As a part our ongoing interview series, California Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos spoke with Techwire Host Michelle Kennedy on a range of technology-related subjects.
The California Broadband Council will meet on Wednesday, March 13 from 10:00-12:00 in Sacramento. The meeting will be held in the Legislative Office Building at 1020 N Street, Room 100, across the street from the State Capitol. See the agenda here.
Next week, the Assembly Committee on Utilities & Commerce will hold an information hearing on California’s efforts to bridge the digital divide in California, according to an announcement by Chairman Steven Bradford.
Government Technology’s 2013 "Doers, Dreamers and Drivers" issue includes three high-profile Californians on its Top 25 list – Senator Alex Padilla, California Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos and Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency CIO Joe Panora.
Comcast Corporation announced last week the launch of Upware marketplace, where Comcast customers can purchase third-party, cloud-based applications in the categories of data backup, data security and collaboration.
This week State Controller John Chiang announced an update to his agency’s government salary website, publicpay.ca.gov, to include data on special districts that include hospitals, levees, fire stations and police departments, among others – a total of 1,500 districts that include nearly 100,000 positions and $5.4 billion in wages, according to a press release.
If you are looking for a state position in IT, CalPERS is hosing a career fair to educate prospective employees about opportunities at the pension system and with the State of California, according to a press release. The event will be held on Saturday, March 2, 2013 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the CalPERS Lincoln Plaza West Atrium, located at 400 Q Street in Sacramento.
According to its website, the California Technology Agency has released a Request for Information (RFI) seeking information from vendors on Text-to-9-1-1 technologies available to improve the state’s emergency communications system. It is part of the agency’s Next Generation 9-1-1 planning efforts to modernize the system that will include support of multi-media technology including photos and video.
California is the leader when it comes to collecting DNA and is on the cutting edge of this technology. The Department of Justice (DOJ) DNA Laboratory is the 4th largest DNA data base in the world; first is the UK, second is the FBI, and third is China. California is the only state that collects DNA electronically at the Live Scan and then matches it with the sample when it is received at the DOJ lab. Statute expanded the State’s DNA Data Bank Program on January 1, 2009, all adults arrested for any felony offense must provide a buccal swab DNA sample, and thumb and palm print impressions for the State of California’s DNA Data Bank Program (Penal Code Section 296(a)(2)(C)). The DOJ has partnered with the local County jails and CDCR on implementation of the new automated process in order to keep up with the volume of samples that are required to be collected in California. "This effort truly demonstrated how multiple entities can effectively work together to improve public safety," said Joe Panora, Director of Enterprise Information Services (EIS) for the CDCR.
Office of Systems Integration CIO Gretchen Hernandez sits down with Christina Gagnier at Defining the Cloud for Government, a forum held on January 30 in Sacramento.
On Monday, Feb. 4 at 9 am, Sacramento County will present a three-hour workshop to help businesses better understand the process of selling to the County. The County purchases millions of dollars of goods and services locally every year. A county spokesperson says the presentation will include information for IT vendors.
RFPs for the Rural HIE Incentive Program and Innovation in Data Analytics Awards have been posted on the California Health eQuality program (CHeQ) website: http://www.ucdmc.ucdavis.edu/iphi/Programs/cheq/cheqfunding.html
The Defining the Cloud for Government Forum was held on January 30 in Sacramento, CA featuring opening remarks by California Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos, Office of Technology Services Director Ron Hughes and a keynote address by Intel Futurist Brian David Johnson.
Representatives from the State Library, California Technology Agency and City of San Francisco are teaming up to launch JobScout, a web and mobile application designed to teach digital literacy skills and help job seekers find employment. The iOS application will be downloadable from the iTunes App Store.
Last week, National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) Administrator Lawrence Strickling provided an update on the agency’s Broadband Technology Opportunities Program (BTOP) and highlighted efforts by Los Angeles-based Chrysalis that teaches digital literacy skills to homeless and low-income individuals who are trying to find a job.
On Tuesday, State Auditor Elaine Howle released her latest status report on the Fi$CAL project which says 22 percent of its positions are vacant, as of November 2012.
The Department of General Services will hold a series of public forums focused the state’s standard terms and conditions for IT contracts, according to a Jan. 7 broadcast memo from the department.
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This week, the Department of Health Care Services released the Information Technology Strategic Plan 2012-2015 which outlines the departments goals, objectives and risk mitigation strategies.
