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Technologists are in demand at the California Student Aid Commission, the Department of Transportation and the State Compensation Insurance Fund, as each agency looks to strengthen its team.
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“We are delighted to welcome Molly to the California sales team,” regional sales director Tracey Reliford told Industry Insider — California. “Her extensive expertise, gained through a distinguished career at UiPath, brings profound insights into the state and its dynamics.”
The impact might have been greater if economic development officials had been more successful in their dream of making the Sacramento region a tech jobs hub, one analyst said.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2024-2025 fiscal year state budget would decrease the Department of Motor Vehicles’ budget overall but provide more than $18 million for three areas of technology work.
“I am eager to leverage my experience and skills to make a meaningful impact on the public-sector team and the broader goals of the organization,” Tim Roderigues told Industry Insider — California.
The incumbent will also serve as assistant deputy director, with responsibilities including vendor management, procurement and enterprise governance.
The California Department of Technology had 13 software contracts worth $1 million or more in fiscal year 2023-24. In all, those awards were valued at $48,087,169.
The Santa Clara Valley Transportation Authority, the consolidated city-county of San Francisco and the Port of Oakland are among the local entities in the early stages of technology projects.
Besides Google, other tech companies also are planning Bay Area layoffs: Block and Unity Technology have decided to slash scores of jobs in San Francisco.
Christian Farland was a longtime tech leader in the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, where he last served as chief information officer before moving to the private sector in 2022.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to inform readers about state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
Industry Insider — California will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday and will not be publishing a newsletter. The daily update will resume Tuesday. The staff of Industry Insider wishes our readers a safe and meaningful holiday.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2024-2025 fiscal year state budget would slash the amount of money the California Department of Technology receives from the state General Fund but offers hope for three vital areas of tech spend.
Database management and networking engineering are the areas for which the Employment Development Department is seeking candidates.
The California Department of Public Health’s five largest purchases last year included notebook computers, server equipment and Salesforce product subscriptions.
The call-routing problems, which have plagued the 988 system since it began operating in July 2022, would be fixed if a bill by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, which would use a new technology called geo-routing, is passed by Congress and signed into law.
Dustin Hall of Sacramento is the new senior director of enterprise sales for the company’s GovEd sector in California. He succeeds industry veteran Ron Speno, who retired last month.
The California Department of Parks and Recreation is recruiting for a chief information officer who will also serve as IT director, and the California Department of Technology is seeking a project director.
CISO Michael Makstman explains what it takes to secure San Francisco, how the city is approaching generative AI and the importance of sharing information in the Coalition of City CISOs.
As public-sector technologists contemplate how best to use generative artificial intelligence and confront an estimated $68 billion state deficit, lawmakers have released several bills that would create infrastructure, plans and standards for the use of AI.
The Department of Health Care Access and Information spent significantly less in 2023 than the $6.6 million spent on IT services during the previous year.
Three state departments are collaborating on the release of two opportunities for vendors, which seek ideas in applying generative artificial intelligence to solve challenges in the transportation network.
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