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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 new software program is an all-in-one system, which means each of the department’s three divisions can work more efficiently. The upgrade includes a streamlined report-writing module, portals for the courts and other county offices to view information, and an evidence system component, according to the Sheriff’s Office.
The California gov tech leaders’ work to change how services were accessed during the pandemic, while continuing ongoing modernizations, earned them their places among Government Technology magazine’s Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers of 2021.
The new training aid is part of the department’s $1.48 million, five-year contract with Axon Enterprises Inc., which supplies the agency with Taser stun guns and body-worn cameras, as well as related software and cloud video storage.
The California Department of Health Care Services is asking IT vendors to assist it in standing up and running a modern accounts receivable management system.
In a Request for Offer, the California State Teachers’ Retirement System asks IT companies to provide personnel capable of assisting on a plethora of projects as it works to modernize.
Ana Lasso, whose background includes consulting, most recently served as general manager of Exposition Park in Sacramento under the California Natural Resources Agency. She succeeds Daniel C. Kim, who was DGS director for more than five years before moving in January to the role of assistant county administrator for Yolo County.
“The CIO must possess a complete understanding of the department’s Strategic Plan and devises adaptive methods to align information technology resources with strategic plan objectives and priorities,” the recruitment notice states.
The worker went “directly into the server” and copied patients’ and employees’ records, including COVID-19 test results, for an unknown purpose. The employee is on administrative leave.
It’s not yet clear how much local districts will receive from the record $1.9 trillion federal act, though estimates are out. But school officials are already contemplating how to preserve and enhance the gains they have made in technology and innovation.
The county is outfitting its existing network of fire-spotting cameras with software to identify likely wildfire activity and alert authorities. Initially, however, the system must be “taught” to distinguish fire smoke from other forms of fog, vapor or clouds, via human feedback that should enable it to refine its algorithm.
Vitaliy Panych, the state’s chief information security officer, will recap the past year and offer a look into the future, which includes plans to expand the capabilities of the California Cybersecurity Integration Center. Techwire members won’t want to miss his conversation with Alan Cox, executive vice president of Techwire parent e.Republic.
The new chief information officer has more than 40 years of IT experience, including 20 years in executive leadership and 12 years in technology consulting.
The settlement agreement is a major setback for one of California’s signature pieces of gun control legislation. It comes 11 months after a federal judge said the state’s online ammunition background check program was so glitchy that tens of thousands of legal firearms owners were barred from buying ammunition — in violation of their 2nd Amendment rights.
“RPA bots can run at all hours of the day and week unattended. Using RPA saves time and improves efficiency, freeing departments to use their staff for more creative and interesting work.”
“STO is in the very early stage of digital transformation as many of our business processes are still paper-based. … Like many organizations during this time, we are all working in a very fluid environment that requires us to pivot quickly to meet the demand of the situation,” says David Duarte, chief information officer at the State Treasurer’s Office.
Folsom resident Brian Bearden has a deep background in network engineering, having began his tech career in the U.S. Marine Corps as a computer and network specialist. He joined Internet provider Consolidated Communications this month.
Republican senators grilled Biden nominee Julie Su over California’s problems with its unemployment agency, as they consider her nomination for deputy secretary of Labor. But her confirmation was expected to be approved.
The Employment Development Department is seeking information from IT vendors on replacing an automated data system that surveys the labor market.
The technology typically draws a fierce backlash from drivers, who view the cameras as a cash cow for local jurisdictions that want to bust anyone who strays above the speed limit. And civil liberties groups often raise concerns about the cameras’ implications for privacy.
David Tate is a career technologist, having started as a software engineer in 2002. Subsequently, he's worked in tech consulting, development and management.
The state of California is looking at its culture of IT work and taking steps to modernize how that work is done, becoming increasingly agile and building in open source to enable others. Its work with Tek Yantra, meanwhile, has helped millions of residents access state services on an as-needed basis.
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