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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 time-saving tool is the first major step in the state's effort to overhaul the Department of Motor Vehicles, which has faced numerous challenges and drawn a lot of criticism in the past year and a half.
Application deadlines for both positions — an IT Specialist III and an IT Supervisor II — are within the next two weeks.
Intended to offer redundancy, the facility now highlights the possibilities in a cloud-forward posture, a remote workforce, improved backups and more.
The pilot program for electric bikes and scooters is meant to replicate the success of the city of Sacramento's current ride-share programs, as well as other major cities and college towns in the United States.
Los Angeles' homeless outreach agency that was meant to move hundreds of people from the streets into housing, shelters or treatment for mental illness and substance abuse has failed dramatically to meet the goals of its contract with the city of Los Angeles, according to a new audit by Controller Ron Galperin. Among its key faults: "Data-driven decisions about the deployment of resources are not made because the information is neither timely nor accurate."
Work on a more resilient and robust 911 system is expected to get underway once deployment plans are approved, which is likely to happen this fall.
Gov. Gavin Newsom created a Strike Team earlier this year to tackle the Department of Motor Vehicle’s long-standing problems with customer service and technology. An obvious first step was to overhaul the DMV website.
The solutions created by more than a dozen collaborating departments addressed everything from emergency response to hiring to the advent of cannabis regulation.
Government IT projects from across the greater Los Angeles area were recognized this week at the LA Digital Government Summit, a program in which peers nominate and choose the most outstanding projects.
Eight months of preparation has culminated in the transition of leadership at Sacramento tech firm SymSoft: The founder and CEO is stepping back and letting the new CEO take the reins.
The company marks a new chapter by opening a branch to focus on financial technology, or "fintech," startups.
He has more than 32 years' experience in the technology sector, and he'll be handling healthcare, education and government for cities and counties in Northern California.
The energy produced on a typical summer day from the "green" structure, which covers 316 parking spaces, can reach 1 megawatt of power per hour — enough to power 164 homes, according to CDT.
The requirements and qualifications haven't changed, but an ongoing recruitment for a state cybersecurity leader has received support from the executive branch.
Steve Gordon, a Cisco veteran and tech company founder in his own right, said he's inspired by what should be the "most important turnaround opportunity in the state" and possibly the nation.
The opinion, from an agency that performs legal services for the Legislature, examines whether an earlier piece of legislation has bearing on local governments collecting location data from mobility companies.
The organization meets annually to discuss technology, governance, legislation and other matters of interest to California’s municipalities. The conference is also a venue for vendors to showcase their goods and services and establish working relationships with city officials.
"Solano was in a phase of going from more of a legacy approach to being on the cusp of a transformation to something more fit-to-purpose. It was the right time, and the right leader. ..."
The section chief will oversee modernization of the department's project portfolio, among other things. The risk coordinator will work with executives and business and technology teams.
City officials accused the company of repeatedly allowing scooters to operate in restricted areas above the speed limit. Lime officials said the company had already addressed the issues as the result of a warning letter from the city last month.
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