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Lloyd, who has served in technology leadership positions in San Jose, Seattle and beyond, will be joining the Center for Digital Government as its executive director.
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In a new request for proposal, the California Department of Technology and the California Public Utilities Commission seek responses from IT companies interested in working on the Renewables Portfolio Standard Database System Expansion Project.
Humboldt County’s Redwood Coast Airport and the Coast Guard station now have a renewable energy microgrid to sustain operations in case of a power outage. The microgrid is the first of its kind in the state.
The California Department of Technology made more than 40 purchases of IT goods last month and spent in the mid-eight figures on its five top buys, which included government community cloud and Federal Risk and Authorization Management Program-related technologies.
DWR’s five largest purchases of IT goods in the first three months of 2022, totaling $6,128,049, included e-signature and security solutions as well as Ethernet hardware.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
“If we left it to the court to remove the convictions from local, state and federal databases, they don’t have the resources,” said District Attorney Jeff Rosen. “That’s where we add the Silicon Valley secret sauce. We’ve written code, so that once a clerk pushes a button, everything is expunged.”
The free event will include discussions about procurement and the state’s Technology Modernization Fund and Cal-Secure.
The longtime IT services director for the city of Chula Vista will retire at the end of June, and his successor will arrive Friday from the U.S. Navy with more than two decades of extensive IT experience.
Candidates are sought for the positions of division chief, information security manager and chief enterprise technical architect.
Former public-sector IT leaders recently discussed how they learned to pivot, communicate and trust their teams — skills that they’ve carried over into their roles in the private sector.
The former senior specialist in Azure will home in on assisting two key state agencies and the many entities within them.
In this excerpt from a deep dive into COVID-19 relief funding, CalMatters examines where oversight and accountability could be improved.
“This team was an amazing group of individuals who introduced me to human-centered design and journey mapping, who collaborated with me to envision new ways of providing services, who partnered in changing the culture at CalHHS, and even convinced me to get a Twitter account,” writes Michael Wilkening.
In a new request for quotation, the California Department of Parks and Recreation is calling for responses from IT companies capable of helping it automate key processes.
Other departments with leadership recruitments include the Financial Information System for California and the California Department of Transportation.
Professionals from the public and private sectors gathered recently for two days of learning, networking and catching up. Here are some impressions from some attendees whose names are familiar in the industry.
San Francisco's chief information security officer, Mike Makstman, was among the experts who spoke at last week's RSA Conference.
“As the CIO, you will use your extensive knowledge of IT to oversee the development and implementation of IT policies, standards, and practices for the department,” the job posting says. “Your expertise and leadership … will help us achieve our vision to discover technological innovation that serves Californians’ needs.”
Veteran technologist and executive John Roussel, who describes himself as an “enterprise change agent,” was promoted this month from chief technology officer and assistant deputy director of the California Department of Public Health.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
In an interview with Industry Insider — California, Jeffrey Aguilar laid out his priorities as he settles into his new role overseeing security for a county government with more than 100,000 employees and another 20,000 to 30,000 volunteers and interns.
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