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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 CIO is responsible for all strategic planning, policy development, IT security, projects, and goal setting and ensures successful operation of the technology systems that support the operations of HCD. The CIO implements departmental and statewide IT and security policies, as well as the most complex information technology and telecommunication projects and systems.”
Many details are still being finalized, but the California Department of Motor Vehicles is planning some changes aimed at improving service and reducing wait times ahead of the 2020 Real ID federal deadline.
RFI2 is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shorthand for “Request for Innovative Ideas,” a procurement scenario under which the state asks vendors to offer a solution, rather than just a component or a service that fits within a state-devised solution.
He's got more than 25 years' experience in the IT industry, including leadership roles.
The purpose of the new system is to modernize the human resource management and payroll system used by approximately 285,000 employees throughout state government and California State University.
The acting director of the troubled department says a corrective action plan will be sent to the Department of Finance, which began the audit last year after public anger over long wait times and problems with the Motor Voter registration program.
"I am going to spin these practices to address issues I see in government IT," says contributor Rob Klopp. "I do not expect that this spin will be too different than the original intent. I hope not … but my spin might be different from how you spin."
The honorees among the Top 25 nationwide share traits: They’re collaboration-oriented, they're breaking new ground, and they're not done yet.
The survey recognizes counties nationwide but also serves as a tool for their own information gathering and self-assessment, to identify strengths and weaknesses and acknowledge staff.
Change is underway at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, spearheaded by a Strike Team announced in January and informed by an audit underway since October. The state also continues to push on recruiting a new permanent DMV director.
Santa Clara County Courts has halted online payments after identifying inconsistencies between fees indicated on its website and actual fees owed to Superior Court and shown in traffic court courtesy notices. The issue dates to a problem discovered in December.
Governments can't always compete with the private sector in salaries, but they can succeed by emphasizing benefits — better work-life balance and more cross-training, for instance — that companies may not offer.
State lawmakers from both sides of the aisle have put forth three pieces of legislation on artificial intelligence, following a commission report in November that found California had yet 'to accept the AI challenge.'
Having learned from previous historic wildfires, California utilities are updating their technological capabilities in hopes of making their networks more resilient and proactive when flames approach, representatives said at the inaugural 2019 Wildfire Technology Innovation Summit.
Five winners will be selected during the Smart Cities Week conference April 15-17 in San Diego. Those cities will become part of the year-long Readiness Program to scale up smart city visions into reality.
Both executives held director positions with the company, which is an enterprise sales acceleration engine and voice communications platform.
Innovation is great and necessary, but Luke Fretwell contends that the state of California should first focus on deliverables. Some steps: Establish a single state government domain, name a chief executive for the state Department of Technology, and establish guidelines to determine when an out-of-control IT project needs to be shut down.
Commvault's new account executive, Larry Raynes, has 20 years' experience in the technology industry.
The position calls for an Information Technology Specialist III who’s eager to work on the California Department of Technology's full cloud agenda.
The report examines Gov. Gavin Newsom's innovation plans for the state's technology and points out where members of an Assembly subcommittee may want to clarify a few things in the plan before moving forward on it.
Los Angeles County IT execs from the agency's health departments and the medical examiner-coroner's office will attend the April 23 event in Hacienda Heights.
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