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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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Cathilea Robinett, president of the Folsom-based media and research company, will take over as chief executive officer. Company founder Dennis McKenna, who had held the CEO role, will take the role of executive chairman of the company.
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The new policy bans LAPD from using any other facial recognition technology beyond that used by the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department system. It also sets up oversight requiring LAPD to collect data on how the system is being used and whether it’s effective.
Kristine Fisher said she plans to leverage her background in data center solutions, software platforms, SaaS, security, and business intelligence to help Qlik grow partnerships with companies that seek insights from technology.
Ed Chau, a Monterey Park Democrat who is a member of California’s Tech Caucus, has a longstanding interest in legislation around technology and innovation. He talked with Techwire about a bill he recently introduced, and where in tech the Legislature may go next.
Other duties include serving as “the primary liaison to control agencies regarding review of IT project approval documents and on interpretation of state policies governing IT.”
Steve Gordon, the Department of Motor Vehicles’ director, discussed its ongoing technology modernization, and IT projects and initiatives that are planned, being tested or likely to deploy this year.
The 35-year-old executive has been acting CISO in the California Department of Technology for two years before his official appointment was announced late Tuesday afternoon.
According to data from the Financial Information System for California, the rail agency’s five largest spends for IT services last year totaled just under $2 million.
Designed for the private sector, this year’s virtual “Beyond the Beltway” event, scheduled for Feb. 25-26, will feature an extensive list of government IT leaders who will share insights into the state and local space and pinpoint opportunities, trends and issues to help you fine-tune your business strategies and validate your sales and marketing activities. This is a must-attend event for anyone who sells or markets to the public sector. The slate of speakers is significant and includes a couple of chief information officers from California whose names are familiar to those doing IT business in the state: Los Angeles County’s Bill Kehoe and San Jose’s Rob Lloyd. The cost is $95 per person. More information and a registration link can be found here.
Ashutosh Kulkarni’s agenda includes accelerating cloud innovation and helping clients with actionable insights from data.
The university is seeking candidates who balance technological acumen and a sense of business operations, according to the job posting.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed budget commits $50 million to cybersecurity and would revive at least one key technology project that was postponed last year.
Kirby Brady, director of the Performance and Analytics Department since joining the city a year ago, will keep that role in addition to her new position, according to Mayor Todd Gloria.
Scott MacDonald has more than 30 years’ experience in the public and private sectors, with a deep background in application development, enterprise architecture, telecommunications, server administration and information security.
It was a summer to remember for the California Department of Motor Vehicles; the department, which is in the midst of an IT modernization, activated four of its five most costly contracts in June. Together, the four contracts represented a spend of nearly $29.9 million.
The online software system, called PrepMod, is a vaccine management tool designed to manage waitlists and inventory as well as send email proof of vaccinations to patients.
“We have to focus on reinventing big and small things like application forms, eligibility requirements, legacy technology systems, and even call centers and field offices to better serve Californians,” says Udaya Patnaik, the first-ever director of the California Office of Digital Innovation.
“Given the whole environment, we decided to take a step back and much more closely align our work with the overall organization; and rather than do a strategic plan, we said, ‘These are our priorities for the next two years until we can realign with the next CalPERS strategic plan,’” says Chief Information Officer Christian Farland.
Tim Howell is the new executive in charge of state, local and education in the West. Tanium vice president Jennifer Axt, meanwhile, has an expanded role with the company, overseeing SLED for the U.S.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Tenable to the Techwire family. Tenable “helps state and local government agencies meet many of the technical requirements for handling sensitive citizen information while providing cost savings, resource efficiencies and better visibility into risk and cyber exposure across the entire enterprise environment.” In addition, it helps agencies — as well as large and small companies — “reduce their attack surfaces and wisely manage risk by identifying, monitoring, and prioritizing vulnerabilities across the entire network — including on-premises, cloud, mobile and virtual environments.” For more information, visit tenable.com or contact Patrick Meister.
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