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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 position is not specific to technology but includes oversight of policies and practices that affect those acquisitions.
City councils, state departments, watchdog agencies and working groups have all been impacted by the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) — but they're adapting to an urgent need for telework and remote meetings.
"We learn to live in these scenarios, and flexibility has become an essential part of technology."
A contract for frequency coordination has ended, and the California Governor's Office of Emergency Services has issued an Invitation for Bid, seeking responses.
Friedman has 15 years of experience including consulting, managing gov tech education events and strategic workshop delivery, and project management and execution.
This article was updated Thursday with new entries in the category "GovTech Companies Providing COVID-19 Solutions" -- specifically, in four areas: Communications, Remote Work, Cybersecurity and Public Meetings.
The website, which has some visual similarities to the state's recent Alpha project, is designed as a "toolkit" of resources, the state said, and a "central location for up-to-date and simple guidance" on how to guard against the fast-moving novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
Fire didn't actually burn the Paradise Town Hall or its police building, but widespread devastation including downed power and telephone lines made recovery difficult. A town official talked with Techwire about that process and what helped make it possible.
Officials from the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) who participated in the 10th annual International Open Data Day, also including its Director Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, used the opportunity to educate participants on state spending, seek use cases for state spending data, and to get feedback on their website and its information.
The Marin County seat is in the early stages of work aimed at connecting residents to city council meetings, while gatherings are limited due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19).
A new website developed in a collaboration between state, local and federal authorities and the private sector aims to provide resources and information about novel coronavirus (COVID-19) to residents in two Silicon Valley counties.
The shareable bike and e-scooter company, which has its heaviest local presence in the Bay Area, said it would be “pausing” in California, Washington state and three European countries. It’s unclear when service will resume.
As part of its ongoing quest to more closely connect readers in gov tech and the technology industry, Techwire heard from Jennifer Chan, agency information officer at the California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) on how her agency's IT shop is structured; on her role; and about ongoing CDFA initiatives.
The advertised positions require expertise in IT service, development and supporting enterprise systems.
The California Department of Transportation has heard Gov. Gavin Newsom's call for emphasis on broadband and is adding staff in that area — filling one interim position and potentially nearing a decision on candidates for another.
Angelica B. Quirarte, assistant secretary for digital engagement for the California Government Operations Agency, told The Washington Post she’s part of what the newspaper called “a specialized digital team” tasked with launching “a coronavirus rapid response website.” She previously led the Alpha.ca.gov project to reinvent the state's website; it wrapped March 4.
Spending priorities among respondents in the Center for Digital Government's* Digital States Survey indicate a heavy emphasis on issues overseen by the California Health and Human Services Agency.
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The California Broadband Council, a state group tasked with promoting broadband deployment to unserved and underserved areas, voted to seek a temporary relaxing of Internet charges in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic.
The bill, introduced in February, has the potential to create additional protections for sensitive state data, but there are still policy areas that might need fine tuning before the proposal goes further.
Special districts are sometimes overshadowed by those eyeing state and local government IT opportunities. These entities can be small, like rural mosquito abatement agencies, or much larger. Either way, their tech spend can be significant.
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