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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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While most public safety operations in an emergency operations center are guided by time-tested principles, digital response before, during and after a disaster is surprisingly uncharted territory. What will your city's website look like when 5,000 homes have been destroyed? What maps will you have, and do you have the in-house expertise to produce them?
One Bay Area city is researching the issuance of so-called "micro-bonds," and using blockchain to monitor transactions, ownership and payments.
The summit will spotlight leaders from industry, government and academia to engage, inform, educate and empower California to stay ahead of cyberthreats.
The working group will investigate a developing area of information technology thought to have considerable potential for both the public and private sectors.
The agency's use of the technology has helped it in investigations but prompted a call from the American Civil Liberties Union for better oversight.
The Financial Information System for California has responded to some agencies' requests by offering help with month-end and year-end reporting requirements.
The manager will have full responsibility for standards, processes and procedures for analysis, design, implementation, maintenance, operation and procurement as they relate to the IT security domains (e.g., access management, endpoint security, vulnerability management).
The annual gathering brings government IT leaders together to discuss timely topics of interest, and it provides a forum for collaboration among regional CIOs and their staffs.
The recent arrival of Lime electric scooters and other looming rollouts are aimed at improving mobility for residents across Sacramento — but also helping city officials learn more about how people use the devices to get around.
The Career Executive Assignment position requires a solid background in business processes and programs as well as experience in managing large-scale IT projects.
A bill being considered by a state Legislature committee would, if passed, mandate more electronic filing of government reports to the state and would involve the California Department of Technology in making some of the material available.
Most sellers of physical or digital information to libraries respect the primacy of user privacy. To maintain the community’s trust, library vendors must adhere to the same code of ethics librarians employ every day. At the moment, LinkedIn is violating that ethical code and the policies set forth by the American Library Association.
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Following the breach, the city hired security experts and a legal team to conduct a series of forensic audits. Technicians were able to trace information included in the malware's code and concluded that public information was not compromised as a result of the ransomware attack.
The applications are aimed at streamlining public health resources, recovering abducted children, and assisting the homeless. State IT officials expect that the apps will be developed in the near future.
The successful candidate might come from a formalized cybersecurity background, but an official said the state is ultimately seeking the applicant with the "best set of qualifications."
IT analyst Benjamin Palacio discusses the benefits, the risks and the other concerns surrounding government's move to cloud solutions.
City officials were concerned that the entire database was compromised and quickly began notifying job applicants, who had logged on to a website for updates during the lengthy process of becoming a police officer.
Application deadlines are coming for the positions, which involve a range of responsibilities.
Joe White, the inaugural chief risk officer at the California Secretary of State's Office, said the agency is monitoring election security ahead of the 2020 general election, and pursuing risk assessments and cloud migration.
San Leandro's chief technology officer, Tony Batalla, has been guiding the city through a number of tech upgrades and enhancements since he was promoted to his current position earlier this year. In this interview, he discusses what's ahead in innovation for this Bay Area municipality.
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