The California Department of Technology (CalTech) today announced the next state IT vendor forum will be held on March 13 at 9:00 a.m. at its office located at 10860 Gold Center Drive, PG1 First Floor in Rancho Cordova.
The Legislative Analysts Office (LAO) today released its 2014 Budget Findings and Recommendations for the Franchise Tax Board’s Enterprise Data to Revenue project.
The Department of General Services today announced the award if a new IT Consulting Services Master Agreement (MSA). The new MSA is effective March 4, 2014.
An HP security executive will examine how organizations should look at security breaches from the perspective of the intruder at a security conference later this month.
An item in Gov. Brown’s budget proposal, if approved, will fund a 2-year pilot project to audit state agencies’ compliance with state and federal security standards. Consistent with the work already done by the California Office of Information Security, the proposal is for $684 K to add 5 new positions.
The California Broadband Council will meet on Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 1:00-3:30 PM. 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.
The year ended with the retirement of the director of Office of Systems Integration, Deborah Rose, who held an array of IT positions in the 24 years she worked for the state of California.
The California Department of Technology announced it will be holding 19 overview sessions in 11 different locations across California to help guide government customers through the transition from CALNET 2 to CALNET 3. Scheduled from Jan. 7 to Jan. 30, events will be held in Sacramento, Hayward, South San Francisco, San Jose, Visalia, Fresno, San Luis Obispo, Mission Viejo, Fontana, Alhambra and Coronado.
Parlier High School students in Fresno County are getting iPads as part of a program to connect rural-area, low-income students to broadband at home, a national first according to the announcement. Each student will have access to an iPad Air and Verizon Hot Spots.
Folsom-based Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) is offering scholarships to college bound-women who are pursuing a career in computer science, information technology, management information systems, or other related fields.
After a series of events around the Sacramento area, Innovation Week concluded on Wednesday with a panel of CIOs talking to entrepreneurs on the campus of Velocity VC in Folsom. Panelists included: Dr. Yan Chow, Director of Innovation and Advanced Technology at Kaiser Permanente, Michael O’Dell, Chief Information Officer at Raley’s Supermarket, Chris Cruz, CIO at the California Department of Health Care Services and Nabil Fares, CIO at the California Department of Public Health. Anamarie Franc of Velocity VC moderated the discussion.
On December 2, state and local officials and technology leaders participated in #Innovate, a conference on technology and innovation in government. The conference was held in Sacramento.
Step aside, Silicon Valley. On Monday, high-tech leaders will hook up with political jefes to talk government and IT to kick off a regional "Innovation Week," a series of events hosted by nonprofit CALinnovates, IT industry publication Techwire, the University of the Pacific and local tech investment firm Velocity VC.
On Tuesday, broadband advocates including the California Emerging Technology Fund (CETF) testified before the U.S. Senate’s Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, saying that broadband access remains unfinished in rural and remote areas, particularly for tribal nations, and that broadband adoption among low income, senior citizens and tribal communities remain a challenging issue. The key issue was the proper role of the federal government, with some parties urging Congress to "connect the dots" and partner more closely with states, localities, community groups, and NGOs.
The California Health and Human Services eHealth Initiative will be hosting the California Health Information Exchange (HIE) Stakeholder Summit on Nov. 14 and 15 at the Hilton Sacramento Arden West.
One of the most under connected groups to the Internet are people who are disabled. According to the PPIC’s California Digital Divide Survey of June 2013, 56% of persons with a disability, handicap or chronic disease have broadband access, while 72% of those without a disability have broadband access. Moreover, 60% of working-age persons with disabilities are out of work or underemployed. Those without Internet access must compete for time to use public computers, which includes transportation to libraries or public computer centers, only to find that the computer may not have accessible software options or be in inaccessible locations for wheelchair bound persons.
Last week at the annual Cyber Security Symposium, Department of Technology Director Carlos Ramos sat down with Techwire Host Christina Gagnier to discuss the state’s cybersecurity priorities and challenges.
After working with the IT vendor community for more than a year, the Department of General Services has issued a final draft of the State’s Standard Terms and Conditions for Information Technology Goods and Non-Project Information Technology Services. The department is asking that any final comments be sent by Oct. 24. See the Broadcast Bulletin linked below.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Strategic Offender Management System Project Director Russ Nichols presented at the Techwire Forum on September 23. This is part 4 of the presentations that include Agency CIO Joe Panora, Deputy Director Davood Ghods and Program Manager Paul Smith. Nichols’ presentation is followed by Q and A with the audience.
