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- Officials from the California Public Employees’ Retirement System and State Teachers’ Retirement System shared their priorities during an exclusive briefing Thursday.
- Both agencies are working to modernize and perfect critical systems, while keeping an eye on where new technologies can be integrated.
- Officials say they need vendor partners who understand the mission and the security sensitivity surrounding their work.
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The tool is called TrackCOVID, and it is a free, open source app that its creators say also ensures the privacy of those who are potentially affected.
At the first, virtual meeting of the Closing the Digital Divide Task Force, state Assembly and Senate members heard from Internet service providers on what they have done to help connect California students to the Internet since the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has made learning remote.
As part of “Responding to COVID-19: Lessons from Research,” the Little Hoover Commission, the independent state watchdog agency with a mandate to scrutinize government operations and policy, examined how the state used tech in that response and where more work needs to be done.
The company's new additions include two account managers for the public sector and a specialist in cloud and emerging technologies.
"Together," Tong said, "we will carry out the administration's goals to provide innovative IT solutions, strengthen security of the state's information assets, and advocate to close the digital divide."
Contributions from companies, business leaders, philanthropists and the California Public Utilities Commission will provide Internet access to millions more Californians studying at home during the coronavirus pandemic, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday.
The role and responsibilities of the IT Specialist III impact "the entire [California Department of Food and Agriculture] organization and all mission critical infrastructure systems,” according to the position's duty statement.
Techwire is pleased to welcome T-Mobile to the Techwire family. The company wrapped its merger with Sprint on April 1 and will invest $40 billion during the next three years in its network and business. Its Project 10Million will close the digital divide with free Internet access and hardware for 10 million households over the next five years. T-Mobile's Connecting Heroes Initiative offers free unlimited talk, text and smartphone data to all first responders at public and nonprofit, state and local fire, police and emergency medical services agencies. For more information, visit t-mobile.com.
Brittainy Barnes is a military veteran, having served 10 years in the Air Force before joining WSP in Sacramento in 2017. With WSP, Barnes worked as an IT security analyst and served simultaneously as an information systems security manager with the California Air National Guard.
The service can be used by visitors, businesses and residents for inquiries regarding business permits, drinking water or stray animals, as well as a number of other city amenities.
Two state departments and one major California county have turned to robotic process automation as a way to free employees from low-value tasks and accomplish work more efficiently during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Open jobs in recruitment by departments and agencies include CISO/CTO, CalSAWS specialist, mainframe expert and software engineer.
Having successfully replaced manual licensing several years ago, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife Data and Technology Division has issued a Request for Offer for a consultant to lead maintenance and operations of its Automated License Data System.
Tong’s tenure at the top of state IT governance has been marked by significant changes in CDT, including an emphasis on cloud technology, a streamlined procurement system, and a concerted effort to partner more closely with counties and cities.
The IT Specialist II will play a role in developing strategies and leading the development, maintenance, evolution and use of the department's architecture.
“There was really no chance to really do any kind of analysis, market share, best product, best of breed, blah blah. It was like, ‘Slap this baby up and let’s go.’” — Dave Wesolik, general manager of Los Angeles County's Internal Services Department.
Everything including IT projects may be "on the table" in the next state budget, but devices such as laptops and Internet hot spots to help California students doing "distance learning" could be an exception to that developing rule.
Sacramento’s namesake county has stood up a novel coronavirus (COVID-19) dashboard with detailed information on infection and death totals, a map of cases by ZIP code and case breakdowns by age, race, sex and geographic location.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Mimecast to the Techwire family. Mimecast works to increase the safety of business email and data, evolving this area of cybersecurity from a focus on the perimeter to Email Security 3.0, a holistic, pervasive discipline. Its next-gen, cloud-based security, archiving and continuity services provide comprehensive risk management. Mimecast continues to expand its capabilities and integrate and connect with other security investments to defend more than 36,000 customers worldwide against email attacks, fraudulent brand activity and compliance challenges. For more information, visit mimecast.com.
Three California cities have explored locating chargers for electric vehicles in the public right of way. The changes promise to help normalize zero-emissions vehicles across the state.
California's "abundant" private-sector technology companies should be a help to the state as it works to document the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), but so will the efforts of state and volunteer staffers, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Tuesday.
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