Folsom-based Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) this week announced a $1.11 million contract with the Department of Finance to “provide enterprise program and project management services for the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) project.”
With the recent departures of CalPERS CIO Dale Jablonsky and IT executive Karen Ruiz, the pension system has hired former EDD CIO and Chief Deputy Director Mike Howland to temporarily serve in the top IT position, according to an internal staff email.
A task force created to investigate illegal outsourcing created last summer as part of a budget deal between the Brown Administration and a state employee union has been made permanent, according an announcement on the SEIU Local 1000 employee union’s Website.
Sacramento-based M Corp has been hired to advise the State Controller’s Office (SCO) as the agency assists in the development of the FI$Cal project that will run the state’s financial systems, according to an announcement today from the company.
This Friday, the Department of Motor Vehicles will hold the first in a series of public workshops as the state develops regulations on the testing and use of driver less, or autonomous, vehicles in California.
Department of Health Care Services Chief Information Officer Chris Cruz spoke with Christina Gagnier at the Mobile Government Forum on March 28 in Sacramento.
Former FI$Cal project CIO and veteran IT staffer Barney Gomez has been appointed chief technology officer (CTO) at the Department of Health Care Services, according to an internal announcement to the department’s IT staff. Gomez, who will report directly to CIO Chris Cruz, started the new position on April 1.
Patrick Wheeler, director of end point security for Trend Micro, sat down with Christina Gagnier at the Mobile Government Forum on March 28 in Sacramento.
California Highway Patrol Chief Technology Officer Mitch DeGregorio sat down with Christina Gagnier at the Mobile Government Forum on March 28 in Sacramento.
Techwire Columnist and former FCC and CPUC Commissioner Rachelle Chong sits down the Christina Gagnier for an update on spectrum, broadband and the FCC.
California Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos on Thursday announced the IT Leadership Academy (ITLA) will be holding a "vendor connect forum" on May 2.
California Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos gave opening remarks at the Mobile Government Forum on March 28, 2013 in Sacramento. During his remarks, Ramos announced the California Geoportal.
Christina Gagnier interviewed public officials and other attendees of the Mobile Government Forum held on March 28 in Sacramento. Here is a video of some highlights of the event.
Franchise Tax Board CIO Cathy Cleek sat down with Christina Gagnier to discuss the Enterprise Data to Revenue project, the agency’s change management efforts and IT Leadership Academy class 20.
The Department of General Services has issued RFP 5137001 to solicit potential contractors to provide Information Technology (IT) consulting services on a Master Service Agreement (MSA) for use by California State agencies and participating local agencies.
Sacramento-based IT consulting firm M Corp last year completed the major task of consolidating 10 databases and converting 4 billion rows of disability and unemployment benefits data for the Employment Development Department (EDD), according to a Sacramento Bee profile on the company.
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California Emerging Technology Fund President and CEO Sunne Wright McPeak sits down with Techwire Host Christina Gagnier to discuss California’s efforts to bridge the digital divide.
