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Christine Harada, who replaced Sarah Soto-Taylor as Government Operations undersecretary in August, is leaving the role for a position on the California Public Utilities Commission.
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The chief engineer will oversee the stakeholders performing project management, engineering, design, system planning, specification, diagramming, mapping, and construction of the network, according to the job posting by the California Department of Technology.
Technology startups in California are addressing the most urgent needs and opportunities in state and local government. Here are five that have drawn the attention of the CivStart Accelerator.
In a new invitation for bid, the California Department of Technology is focusing in on the middle-mile aspect of creating a statewide broadband network.
Positions with open recruitments include chief information officer, change management senior analyst, DevOps engineer and application developer.
Blaine Wasylkiw, the chief web officer for the state, describes the open source California Design System, which is helping build websites and products “that put people first and also look great.”
The California Department of Technology’s costliest IT goods and services purchases in February topped $4 million and involved expenses for cloud subscriptions, storage and protection, among others.
In a new request for proposal, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System is seeking IT consultants for its “Spring-Fed Pool.”
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“I am excited to join the Tanium Public Sector team and continue the development and growth in the state and local government and education sectors,” Sherilyn Hammond told Techwire.
“The center of our strategic plan, continuous improvement and excellent customer service, provides the impetus for us to now ask how we might improve the FI$Cal system in order to best serve our end users. With our end users in mind, we once again used a human-centered design approach in developing our priorities for 2022.”
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The new release, from the NewDEAL Forum, highlights topics like coverage mapping, digital skills and affordability in an effort to enable public-sector entities of all sizes to improve their high-speed Internet coverage. It looks at how governments around the country, including in San Jose, are grappling with the issue.
The local government is recruiting to fill a managerial role with wide-ranging responsibility that includes managing staff, developing IT work plans and preparing the IT operations budget.
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.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services made more than 20 purchases of IT goods last month but just one IT services buy. Here are its most expensive acquisitions.
As federal infrastructure dollars start to flow, CoProcure, a young California company, aims to reduce the friction of the procurement for local and state agencies. The first step? Building an audience of government buyers.
The departments with recruitments include the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Health Care Services, and the Department of Technology.
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In a request for proposals, the municipality — one of the region’s most populous — calls on vendors for assistance in improving the parking payment process.
Rupal Hollenbeck has 25 years’ experience in the private sector, having held executive positions with Oracle, Intel and Cerebras Systems. The Bay Area resident is also a tech adviser and investor.
In four budget change proposals, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation looks to address technology service change, cybersecurity and project needs.
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