutions announced Thursday that it has integrated its Fraud Detection-as-a-Service (FDaaS) detection solution with Microsoft Azure, including Azure Machine Learning, Microsoft Power BI, and Azure SQL Database.
    October 17, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    At CCISDA, Vendors Make Their Best Pitch
    Chad Hodges of ENS-Inc. was among the vendors who made their best one-minute sales pitches Sunday during the fall gathering in Monterey of the California County Information Services Directors Association.
    Insider
    October 16, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    ICYMI: LADWP CIO Talks RFPs, Future
    Did you miss last week's Techwire Virtual Briefing with Louis Carr Jr., CIO of the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power? Here's your chance to listen to the whole thing — and to review his PowerPoint presentation, check his department's procurement website, register by email as a vendor with his $5 billion-a-year agency, and even email Carr himself.
    Insider
    October 15, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Virtual Briefing: LADWP CIO Predicts Need for More Tech
    The tech leader for the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power signaled Tuesday that opportunities abound for vendors in the coming months as the sprawling municipal utility sets an ambitious agenda for growth and change.
    Insider
    October 10, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Infiniti: Partnerships Are Key to Contract Award
    With the award of a seven-year contract with the state for cloud storage and other products and services, Infiniti Consulting Group of Folsom says it’s helping to extend the California Department of Technology’s reach significantly.
    October 06, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    California Lottery Renews Contract with IGT
    IGT Global Solutions Corp. has reached an agreement with the California Lottery to extend its current contract for seven years, through Oct. 31, 2026. The California Lottery is the second-largest in the United States, generating $91.4 billion in sales and contributing nearly $31 billion to public education since its inception in 1985.
    Insider
    October 04, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Editor's Notebook: A Tip of the Hat to PIOs
    When things go right in government — when the system works and your needs are met, whatever they may be – that bears mentioning. Here's a tip of the hat to the state's public information officers.
    Insider
    September 28, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Padilla Faults DHS on Russian Cyberwarning; CDT Says Safeguards Worked
    An erroneous DHS warning about cyber "scanning" of the California Secretary of State's Office should have noted that it was actually the California Department of Technology's statewide network that was scanned. The CDT on Thursday reassured Californians that "our security systems worked as planned and the activity was blocked as it happened in 2016."
    September 28, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Editor's Notebook: Jumping In With Both Feet
    As hard as it can be to say goodbye, sometimes it’s equally tough to say hello. Introducing oneself can be humbling and awkward. Nevertheless...
    Insider
    September 21, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Pondera Adds Noted Author, Anti-Fraud Expert to Board
    Pondera Solutions, the Gold River tech startup specializing in detecting waste, fraud and abuse in government contracting, announced Thursday that it has landed nationally recognized author and Harvard professor Malcolm Sparrow to serve on its board of directors.
    September 21, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    VIDEO: Millennials in State Service: How Are They Managing?
    Millennials aren’t slackers, they don’t shirk work, and they’re no harder to manage than workers in any other generation. Just ask them.
    Insider
    September 19, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    LA County Seeks Vendors as Power Co-Op Gears Up
    In an interview Monday with Techwire, Los Angeles County’s chief sustainability officer had some good news — and some more good news: Many county residents will be eligible to join a utility cooperative that’s expected to save them 4-5 percent on their electric bills; and opportunities will abound for vendors as the Community Choice program gears up over the next 15 months or so.
    Insider
    September 18, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    3 CIOs Weigh In On Tech, RFPs and Vendors
    Cybersecurity, economies of scale and recruiting/retention are among the challenges facing California’s county governments, three CIOs agreed Thursday during a Techwire virtual briefing.
    Insider
    September 14, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Engagement, Security Among State's IT Themes
    Before a diverse audience of hundreds of tech Insiders who gathered Tuesday in Sacramento for CA Tech Forum, California’s top IT officials brought the message Tuesday that the state must become “One IT Community.”
    September 12, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    At Today's Tech Forum? Say Hello!
    If you're at today's California Tech Forum in Sacramento, drop by the Techwire booth and say hello. We're planning ongoing coverage in addition to the guest speakers and breakout sessions. And for Techwire Insiders, we'll have followup stories and videos in the daily newsletter and on the website over the next few days, wrapping up the highlights of the event.
    September 11, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    FI$Cal Among State's Winners in Government Awards
    An agency of California state government, as well as a number of the state’s cities and counties, have been recognized for excellence by the Center for Digital Government.
    September 07, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Caltrans' Share of Gas Tax Windfall Will Buy Lots of Tech
    California is looking at about $54 billion in new gas tax revenue over the next decade, and a pretty big slice of that pie, an estimated $15 billion, is going to Caltrans to fix our roads. And part of that fix is going to include tech — lots of tech.
    Insider
    August 24, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    CIO to Vendors: Call Me and Let's Talk
    The CIO of the Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department has some projects on the horizon — and some advice — that will make savvy vendors sit up and take notice. Here are the takeaways from the Techwire virtual briefing with Mohammed Al Rawi.
    August 10, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Sac State CIO: Digital Tipping Point and Other Changes Coming Fast
    Sac State's CIO, Dr. Christine E. Miller, advises tech vendors and procurers: 'Do your homework.' Big changes in technology are on the horizon, she said, and while it's important for those in the tech field to stay ahead of the curve, she also hopes that "digitalization will increase the value we place on our humanity and augment the essential connections we have to each other."
    August 09, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    East Bay Town Uses Big Data to Solve Sticky Traffic Problem
    A San Francisco startup uses Big Data to help an East Bay suburb solve a big problem: Traffic.
    August 02, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    L.A. County Parks and Rec Using Tech Solutions, Seeks More
    Mohammed Al Rawi, CIO for the sprawling Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation District, has been in his current job for just six months, but he has a big goal. “I want to change the way IT is perceived,” Al Rawi says. “I want to change it from the idea of IT as a service provider to a business partner.”
    July 03, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Folsom Firm Writes Code for Child-Welfare App
    A Folsom consulting firm wrote the code for a new app that an Oregon nonprofit is touting as a more efficient way for people to easily obtain help in child-welfare cases.
    Insider
    June 23, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    In Case You Missed It: An Hour with San Jose’s CIO
    What with phone calls, meetings and myriad other interruptions, it can be tough to set aside an hour during a busy workday to listen to an online briefing.
    Insider
    June 23, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Do Tech Companies Really Have the Coolest Offices?
    Some call it the Google effect.
    Insider
    June 15, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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    Pondera Solutions Scores Investment from SF Equity Firm
    Serent Capital, a San Francisco-based private equity firm, has announced a growth investment in Pondera Solutions, a provider of software products targeting fraud, waste and abuse in large government programs.
    June 13, 2017
     · Dennis Noone
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