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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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During the first six months of this calendar year, the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation awarded contracts for document remediation, software training, insurance and maintenance, among other things.
Miriam Ingenito will provide an update on what her department has been focused on in the past year, what’s on the front burner now, and what opportunities may lie ahead for those in the vendor community.
Requirements for the various positions include expertise in infrastructure and systems engineering, drones and data.
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 and cybersecurity leaders.
The California Secretary of State’s Office’s five most expensive purchases of IT services in August nearly reached the mid-seven figures, with two related to modernizing aspects of the voting process.
One of the positions is in information security, and the other is in business technology and project management.
In a virtual Techwire Member Briefing, state Chief Technology Innovation Officer Rick Klau laid out his plans as his Office of Enterprise Technology moves to grow its staff by almost 50 percent.
The California Government Operations Agency is seeking an executive director and two staffers to spearhead the launch of the state’s new Cradle-to-Career Data System.
The CIO “has responsibility for providing a framework for making departmental IT decisions, and ensure IT delivers results that programs, customers and stakeholders value,” the job posting states. The CIO will work closely with other department executives in developing and implementing IT and security policies and complex IT and telecommunications projects and systems.
SiFi Networks is interested in investing $70 million to $80 million in Yuba City to build and operate a citywide, gigabit-speed open-access fiber network to every residence and business, without the use of any municipal taxpayer subsidy toward its construction.
“The deputy director is the principal policymaker with regards to enterprise application solutions; the implementation, ongoing support and maintenance of CDCR’s applications; the monitoring and continuous improvement of service delivery; and the prioritization and resource management for application work,” according to the job posting.
The Information Security Leadership Academy, one of four offered by the California Department of Technology’s Office of Professional Development, is designed to train and upgrade the skills of those working in the public sector.
A groundbreaking state-created museum has issued a request for quotation looking for assistance from technology contractors.
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The California departments of Finance and Veterans Affairs, and the new California Privacy Protection Agency are seeking to hire IT managers and a deputy director.
The municipality is seeking IT contractors to improve Internet service to the attendance area of one of its high schools as well as surrounding communities.
The Best of California Awards during the California Virtual Digital Government Summit acknowledged high-achieving state IT officials and significant recent IT projects.
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 and cybersecurity leaders.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s top five most expensive purchases of IT services in August reached the mid-seven figures and included two expenditures around wide-area network.
The Roseville Police Department is expected to roll out 150 body-worn cameras to officers later this month, making it the latest Sacramento-area law enforcement agency to use the technology.
The State Water Resources Control Board has released an Invitation for Bid in an effort to do more with data literacy, a core organization principle.
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