The application deadline is Thursday for those interested in the chief information officer position with the state Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH).
Are you a fan of a particular public-sector IT professional, project or department in California? Nominations are closing soon for the prestigious "Best of California" award, a project of the Center for Digital Government.
Data related to the state’s natural resources and health and human services were integrated into the state’s open data portal this week, meaning data.ca.gov now has more than 1,000 data sets.
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The U.S. National Institute of Standards & Technology (NIST) recently released Version 1.1 of the Cybersecurity Framework, and the security industry response is stronger than ever. Here are the facts — along with a front-line expert interview on what public- and private-sector organizations are doing now to plan and implement the new guidance.
The Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee of the state Little Hoover Commission will meet with government agencies and labor representatives Thursday to discuss the data that the state needs in order to prepare for the impacts of AI and automation.
It's time to give a shout-out — and a nomination — to your favorite public-sector IT professional, project or department in California. Nominations are now being accepted for the prestigious "Best of California" award, a project of the Center for Digital Government.
One Identity, a Quest Software business, has named Chris Macias the dedicated account executive for State and Local Government and Education (SLED) for all of California. One Identity is a 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant LEADER for Identity Governance & Administration.
In culling through hundreds of news stories every week, Techwire comes across some interesting reads that don't quite fit our template for a full story, but which might be of interest to our readers. Here are a few links that we thought were worth a click.
The Information Technology Leadership Academy, popularly known as ITLA, is planning an all-years reunion as part of the celebration of the program’s 25th class.
Vendors are also asked whether the county’s procurement process is open, fair and equitable — with multiple-choice answers ranging from “Always” to “Never” — and whether members of the procurement staff conduct themselves in a professional manner.
In culling through hundreds of news sources every week, Techwire comes across some interesting reads that don't quite fit our template for a full story, but which might be of interest to our readers. Here are a few links that we thought were worth a click:
Twenty-nine state IT workers graduated Friday from the Information Technology Leadership Academy, a program that the California Department of Technology uses to train future CIOs and IT leaders.
The California Department of Technology is accepting reservations for its spring CDT Vendor/Partner Forum, where companies and consultants can find out the best ways to do business with the state.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla released a high school and youth initiative website to make information and resources more available. The aim of the site is to get young voters more involved.
In culling through hundreds of news stories every week, Techwire comes across some interesting reads that don't quite fit our template for a full story, but which might be of interest to our readers. Here are a few links that we thought were worth a click.
Gov. Jerry Brown has named a new deputy director of legislative and intergovernmental affairs for GO-Biz, the state's business and economic development office.
Heather Geyer, a 17-year veteran of operations and technology, has joined the 24/7 service desk at Child Welfare Services — California Automated Response and Engagement System, a project of California Health and Human Services’ Office of Systems Integration.
The California Department of Transportation is soliciting comments from the public — and from private industry — on what will be included in the next 20-year plan to improve business and community freight connections across the state.
The state's Child Welfare Digital Services continues its training and refinement processes, with the most recent being a multi-team sprint review held last week and the posting of a podcast with an implementation manager for the project.
The state has issued a Pre-Solicitation Request for Proposal for System Development, Maintenance and Operations services for a state health insurance program.
The airport will soon install a form of “dynamic glazing” that takes into account numerous factors like sunlight, temperature, time and other analytics to determine the perfect level of tint to transition thousands of square feet of windows looking out onto the tarmac.
The “product owner” of the state Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) project known as CALS was interviewed in a podcast recently to explain the project and detail how it’s designed to improve children’s welfare in California.
