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At an Industry Insider — California Member Briefing this week, CIO Ajit Girn and his team from the Employment Development Department told a roomful of vendors about the progress it's made in the five years since the pandemic struck — and what it needs going forward.
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The positions call for a range of expertise including application development frameworks, formulation of strategic IT resilience plans, and budget and procurement management.
The Legislative Analyst's Office says the Employment Development Department “continues to make progress on EDDNext,” the sweeping modernization initiative, but it advises tighter legislative and technological oversight.
Those seeking to enroll in the 12-week course should have at least one year of direct or indirect project management experience, and they must submit approval from their chief information officer or equivalent executive to apply.
The Employment Development Department’s chief information officer, Ajit Girn, will be among the speakers at a March 11 Industry Insider — California Member Briefing in Sacramento.
The Commission on Peace Officer Standards and Training is seeking a chief information officer who will also serve as a bureau chief, and the California Department of Aging is seeking an assistant CIO to help oversee operations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced a new digital democracy initiative to connect residents with government officials in times of disaster and allow them to express their concerns.
Technology being deployed at 53 parking facilities serving the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority will guide drivers to open spots and offer a real-time look at demand and other information.
The sum was higher than the corresponding spend in 2023, which totaled about $75 million. The department has been ramping up its sweeping modernization project, EDDNext.
The positions are chief privacy officer, senior strategic product manager and Enterprise Project Management Office manager.
Leaders at Adobe, NVIDIA and Intel share their aspirations and intentions for a recently announced partnership for AI education and workforce development through the California State University System.
The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, part of the California Health and Human Services Agency, is seeking a new version of iManage. The request for quotes includes integration configuration, testing support and a detailed go-live plan.
“Over time, the incumbent will progress through the ranges of the class, and work will increase in complexity as more experience is gained,” the duty statement says. “The incumbent is expected to perform with more independence and will be assigned progressively more complex and difficult responsibilities.”
Jon Gjestvang, who led IT for the Bay Area county through wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, will wrap his 23-year career as chief information officer at the end of February. The organization’s deputy CIO will take over as interim CIO.
A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers.
The cameras are powered by artificial intelligence from the California-based software company Hayden AI. Evidence of violations, including video, photos and location data, is intended to be reviewed by the city before citations are mailed.
“A lot of vendors don’t really understand government — the culture side of government. You can do all these big transformation technology projects, but you know, can it sustain itself?" Jablonsky said.
The Employment Development Department is seeking to fill leadership and managerial roles, while the Department of Motor Vehicles needs an enterprise architect.
The tech leader for the Employment Development Department and Loree Levy, deputy director of public affairs for the department, will address vendors and other attendees at the March 11 event.
The longtime technologist, who most recently served as deputy secretary for the California Department of Veterans Affairs, said he still has the passion for public service that he discovered in himself while serving the state’s veterans and their families.
The IT Specialist 1 positions are focused on infrastructure support, consulting and web applications development. “We seek creative problem-solvers who are passionate about leveraging technology for positive impact,” said Agency Information Officer Fredrick Gomez.
Sheriff Jeff Dirkse wants his department to leave a regional joint-powers authority and use an Oracle computer-aided dispatch system in an expanded Ceres dispatch center.
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