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Most of the September IT goods spend by the state’s unified accounting, budget, cash management and procurement IT system derived from its top five of seven purchases. Here’s what that money bought.

“... I am happy to be back in California, where I can be more intimately involved with ever-increasing security challenges that face our communities and public entities,” David Cantey told Techwire.

The 'Merced Recycles' app from the county’s Regional Waste Management Authority, educates residents on trash pickup schedules and how to handle garbage and recyclables.

“The position formulates policy, recommends innovations, and has decision-making authority for increased efficiency and effectiveness related to departmental enterprise and integrated statewide technology initiatives and solutions,” the job posting says.

The position has been upgraded, reflecting an increased focus by state IT leaders on the importance of the role. The incumbent will also serve as a member of the executive staff of the California Department of Technology.

During his career, Shaun Wagner has worked on SharePoint projects for agencies including the California Highway Patrol, the California Department of Justice, the California Department of Public Health and the California Department of Conservation.

The 12-week career enhancement program is funded by federal money that the city of Sacramento received under the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.

In a Request for Information released Friday, the California Department of Developmental Services seeks vendors to “identify innovative technologies to support positive outcomes” for minors ages 7 to 17 who are diagnosed with autism and live in state-operated homes, and the staff who support them.

Some previously issued solicitations were canceled Friday, and new ones will be released within the next two weeks. The state will stay with Salesforce as a key contractor.

The Department of Financial Protection and Innovation, formerly the Department of Business Oversight, has been ramping up its spending. Notable purchases include security products such as firewalls, as well as audio-video equipment.

Agencies seeking to fill these positions include the California Public Employees Retirement System, the Employment Development Department, the Natural Resources Agency and the Department of Consumer Affairs.

The Employment Development Department’s top five purchases of IT goods during September were with companies that have done business previously with the state of California — and most were with the same entity.

Outdated technology and a lack of flexibility are among the factors that contributed to the Employment Development Department’s historic claims backlog — which is expected to be cleared by the end of January, EDD staffers told a California state Senate committee recently.

County chief information officers from around the state discussed the rapid ramp-up to working remote as the COVID-19 pandemic hit, the opportunities it presents and what needs to happen next, at the California County Information Services Directors Association’s virtual Fall 2020 Conference.

The historic COVID-19 pandemic has generated security and privacy challenges for government — but opportunity as well, San Jose Chief Information Security Officer Dr. Marcelo Peredo said Thursday during a discussion at the virtual Cybersecurity Symposium for Smart Cities ’20.

Keson Khieu, chief information officer at the California Emergency Medical Services Authority, discusses the value of big data and data analytics as “a business differentiator for emergency medical services areas,” and the “organic” nature of digital transformation.

A quick read of the 52-page Proposition 24 proves impossible. In broad strokes, the 2019 consumer privacy law gave Californians the right to know what data companies collect on them, the right to get the data deleted, and the right to tell companies not to package and sell the data to other companies.

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The work, which is expected to be done by March, will give an estimated 2,000 local businesses access to Ethernet speeds of up to 10Gb/sec.

The state’s chief data officer, Joy Bonaguro, is among the 11-member panel that will guide the data sharing consortium over the next two years.

The California Department of Motor Vehicles, a linchpin state department that's one of the best-known to residents, spent close to $1 million last month to purchase IT services. Here's more on what that money bought.