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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 annual initiative, put on by the Center for Digital Government, recognizes the achievements and best practices of states, cities and counties that are radically improving the experience of government and pushing the boundaries of how citizen services are delivered. From California, two cities and three counties were recognized.
This is the first time the position will be advertised under the Gov. Gavin Newsom administration. The job posting is still being drafted.
For the most part, the 2019 state legislative session didn’t bring the changes to the California Consumer Privacy Act that businesses had sought.
The state has two key IT management openings. In addition to a CIO position, a second state agency is seeking a senior project manager.
The projects are designed to improve the municipality's cybersecurity and assist public and private participants, some of whom may not have the ability to track threats on their own.
At a conference in October, officials will choose four finalists, then award the winner $25,000 in investment and a $25,000 project with the city.
The executive left the agency last week, and officials are still determining details of the replacement process.
A growing San Francisco-based Internet provider has contracted with a Bay Area city to offer residential high-speed Internet service. The company will pay the city for use of its fiber and rooftop infrastructure to offer broadband to residents, who've expressed dissatisfaction with existing carriers' service. In exchange, the city will receive about $112,000 per year in new revenue.
Assemblymember Evan Low used technology — and a willing conspirator — to lighten the mood at the end of the Legislature's session.
Gov. Gavin Newsom is moving forward and expanding another of former Gov. Jerry Brown’s pet projects — a California satellite to track methane emissions, in response to the Trump Administration’s skepticism on climate change. Newsom's administration is looking at ways to gather information beyond methane emissions — and to potentially pay for additional units.
The company will preserve operations at two naval bases, and said: “We look forward to working with the city to develop more sensible regulations.”
The municipality was guided by the example of two Southern California cities with similar positions, but was also motivated to create an executive post capable of developing IT strategy and identifying opportunities across the enterprise.
Enforcing the law against multibillion-dollar app-based technology behemoths, with a California workforce estimated at some 400,000 full- and part-timers, could involve protracted litigation.
The agency has promoted its service expansion online, and will continue the rollout next year. The goal is to modernize tax collection and connect with business users.
Hundreds of IT professionals from the public and private sectors converged in Sacramento this week for the California Digital Government Summit, a two-day conference convened by Government Technology magazine, a sister publication to Techwire. Chief information officers, sales executives, technologists and a full roster of others attended breakout sessions, networked, made deals and renewed acquaintances.
Proponents of the legislation say the technology is flawed in several ways, including as a privacy invasion and because of a high error rate in identifying members of certain demographic groups. Supporters cite its value to law enforcement, and a majority of the public agrees.
For the 17th year, the Center for Digital Government has recognized the premier leaders in government technology with the "Best of California" awards. The recognition came during this week's California Digital Government Summit in Sacramento.
With state Senate approval, the bill regulating contractor employment is expected to clear the Assembly, and Gov. Gavin Newsom has signaled that he'll sign it. It includes postponements for newspapers, physical therapists and the timber industry, among others. It's important to the IT industry because it deals directly with independent contractors.
Government shouldn't necessarily be like the private sector, but the latter does have much to teach it, the governor's senior adviser said.
The longtime IT executive has been in technology for more than 30 years, having been with Electronic Data Systems (EDS), DST Innovis/Amdocs, Oracle, Sun Microsystems, Applied Computer Solutions (ACS), and most recently NWN Corp., where he was senior vice president for public sector and commercial.
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