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The California Department of Technology and the Franchise Tax Board are both looking for leadership for critical technology programs.
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The agency is responding to high use and data levels for its long-awaited accounting program — happy results, but ones that may necessitate additional work.
Govlaunch has crowdsourced information from over 150 governments in 37 states. Among its California users are the cities of Los Angeles, Santa Monica, San Rafael and Corona.
Bloomberg Philanthropies has pledged to fund the state's use of satellite data to track the emission of greenhouse gases. The funding will allow Planet Labs of San Francisco to use its existing satellites and launch new ones to quantify emissions from all over the world and the state's progress toward its climate goals.
In coming weeks, the rollout will include the DMV offices in Fresno, Victorville and Roseville. Full implementation of the program is expected in all field offices by early 2020.
"My role as Chief Digital Services Officer for the City and County of San Francisco was familiar territory, but differences became apparent early on. In fact, I had to fundamentally reassess things I thought I was sure of. I questioned the nature of my own reality, and found new perspectives."
Both positions require familiarity with technology as well as the "softer" skills, including an ability to solve problems and work cooperatively with stakeholders.
Scientists and analysts are taking advantage of new technology to understand the quake of 1994, when they didn't have laptops, Wi-Fi, GIS or smartphones. They're using those conclusions to better prepare for future quakes.
A role that some may see as a nightmare in state government is one Steve Gordon considers “a dream job” and “the opportunity of a lifetime.” The new DMV chief talks about what's possible.
He started as a computer and network specialist in the U.S. Marine Corps, supporting field deployments in both simulated and real world wars. Since then, he has served as the lead engineer for consulting companies, law firms, data centers, insurance companies, school districts and the nonprofit organization Feeding America.
The municipality is using social media to update residents as it responds to the weekend incident.
The new building, which will house the data center and emergency operations, is seismically stabilized and is equipped to operate for seven days without power from PG&E or water from the city.
The legislation sought to refine the California Consumer Privacy Act and improve aspects of state-level cybersecurity.
He's worked as an engineer and a solutions architect, and in later years he has transitioned into the account executive role. In his new position, he'll be focused on serving state agencies in Sacramento.
With production set for next year's first quarter, the automaker is taking aim at Tesla's market share.
Design Thinking "embraces empathy, inspires creativity, and encourages experimentation that produces meaningful solutions to customers’ unmet needs. Design Thinking is ultimately a way of using insights to generate new, innovative ideas, not another process to build or organization to staff."
He has experience in a variety of IT roles — desktop support analyst, systems engineer, IT manager, IT director and solutions architect.
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Officials at California Complete Count Census 2020 are working with the private sector to use technology to improve next year's U.S. Census count.
Collaboration between a Southern California land conservation nonprofit and a traffic analytics firm is paying off as officials get a better idea how many visitors are flocking to parks.
The companies' proofs of concept will be implemented as pilots in four counties and, if successful, could be expanded. The awards total just under $2 million for contracts that run through Dec. 31.
The state's massive financial system got a status upgrade on a state IT dashboard, from red to green, as it moves closer to adoption by all affected state agencies and departments. Change management among state workers has been a challenge, officials say.
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