Of the 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers recognized by Government Technology magazine this year, three are from California. Their names are probably familiar to Techwire readers.
The state Department of Health Care Services is recruiting for a new Chief Technology Officer for the Enterprise Innovation Technology Services Division.
User experience design, or UX, is becoming a big part of how apps and software are built, especially with more public sector programs relying on agile development. Involving users in the design of a regularly used software before it is fully developed can avoid problems later on. But what exactly does it entail?
A sales and management veteran from Oracle Corp. has been named deputy director of broadband and digital literacy for the California Department of Technology (CDT).
Craig Russell is joining Nutanix as the account executive for state government departments and agencies, and local government and education customers in Northern and Central California.
The California Independent System Operator, the entity that oversees the state’s wholesale energy transmission grid, is giving IT developers a place to experiment — and some tools and a little guidance to go with it.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla's office is working with a social media network to encourage Californians to vote and to make it easier to do so. It's the first time the network has partnered with a secretary of state's office.
Two months ago, Accela launched a “Center of Expertise” to help the public sector work better. In California, that means, among other things, helping the state regulate cannabis sales and short-term residential rentals. Now Accela is launching “out-of-the-box” software products for those two industries.
Longtime gov tech sales executive Sherri Conover has joined ForgeRock as major account executive for State, Local and Education (SLED) covering the West. Conover brings more than 25 years' experience in government sales and sales management experience.
During last week's California CIO Academy, our team conducted brief video interviews with IT leaders in state government. Today's interview features Amar Hariharan, a project manager with the California Department of Technology.
During last week's two-day California CIO Academy, held in Sacramento under the auspices of Techwire sister publication Government Technology, our team conducted brief video interviews with IT leaders in state government. The interviews were led by Steve Towns, e.Republic's deputy chief content officer.
The state Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) project has formed a team specifically focusing on human-centered research and design services for all digital endeavors across the project, which is developing software to replace the child welfare legacy system.
Nominations are being accepted for Government Technology and AT&T's nationwide platform for special districts, a regional and national awards program that recognizes IT innovation and leadership.
Some senior-level IT positions are open in the public sector, and particularly noteworthy are one with the state, two with the California State University system and two with the city of Sacramento:
Two state senators and an Assembly member have been singled out for their leadership and advocacy on Internet-related issues in the state Legislature by the Internet Association.
The state Child Welfare Digital Services project's Intake Digital Services last week launched Snapshot 1.0, the first release of CWS-CARES functionality, which is now up and running and accessible by 22 county social workers.
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