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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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The delta county's innovation strategy includes an ongoing interest in enterprise solutions, cybersecurity enhancements and a dashboard that will be accessible to the IT industry and the public.
The contractor selected must deliver “end-to-end, secure hosting and technical support of all hardware and software” needed to operate the proposed solution, as well as highly secure data hosting and optimal 24-7 performance.
“Vision 2023” will be the Department of Technology’s plan to “provide simple, clear, fast and dependable public services; increase equity, inclusion and opportunity for all Californians; and make California a leading example of what the government should look like in the 21st century.”
“This venture has the potential to be a key driver of jobs in L.A. and to knit together the fabric of our transportation systems as a low-noise, all electric, accessible and affordable option for getting around,” Mayor Eric Garcetti said.
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“What’s cooler than having started with state and local education in California and coming back full circle, and doing it with a company that I know and respect?” Temple said.
The 13-page document, which isn’t yet complete, sets three main goals for improving broadband availability and access statewide. The comment period closes this week.
“My function as CIO is best summed up in two words: service and security,” Chief Chris Childs says. “When it comes to service, IT’s role is to reduce the amount of time our officers spend thinking about technology, in turn providing them more time to spend serving the public. Regarding security, the department takes the protection of the public’s personal identifying information very seriously.”
“We wanted to identify how to deploy such a service in San Jose in different locales. Is it suitable for all of our city streets?” said Andrea Arjona, transportation specialist with the San Jose Department of Transportation.
California wants to hire IT staff in nine areas of focus, to further the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The work includes part-time, full-time, temporary and permanent assignments.
Chief information officers from two Digital Cities survey-winning municipalities talked about how the pandemic has been a game changer for technology and innovation, at the Los Angeles Virtual Digital Government Summit.
Fleet management officials in the capital and elsewhere are using technology to better track their vehicles and gain detailed insights into vehicle operations for both gas- and electric-powered autos.
An online Vendor Education Day focusing on NEXT-GEN SCOUT is scheduled for today, and vendor applications are due by Dec. 3. “Relevant Cal OES technologies” include Microsoft 365, Azure AD, Esri, Salesforce, Mulesoft, Tableau, Docusign, GovDelivery and SendGrid.
Delzompo has been the chief technology officer for California Community Colleges for almost seven years. Before moving into public-sector education technology, Delzompo had extensive experience in the private sector.
“Our current governor is very big on dashboarding and boiling down big data into meaningful charts that can be used to … tell the story behind it but also to support decision-making,” Manveer Bola, state deputy chief technology innovation officer, said in response to a question at the recent CDT Vendor Forum.
Cool has more than 20 years’ experience in public-sector technology, including six years in a senior IT leadership role. He was recently the IT
division manager for Monterey County, and had been CIO for the city of Ventura and, in Texas, for Haltom City.
In a recent Request for Offer, the California State Controller’s Office is looking for a Master Services Agreement IT Consulting Services Contractor to do project management on its California Automated Travel Expense Reimbursement Replacement Project.
“I appreciate the governor’s confidence in our leadership, and I am looking forward to continuing along the great path we have charted at the Department of FI$Cal,” Ingenito told Techwire.
The total number of backlogged claims as of Nov. 11 was 39 percent below the totals reported for Nov. 4, the EDD dashboard shows.
Ishimoto’s 30-plus years of state experience included seven years as CIO for the California State Lottery. She also held various leadership roles at the Department of Transportation and the Teale Data Center, as well as serving as chair of the State of California Enterprise Architecture Committee.
The California Governor's Office of Emergency Services' top five purchases of IT goods in October reflect its ongoing need for IT assistance, its core work in emergency services and the state’s continuing move to the cloud.
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