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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 California High-Speed Rail Authority contracted for security services, software licensing and video streaming services for public meetings. Four of the five largest awards went to two vendors.
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Sacramento-area resident Bobby Chima will be working with California state government and education accounts. He’s a veteran of telecommunications technology.
Both positions include leadership responsibilities as well as expertise in technology.
The state’s chief information security officer, Vitaliy Panych, offers his support for a new state funding model that ensures a better cybersecurity posture in the future.
“With different events every week and our big event, the California State Fair, every July, my role as IT manager is closely tied to the operation of our events. I don’t think my role differs all that much from a CIO’s role in that I am given the opportunity to play a big part in strategic planning,” says Pat Conner, IT manager for the California Exposition and State Fair.
This Northern California county doubled down on moving to the cloud, kept cybersecurity policies updated and maintained lines of communication during the COVID-19 pandemic – all of which helped it land in the winners’ circle in the 19th annual Digital Counties Survey from the Center for Digital Government.
Subbarao Mupparaju, an award-winning technology executive in the private and public sectors, has set his sights on new goals with a different state agency.
The position is a broad one, with responsibilities including procurement, project management, strategy, policy and infrastructure. In addition to advising the chief information officer, the senior consultant will also work with other IT leaders across county government.
Several of the California Department of Parks and Recreation’s purchases of IT goods during the year’s first half were with familiar IT companies; in fact, the two largest such purchases were with the same vendor.
The Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development has a new name, the Department of Health Care Access and Information, that reflects its bigger mission and its upgraded status.
Positions in recruitment include a manager role with the California Environmental Protection Agency, a cyber analyst role with the California Department of Technology and three positions with the city of San Rafael.
The four California-based members of Gartner’s State/Local Government team are newly named associate partners, with each bringing a different area of expertise.
In an invitation for bid, the State Water Resources Control Board calls for responses from firms that are able to provide web-based data and statistical diagnostic assessment services.
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Officials at the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services and other entities are working with the Science and Technology Directorate of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security and technology companies on doing more to spot wildfires.
One of the largest government entities in California is preparing a Request for Proposals for an entirely new elections management system (EMS). Watch Techwire for details in the coming weeks.
The California secretary of state’s office is among many that received funding for IT and innovation projects in the new Fiscal Year 2021-2022 state budget, officials with e.Republic said during a recent virtual briefing for Techwire members.
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The county IT department is managing the transition to a new $20.5 million civic center and will also replace its 30-year-old public safety radio system in 2021-2022.
The changes relate to the Project Approval Lifecycle, Special Project Reports and Post Implementation Evaluation Reports.
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