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After a long career serving Alameda County, CIO Tim Dupuis is retiring. Now, county CTO Ram Gurumurthy is stepping in as interim CIO.
The Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority is among transit agencies across the nation responding to safety concerns by making information available online and working to reduce criminal activity.
Sheriff’s deputies told the regional dispatch commission this week that problems with stolen-vehicle alerts, unit tracking and gated-community calls pose safety concerns.
Meredith Reynolds will step in as acting director of the city’s Technology and Innovation Department, upon the departure of its leader Lea Eriksen. A national recruitment for her successor is underway.
Residents are urging the City Council to hold off on expanding its surveillance contract with Flock Safety, citing privacy, immigration and data-sharing concerns.
On the heels of a record year of technology legislation, state lawmakers are back at it with bills that tackle automated decision systems, chatbots and new personal data sales.
San Leandro’s chief technology officer, Michael Sinor, has been named as the new CIO and director for Mountain View’s IT department.
Kurtzman, the technology partnerships officer, will manage the Enterprise Information Services Bureau on an interim basis. The city is also saying goodbye to its IT department leader in April.
The city is facing an estimated $69.2 million general fund shortfall during the next five years. Officials are considering ways to trim costs and streamline government services.
Liana Bailey-Crimmins, CIO and director of the California Department of Technology, announced late Friday afternoon that she is leaving the role.
The person chosen will also serve as the chief project officer and be responsible for statewide IT project approval and oversight functions. Recruitment closes April 17.
An investigation is underway into the extent of the attack against the Bay Area city, and leaders are moving to declare a state of emergency so they can secure outside support.
According to sources inside and outside of state government, departments are being asked to identify cuts of 10 percent or more. While the veil of secrecy raises alarm bells for some, the practice is nothing new during budget crunches.
Thomas Boon, who previously served as the CIO for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, has been tapped to lead the California Department of Corrections Division of Enterprise Information Services.
Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s proposed legislation would force California data centers to disclose energy use amid concerns over grid strain and rising utility costs.
John Roussel, the driving force behind the California Department of Public Health’s IT operations, is retiring at the end of April. His departure punctuates a more than two-decade career in state IT.
A new chatbot is being used to answer routine, non-emergency calls immediately. The system has already diverted nearly 20 percent of non-emergency traffic from busy dispatchers, officials say.
The California Department of Technology and the Franchise Tax Board are both looking for leadership for critical technology programs.
The push to streamline the city's "broken" and "bloated" charter has Mayor Daniel Lurie eyeing changes to contracting.
What to Know:
- Mike Robbins has joined Ivanti as regional vice president for U.S. SLED, where he will lead the company’s state, local and education market efforts.
- Robbins previously spent close to four years at NetApp, most recently serving as district sales manager for SLED Midwest Atlantic.
- Earlier in his career, he held leadership roles in supply chain and procurement.
What to Know:
- Officials from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and State Teachers’ Retirement System shared their priorities during an exclusive briefing Thursday.
- Both agencies are working to modernize and perfect critical systems, while keeping an eye on where new technologies can be integrated.
- Officials say they need vendor partners who understand the mission and the security sensitivity surrounding their work.
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