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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 California Department of Motor Vehicles is seeking tech companies to assist it in software maintenance and support, in three different areas of IT. But the department has one key prerequisite for would-be applicants that may narrow the field somewhat.
The April 29 event will provide an overview into how CalPERS IT executives manage the agency's technology, provide leadership and counsel to the board and oversee CalPERS' technology portfolio.
The CIO "is responsible for the overall design, development and execution of Covered California’s information technology strategy, while effectively leading the Information Technology Division,” the posting says.
California will join an ongoing federal pilot in coming weeks, enabling residents who use CalFresh, the state's version of the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), to buy food online during the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
County database administrators will be able to go into the back end and add search terms, answers, suggestions and other content as residents' queries begin to show trends.
A California county has several large projects in the works. Keep an eye out for an RFI on a case management system, a need for cybersecurity tools, and plans for a 5G system for the region.
In his new role, Wiseman, a SLED veteran, will develop a team to help Pure Storage’s public-sector customers transform how they serve constituents via technology.
A state agency's job recruitment notice indicates possible opportunities on the horizon for those selling tech goods and services to the state.
The Sacramento-area resident has spent the majority of her career serving clients in state and local government in California. She has previously been affiliated with Microsoft, Hewlett Packard and Commvault, among other organizations.
The California Secretary of State’s Office, which nearly two years ago gave conditional approval to an electronic poll book system, is seeking a vendor to test a similar but newer version.
"Because our system is modern, fast and secure, we were able to transition to telework seamlessly while still meeting the essential functions we provide to our customers."
One department is seeking an expert in organizational change management; the other is recruiting for someone with wide expertise including system architecture, security, planning and system support.
VIP says its staff expansion follows an investment late last year by Morgan Stanley Credit Partners as a way to spur growth of VIP's Public Sector business and its subsidiary, Meridian Knowledge Solutions.
Techwire is pleased to welcome Kronos Inc. to the Techwire family. Kronos updates vital processes including timekeeping, scheduling, and leave management; and provides workforce management and human capital management cloud solutions to government agencies, business, health-care providers and educational institutions. It’s used daily by tens of thousands of organizations and more than 40 million people in more than 100 countries, working in California with state departments, cities, counties, public school districts and university systems. For more information, visit kronos.com or contact Chad Kapler.
Mountain View-based Nuro Inc. has received the state's second "driverless permit" for autonomous vehicles. Plans are underway to test its new R2 vehicle, an autonomous delivery vehicle, in parts of the Bay Area.
"Cybersecurity was originally viewed by corporate leadership to be the sole domain of the IT department. This meant as long as antivirus tools and packages were in place, companies felt they had nothing to fear in regard to cybersecurity."
In its first-ever virtual meeting, the California Blockchain Working Group heard potential use cases considered by a linchpin state agency, and discussed its looming July 1 report to the state Legislature, which will include policy recommendations on the technology's potential uses, risks, and benefits to state government and business.
The governor was joined in Tuesday's briefing by California's Surgeon General, Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, who has rolled out a series of online "playbooks" within the state's COVID19.ca.gov website that offer resources and other forms of help for those feeling "cabin fever."
Overseeing the digital transformation of one of the most advanced cities on Earth, Los Angeles CIO Ted Ross weighs in on how digital services are meeting the moment, with office buildings closed, Web traffic spiking and applications for relief programs becoming increasingly urgent.
Longtime Petaluma IT Manager Tim Williamsen, who's been around since IT was called "data processing," offers Techwire readers some perspectives and some advice as he prepares for retirement later this month.
A new task force comprised of members from the public and private sectors should help California do a better job of testing residents for the novel coronavirus (COVID-19), Gov. Gavin Newsom said recently. The state has also stood up a website to help marshal supplies.
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