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In a new job posting, the California State Lottery is looking to augment its Data, Information and Analytics Services team.

The chief information officer’s latest career move will see her join a local company. She came to the state in early 2020 as California grappled in earnest with the COVID-19 pandemic.

“The incumbent oversees one of the most complex infrastructures in the state and has full management responsibility for policies, standards, processes, procedures for the analysis, design, implementation, maintenance and operation” of Caltrans’ IT infrastructure, the job posting says.

As part of Techwire’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.

“Congratulations to Michael Santini for taking on the sales leadership role for all SLED in the West,” said Jeff Phillips, Yubico’s vice president for public sector. “He is a great asset and leader toward Yubico’s serving the state of California.”

The California Department of Technology made more than 40 purchases of IT goods last month and spent in the high seven figures on its five top buys, which included spend in the area of cybersecurity.

The Los Angeles Unified School District has negotiated bulk discounted rates with AT&T and Charter Communications. Between them, the two providers should essentially be able to cover the entire L.A. Unified geography.

The governor’s order notes the technology industry’s role in the initiative through use of the Request for Innovative Ideas framework, under which the state fast-tracks the iteration of solutions.

Patrick Dennis told attendees at a recent Techwire Member Briefing that his department is focused on data as a way to operate more efficiently while enhancing public access to the state’s 279 park properties.

The California Department of Veterans Affairs’ e-Prescribe functionality is the first module of a larger modernization initiative set for a phased rollout later this year.

The California Department of Technology is seeking contractors qualified to repair and install telecom cable at Office of Technology facilities, including the data center in Rancho Cordova. The deadline for vendors to submit bids is May 19.

The incumbent participates in making policy decisions and represents the office at budget hearings, chief deputy directors’ meetings at the California State Transportation Agency and at other high-level meetings, as required.

“Vernon not only brings a wealth of knowledge and experience in the public sector, but also an extensive network and years of strategic relationships that he’s built and maintained over his tenure,” Peter Castaldi, AHEAD’s executive vice president, told Techwire.

Steve Monaghan, the veteran chief information officer for Nevada County, has published the fifth in a series of six essays for Rural County Representatives of California, a service organization that advocates for policies on behalf of rural counties.

In several budget change proposals ahead of the May Revision of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2022-2023 Fiscal Year state budget, the California Department of Health Care Services seeks funding to continue IT modernization and compliance initiatives and to do more with data.

In a new request for offer, the California Department of Health Care Services is seeking a contractor to provide maintenance and operation assistance with a key payment system and to help modernize aspects of it.

The change “reflects e360’s knowledge and expertise around today’s most sought-after technology solutions and illustrates e360’s empathetic approach that drives better business outcomes across its public- and private-sector client base,” said a statement from the company previously known as Entisys360.

The California Department of Technology has released a draft statewide broadband map and design recommendations from its third-party administrator, for building out the so-called “middle-mile” network.

Techwire is pleased to welcome immixGroup, An Arrow Company, to the Techwire family. Arrow Electronics’ public-sector practice, operating as immixGroup, is a leading value-added IT distributor that delivers technology solutions to the public sector through a wide partner ecosystem that includes more than 300 manufacturers and 1,200 solutions providers. Since 1997, the company has helped manufacturers and solutions providers with the resources they need to navigate the dynamic government IT landscape, address their complex challenges and architect best-of-breed solutions. Arrow, with 20,700 employees and 2021 sales of $34.48 billion, guides innovation forward for more than 220,000 leading technology manufacturers and service providers around the world. For more information, visit www.immixgroup.com or contact Ceren Öney.

The K5 Autonomous Security Robot, produced by Mountain View-headquartered Knightscope, is patrolling a company in Charlotte, N.C. Clients don’t pay for the robots — they pay for management of the terabytes of data collected.

As part of Techwire’s ongoing efforts to inform readers about state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.