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Dean Gialamas, a familiar face in Southern California IT circles, has been tapped as the next IT bureau chief and CIO for the Los Angeles Police Department.
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State and local governments across the state saw movement in the executive ranks, with some notable retirements and some key appointments.
Foster City doesn’t have a chief information officer, but the municipality has a new chief executive who’s well-versed in technology -- and he welcomes conversations with vendors big and small.
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In a recent webinar, participants examined how leveraging technology is key to innovation and service provision, and how last year’s California Network and Telecommunications (CALNET) Category 19 Cellular Voice and Data Services contract might be a facilitator.
The Contra Costa County Transportation Authority has announced that Randell Iwasaki, who will retire at the end of the month, is being replaced by Timothy Haile, executive director for projects since 2017.
Techwire posed six questions by email to DHCS leadership Thursday after the report came out. The department on Friday responded to each.
Jason Singer was an IT specialist for the state Legislative Data Center for more than 15 years before joining Aruba, where he was system engineer before transitioning to the sales side.
Department of Motor Vehicles Director Steve Gordon talked about how COVID-19 has increased the need for digitization and examined a use case for doing just that.
“The majority of my role is making sure and communicating what our initiatives are, what we’re targeting here, how that’s going to improve our internal operations; and then, in the end, how does that improve the service to the end user?” says Chief Information Officer Bryan Sastokas.
State Auditor Elaine Howle’s report says the Department of Health Care Services should adopt a “portfolio management” plan to clarify its priorities, and it urges legislation that would require more oversight by the California Department of Technology.
Called for last summer in an Executive Order from Gov. Gavin Newsom, the plan presents challenges, goals and estimated costs to enable deployment of faster, farther-reaching broadband across the state.
Some California government agencies have found that cloud technology has vastly reduced the turnaround time on procurement. In this instance, the vendor, ProcureNow, started with an RFP-writing tool but found it had to expand its offerings to be competitive.
A study conducted by the Mineta Transportation Institute at San Jose State University found that cybersecurity protocols and general concern about cyberthreats were inadequate across many agencies.
The California Department of Technology’s top five most expensive purchases of IT goods in November totaled nearly $2.5 million and included the acquisition of software support.
The executive will manage large, complex IT operations including automated systems and applications and will help develop the department’s overall strategy and direction.
The Sacramento-area resident has more than 25 years’ leadership experience in management and systems integration in the government, health-care and technology sectors.
The boxy, all-electric vehicles from Zoox were cleared for a spin around a couple of blocks in the city, but so far, the fully autonomous, driverless taxis aren’t accepting fares. More work remains.
The agency’s new IT leader, who is currently serving in a dual role, discussed areas of significance for technology and innovation projects.
The award-winning $1 billion-a-year department, which comes under the umbrella of the California Government Operations Agency, has been led for five years by Daniel Kim, who is leaving for an executive position in Yolo County government.
Nearly two years since it was first proposed, the California Government Operations Agency’s Office of Digital Innovation is asking for help onboarding personnel in 2021.
Among the entities recruiting for IT talent are the California Department of Transportation, the state Franchise Tax Board and the Secretary of State’s Office, as well as Los Rios Community College District.
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