California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Program Director gave a presentation on the BIS project at the Techwire Forum on September 23 in Sacramento. He was joined by Enterprise Information Services (EIS) Director and Agency CIO Joe Panora, EIS Deputy Director Davood Ghods and Project Director Russ Nichols.
Enterprise Information Services Deputy Director Davood Ghods Presented at the Techwire Forum on Sept. 23 along with other technology executives from the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation.
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation Agency CIO Joe Panora and his executive team gave a two-hour presentation on September 23 to an audience of 200 industry and government technology professionals. Part 1, featuring opening remarks by Department of Technology Chief Deputy Paul Benedetto and a 30-minute presentation by Panora is posted below. Check back for presentations by Deputy Director Davood Ghods, Program Director Paul Smith and Project Director Russ Nichols to be posted soon.
The California State Teachers’ Retirement System (CalSTRS) has appointed Ashish Jain to the newly created, executive position of chief technology officer (CTO) for the pension system.
There is still time for you and your company/department to join in the fun this Saturday, September 14th at the annual Buy-A-Day charity golf event at Empire Ranch Golf Club! All proceeds go to support the homeless community in our neighborhoods. Many of your friends from the state IT services community will be there. If you are interested in joining the event, please call Josh Nisbet at 916-718-8331 or email him at josh.nisbet@cgi.com.
Techwire Host Christina Gagnier sat down with Department of Technology Chief Deputy Paul Benedetto at the Project Delivery Summit on August 28 in Sacramento.
Following up on her decision to facilitate the request of a coalition of research, advocacy and news organizations that wanted access to raw campaign and lobbying data, Secretary of State Deborah Bowen last week announced the data are now online for the public to download.
Techwire Host Christina Gagnier interviews Office of Systems Integration (OSI) about project management at the Project Delivery Summit held on August 28, 2013 in Sacramento.
In October, the State of California will launch a new education program designed to improve the skills of technology project managers, Department of Technology (CalTech) Director Carlos Ramos announced this week at an event. The announcement comes after California’s most recent high-profile project failure to modernize its payroll system led to an Senate oversight hearing and the creation of an IT procurement task force that has recommended, among other things, a statewide project management office modeled after the Office of Systems Integration (OSI) within the Health and Human Services Agency.
The Project Delivery Summit was held on August 28 in Sacramento. Department of Technology Director Carlos Ramos and Office of Systems Integration Director Deborah Rose gave opening remarks.
Deloitte Consulting LLP received a Best Fit Integrator award for its work on the Employment Development Department’s State Disability Insurance (SDI) Online System, the Center for Digital Government announced at its recent awards ceremony in Jackson, Wyoming.
The National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) today announced the finalists for this year’s annual awards that have been judged to promote innovation, foster better government and engage citizens. California technology projects were nominated among the top 3 or 4 in 7 of 11 categories. More than 120 nominees submitted to the NASCIO awards committee. The winners will be announced at the organization’s annual conference to be held this fall in Philadelphia. See the complete list of the nominations of all states here.
The Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes today issued a critical report on the State Controller’s Office (SCO) $373 million MyCalPays project that was halted in February after a troubled history that included a pilot that was riddled with errors, ending with the termination of vendor SAP’s $90 million contract.
Yo Yoshida, founder and CEO of Appallicious, received the Center for Digital Government’s Exemplary Leadership Award for his work with open data initiatives in San Francisco, Government Technology reported.
Lloyd Levine, former assemblyman and regular Techwire contributor discusses disruptive technologies and the California Legislature in the latest interview with host Christina Gagnier.
