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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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“I would say the cloud migration was huge,” says Catherine Lanzaro, CIO for the California Department of Child Support Services. “We were working with Microsoft and our partners, and Microsoft Azure gave us new life.”
At a recent Bay Area event bringing together public- and private-sector leaders in government technology, many spoke about how hiring struggles are making AI both more appealing and more difficult to adopt.
Amid a “substantial need for my contributions to the Long Beach Utilities Department” following a cyber incident Nov. 15, Paula Crowell, its manager of Information Services, will stay with the city.
The Orange County Transportation Authority, the Metropolitan Transportation Commission and the city of Fresno are among the local entities in the early stages of technology projects.
The University of California already uses the program on some campuses but a more comprehensive acquisition of licenses is expected to drive value and integration.
One of the recruitments by the California Department of Social Services is for a manager; the other three are for data engineer, technical lead and developer/administrator.
Industry Insider — California members should mark their calendars for the members-only briefing this week by business and IT leaders with the California Department of Health Care Services.
Respondents should offer a general overview of the proposed solution, including how electrification could be done without access to a DMV facility and how it would meet payment and charging needs.
State departments focused on health care, technology, transportation and fire management are recruiting for these key positions.
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.
Having risen steadily last autumn and peaked in January, tech layoffs had declined for eight straight months this year before rising again in October. The factors believed to be responsible could signal more to come.
“Now, in one of our largest policy updates in a decade, CDT has aligned the state’s cloud strategy with the federal government’s Cloud Smart approach,” writes state Chief Technology Officer Jonathan Porat.
“I joined Appian because I want to help California improve the delivery of crucial services by modernizing legacy systems,” Pingel told Industry Insider — California in an email. “I believe the state wants a platform that can meet them where their data is and the applications they have.”
The University of California, Los Angeles is in the early stages of updating four sports venues as a result of joining the Big Ten Conference.
The California Highway Patrol is seeking candidates for a manager position, while the California Department of State Hospitals is seeking to fill two architect roles — one for servers, the other for applications.
“While IT has always been a central component in government agencies, recent developments have intensified the need for robust IT leadership,” writes Steve Monaghan, Nevada County’s Information & General Services Agency director and former CIO.
As the winter swell approaches, UC Santa Cruz researchers are developing potentially life-saving artificial intelligence technology.
Funding for technology work in the 2023-2024 fiscal year state budget may offer clues to requests from state entities during the FY 2024-25 state budget cycle.
In a request for quotes, the California Department of Motor Vehicles wants to hear from companies that could supply it with an Oracle software update, licensing and support.
Applications are being accepted by the state Office of Legislative Counsel, the California Department of Aging, and the Cradle-to-Career Data System.
“What I love about public sector is there’s so many little nooks and crannies — state agencies, higher ed, we’ve got school districts, we have ports, we have the court systems, K-12,” Matt Chavez told Industry Insider — California.
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