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The California Department of Motor Vehicles seeks assistance in creating a planning methodology for a five-year infrastructure plan as it shifts to digital-first for customer interaction.

The state unemployment department got help from a contractor to assess the risks related to a change in eligibility for benefits as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Office’s California Automated Lobbyist and Campaign Contribution and Expenditure Search System (Cal-Access) replacement project has paused temporarily and is being examined by a vendor.

The chief information officer will direct and manage six IT programs: System Requirements and Testing, Application Services, Service Management and Support Services, Enterprise Services/Configuration Management, the Information Security Office, and the coordination of contracted staff.

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The California Department of Aging and the county of Santa Clara are looking to fill chief information officer and application administrator positions, respectively.

In a Request for Proposal, California State University, Long Beach calls for responses from vendors who can provide a software system to help it do more with fundraising.

The leadership courses and boot camps offered by the California Department of Technology’s Office of Professional Development, now offered virtually, have drawn more applicants from within state government as well as from counties and cities across California.

State lawmakers and Gov. Gavin Newsom didn’t just focus on broadband and cybersecurity this session. The governor recently signed several other bills of interest to the technology sector that run the gamut from wildfire tech to personal information.

Steve Kustin rejoined the Sacramento Municipal Utility District four months ago. As he conducts a “listening” tour with his 70 team members, he has five specific goals. And there are vendor opportunities on the horizon.

Melissa Brunetti has more than 20 years’ experience as a consultant and analyst, and she was elevated to her current role in September, just two months after joining the Sacramento-based company as a program manager.

“I believe that FI$Cal will continue to push the envelope and lead the way for California government entities in the adoption and use of modern technologies, systems and practices,” says Miriam Ingenito, director of the Financial Information System for California.

In a Task Order Solicitation, the city of Los Angeles Sanitation and Environment department is seeking a Customer Relationship Management system.

“I’m honored to be named area vice president for ServiceNow and can’t wait to be able to work closely with our customers in state and local governments, higher education organizations and health-care providers,” Rick Taylor told Techwire.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers recently honored people and projects that have demonstrated innovation in technology within the public sector, including from California.

The CIO is responsible, according to the job posting, for IT strategic planning, policy development, goal setting, management of enterprise architecture, information security, applications services, technology and infrastructure services, and department legacy systems interfaces.

“I am excited to be representing Oracle Cloud Platform IaaS and PaaS solutions as a new and powerful platform for state of California departments and agencies,” Craig Russell told Techwire.

Here’s a look at where the nation’s second-largest city by population spent some of the federal Coronavirus Relief Funds it received with technology and innovation companies.

The Department of Managed Health Care is seeking two specialists — a data architect and a data systems analyst. Both recruitments will continue until the positions are filled.

The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services want to learn more about making virtual physical therapy services available to the incarcerated.

Kumar Sah joins the Sacramento web services company after holding a series of increasingly responsible roles in state government. His most recent position with the state was deputy chief information officer for the State Treasurer’s Office.