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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 Department of Technology has issued an Invitation for Bid seeking “fully managed statewide rural broadband connectivity service” for government customers.
“The FI$Cal system is so big, so complex that it can be difficult to grasp everything it does, especially over a long period of time,” the department says in a writeup accompanying the graphic.
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The California Air Resources Board has issued a request for information to learn more about seeking a new Cargo Tank Data Management System, including possible refinements to its project.
Project management is primary area of responsibility for this senior leadership position. Candidates should note that the position is an influential one and requires especially keen judgment.
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“What if we crowdsource data-sharing agreement templates that can be used as a starting point by any agency? There is so much talent in the community, and people want to help the government to be more effective, so it’s up to the agencies to tap the talent,” writes Jagjit Dhaliwal, deputy CIO for Los Angeles County.
Kyle Keyser of Rocklin is moving up from his role as senior director of the Roseville firm’s Government Solutions division, which he’ll continue to oversee in his new position.
“I would say the role of CISO has evolved from being an IT-centered role to … definitely a strategic leadership function for most organizations,” says Jake Margolis, chief information security officer at the Metropolitan Water District of Southern California.
As part of a larger plan to modernize its IT systems, the city of Berkeley has worked with a handful of vendors to revamp its IT infrastructure to support upwards of 700 remote employees and provide telehealth opportunities.
The fraud report from State Auditor Elaine Howle is the second one this week that has focused critically on the Employment Development Department.
In this excerpt from an online essay, the 9-1-1 branch manager for the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services explains how the state and its vendor partners are making progress in linking communications needed for emergency response.
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Child Welfare Digital Services has chosen HHS Technology Group of Florida to provide support for its California Automated Response and Engagement System (CARES-Live). And on Tuesday, the Office of Systems Integration began a recruitment for a director of technology.
The California Department of Transportation’s most expensive purchases of IT goods last year accounted for millions of dollars of spend and were made throughout the year.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2021-2022 budget includes funding for developing and implementing the Cradle-to-Career Data System and the Statewide Data Strategy released last year. The former, in particular, could bring opportunities for vendors as soon as this year.
The beleaguered Employment Development Department should follow the best practices of government and industry in operating call centers, State Auditor Elaine Howle says. Doing so would ease the backlog of calls and claims and make the operation more efficient, she says in a new report.
The chief delivers road maps and influences policy for enterprise application standards and practices for multiple operating systems and applications within Covered California, which connects Californians with brand-name health insurance under the Affordable Care Act.
Janet Haley’s 20 years of experience includes legacy system upgrades, business analysis, security assessments, fiscal project management and organizational change management.
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is looking for vendors to help it create a “California Marine Fisheries Data Explorer tool” to enable public viewing and utilization of data.
The forward-looking technology arm of the California Government Operations Agency has a new chief deputy director, a new deputy director of programs, and a new senior engineer.
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