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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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Before her affiliation with Exabeam, Jennifer Simic Rucker worked in sales for Oracle, FireEye, EMC, Gartner and e.Republic. She states in her LinkedIn profile that her specialties include enterprise software, partner management, sales management and strategic partnerships.
The Office of Systems Integration’s three purchases of IT services last month address cybersecurity needs as well as project development.
In a request for quote, the California State Controller’s Office said it moved recently to “the BMC Helix Internet Technology Service Management cloud environment” and is now implementing the asset management module and related components.
Eric Rosburg is a veteran of both the public and private sectors. In the public sector, Rosburg served in IT leadership and director roles with school districts in Napa County, West Sacramento and Benicia.
Roles in recruitment include branch chief, IT architect, unit manager and geospatial developer.
Officials became aware of a “large-scale security breach of electronic financial records at Huntington Park City Hall” that was “intercepted and contained” by the city’s IT department, and the Huntington Park Police Department initiated a criminal investigation.
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Dell Technologies said the spinoff means it will be able to strengthen its market position and expand in growth areas including hybrid cloud, edge, 5G, telecom and data management.
The Delta county is seeking a “talented, innovative and transformative CIO to work with a very talented and engaged IT team,” outgoing Chief Information Officer Chris Cruz told Techwire. The CIO also serves as the director of the Information Services Division as part of the County Administrator’s Office and oversees the Registrar of Voters Office.
The satellites’ targets will include oil and gas operations, waste management facilities, dairies and other industries that researchers say spew much of the state’s methane, a short-lived but powerful pollutant that is more than 80 times more effective at trapping heat than carbon dioxide.
“We are focused on being a true business partner; we have to work side by side with our executives and peers if we’re going to move business forward. Because it’s all about moving the business forward and changing the program with technology,” says Catherine Lanzaro, CIO and deputy director of the Technology Services Division for the California Department of Child Support Services.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Hayden AI to the Techwire family. San Francisco-based Hayden AI Technologies Inc. was founded on the belief that by merging mobile sensors with artificial intelligence, it could help governments innovate on their transportation issues and make traffic flow simultaneously less dangerous and more efficient. Guided by its experts on machine learning, data science, transportation, and government sales, the company has developed the world’s first autonomous traffic enforcement platform. The platform wields sensor data with Digital Twin technology to simulate scenarios and create actionable insights capable of helping local traffic, fire, health, and code enforcement agencies operate more efficiently. For more information, visit hayden.ai.
“I’m excited for the opportunity to continue to work with the state of California and assist customers on their digital transformation journeys,” Bradley Fischer told Techwire.
Two cybersecurity bills from Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin that are making their way through the Legislature could prompt state entities to more closely follow highly regarded rules from a national organization.
The multi-agency work group that’s helping guide the state’s “Cradle-to-Career” Data System has updated the Legislature on its progress on conceptualizing tools, as well as data privacy and security safeguards.
The new software combines a huge database for verifying identity with AI-powered tools meant to comb them, looking for fraud and irregularities. And it’s found an early user in California, which was at the center of a massive unemployment insurance fraud scheme last year.
“We are excited to have someone of Jeremy’s caliber and experience here at Informatica,” said Will Payne, Informatica’s director of state, local and education sales in the Western U.S.
The California Department of Technology’s five most expensive purchases of IT goods in March were more costly by comparison than in recent months and were made with the same vendor.
The position of chief risk officer is a key one, as the office handles sensitive matters including elections and business transactions. The successful candidate will also serve as a member of the SOS Cybersecurity Program.
The California Department of Justice has spent a total of just over $4 million on its top five expenditures for IT services so far this year.
The governor named a new deputy director for broadband and digital literacy in the California Department of Technology, and a senior engineer and program manager within the Office of Digital Innovation, which comes under the California Government Operations Agency.
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