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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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Two of the openings are in the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services; others are in the California Department of Technology and the California Department of Veterans Affairs.
State transportation, insurance and emergency entities are looking to fill assistant chief and IT specialist positions.
That’s what Employment Development Department Director Nancy Farias told an Assembly subcommittee Tuesday, after questions were raised about the use of the technology last week by the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
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The Legislative Analyst’s Office looks critically at the California Department of Technology’s needs from the General Fund to address short-term net revenue losses, as discussed in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2022-2023 Fiscal Year state budget.
The California Department of Water Resources made more than 50 IT goods purchases last month and spent in the mid-seven figures on its five costliest.
The nonpartisan Legislative Analyst’s Office is urging state lawmakers to carefully weigh the use of artificial intelligence that helped curb unemployment insurance fraud.
In a request for proposal that’s pre-solicitation, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services wants to hear from IT companies that can help it work on “911 data analytics services.”
At the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ virtual Vendor Day 2022, DMV and state IT leaders sought solutions to a plethora of comprehensive technology issues.
The CTO will be responsible for establishing the Authority’s technology road map and standards, providing technical direction, and supporting innovation across the organization. In addition, the incumbent will also serve as chief of the IT Enterprise Services Division.
“I’m ecstatic to announce my new role as senior sales engineer at Development Group Inc.,” Bearden told Techwire. “I’m proud to be part of a team that treats employees like family and goes out of their way to keep customers happy.”
California’s chief information security officer, Vitaliy Panych, explains how the state offers a financial incentive, known as a “bug bounty,” to encourage ethical hackers to test new products in a controlled environment.
Winning state contracts and improving one’s business profile in Cal eProcure are among the topics to be covered in the back-to-back free events.
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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.
“As our city grows, it is a priority that we provide our citizens with the best technology available for public agencies,” says the request for proposal, which was signed by Chief Information Officer Hong Sae. “This system will increase civic engagement and create a gateway for citizens to access resources and services the city provides.”
In a request for proposals, the Southern California bedroom community calls for a wide-ranging variety of technology and GIS management services.
The department oversees the licensing, inspection and regulation of cannabis in the state. It was created through a merger of the Bureau of Cannabis Control, the CalCannabis Cultivation Licensing Division and the Manufactured Cannabis Safety Branch.
Entities with active IT recruitments include the California Employment Development Department, the Office of Digital Innovation, the California Department of Technology and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
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The budget change proposal cites increasing costs of such tech as cloud computing, as well as for hardware such as tablets for field officers.
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