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John Roussel, the driving force behind the California Department of Public Health’s IT operations, is retiring at the end of April. His departure punctuates a more than two-decade career in state IT.
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How big an undertaking is the modernization of the Department of Motor Vehicles? By using modern software engineering and cloud infrastructure, it's doable, says IT veteran Rob Klopp.
In the 2019 Industrial, Economic and Administrative Survey of the Port of Los Angeles, spearheaded by members of the L.A. Controller's and Mayor's offices and the chief legislative analyst representing the city council, officials identified strengths and weaknesses in technology and cybersecurity and made recommendations for improvements in both areas.
As California prepared to launch its new Motor Voter program last year, top elections officials say they asked Secretary of State Alex Padilla to hold off on the rollout.
Two San Diego businessmen have launched a business called Scooter Removal LLC, responding to the constant complaints of their neighbors that electric scooters and e-bikes were crowding into privately owned spaces.
Some IT executives in both the public and private sectors say the fears of a "Silver Tsunami" of baby boomer retirements is somewhat overblown and that the state has already begun taking steps for what to do when legacy coders hang up their keyboards.
The California Department of Tax and Fee Administration (CDTFA) is seeking a new CIO, and its application period ends Thursday, after which officials will review submissions. The agency seeks a 'change agent,' someone with the highest level of technical expertise on IT policy, it said in the job posting.
The California Department of Finance is delaying a request for $40.4 million to reduce wait times and process Real IDs at the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The state Department of Conservation is on track to complete its migration to the cloud by mid-year, after which it 'will likely start looking at opportunities to advance and leverage our new cloud-based infrastructure,' CIO Catherine Kendall tells Techwire.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed former state Assemblymember Nathan Fletcher to the California Air Resources Board.
The first Los Angeles CIO Academy Awards will be presented on March 14 at the Los Angeles Public Sector CIO Academy at the Sheraton Grand in Los Angeles.
Three new wind turbines 70 miles north of downtown Los Angeles, where the Mojave Desert gives way to the San Joaquin Valley, are at the heart of a revolution in California's energy industry, which for millions of people, homes and businesses could mean an end to buying power from monopoly utilities such as Southern California Edison.
As the Government Operations Agency begins work on forming the Legislature's new blockchain working group, interest in the technology is seen as increasing.
Seven IT executives from Los Angeles County government will address vendors and others at the next Techwire Industry Briefing, scheduled for Feb. 6 in Hacienda Heights.
Seven IT executives from Los Angeles County government will address vendors and others at the next Techwire Industry Briefing, scheduled for Feb. 6 in Hacienda Heights.
Even with only two major business systems up and running on the new platform, the district has already reaped tangible benefits from the upgrade, which has enabled it to shut down more than a dozen servers.
CSDC, a company that has offered a range of software to government agencies for more than two decades, has launched an environmental health tool aimed at California counties.
The California State Association of Counties, which represents counties' interests in the Legislature, has announced promotions and new hires:
Former federal CIO and IT veteran Rob Klopp asserts that modern applications should be optimized for change, not performance.
The Fremont Police Department has added a Tesla electric vehicle to its patrol fleet, part of a city program that aims to reduce vehicle emissions.
As PG&E circles bankruptcy, Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced several appointments with considerable potential impact to energy, utility and wildfire oversight.
Forty startups were selected out of 700 for this round's 16-week program. This year also saw 11 more governments selected for projects, in the U.S. and Canada.
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