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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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The California Department of Technology and the Department of General Services will hold the event Dec. 14. Several top IT and procurement executives from state government will speak.
The Financial Information System for California spent $1.4 million on its five largest buys of IT goods in the third quarter of 2023, and it spent just under $5 million on its two purchases of IT services in the same period.
The municipal chief information officer will join the city in December from Long Beach Utilities, where she is manager of Information Services.
The incumbent is responsible for oversight of systems engineering services in support of identity management, storage, system architecture, systems administration, systems integration and virtualization.
Government and industry experts will discuss market numbers and bright spots in state and local government technology.
Los Angeles County is the nation’s most populous county, with an overall annual budget of more than $42 billion and an estimated IT budget of more than $850 million.
The voluntary program is part of a study to determine whether “the safety impact of allowing the driving test requirement to be fulfilled through alternative methods” is viable.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is in the early stages on a new system that will enable it to be more comprehensive about safeguarding Northern California communities while keeping wildlands resilient.
The purchases in October totaled $4,341,927 and included primarily licenses and subscriptions for cybersecurity, Microsoft Office tools and an open data portal.
It was the third round of cuts at the tech giant since September, with layoffs previously hitting the Google News and recruiting teams. Last month, parent company Alphabet’s Waymo division also had its third round of layoffs this year.
This gathering is aimed at the entire government technology ecosystem — including startups, technology companies, investors, entrepreneurs, NGOs and academia.
The State Treasurer’s Office is seeking to hire a chief information security officer, and the Department of Motor Vehicles needs a senior data analyst for its Digital eXperience Platform.
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Departments with open roles include the Labor and Workforce Development Agency, the Department of General Services, the California Conservation Corps and the California Department of Public Health.
As a direct outcome of the responses, the city implemented a four-day workweek, which significantly reduced attrition rates and elevated overall employee morale, according to Chief Information Officer Chris McMasters.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
Automatic license plate readers are generally affixed to traffic signals or on top of police cars and collect information uploaded to databases that include some law enforcement agencies. Advocates say the system can provide leads for police investigating crime.
According to a screenshot posted to social media by a cybersecurity analyst, the ransomware group Akira holds 430 gigabytes worth of internal data from the university’s Department of Public Safety, including confidential documents and private information.
The Employment Development Department paid $30 million in the third quarter of 2023 to the California Department of Technology for data center services. Many agencies and departments in California pay CDT for this through interagency agreements.
“Understanding client needs and translating complex technologies into compelling value propositions is what I’ve done throughout my career, and I look forward to doing the same with Socure, the most accurate and inclusive identity verification platform for fraud elimination,” he told Industry Insider — California.
With its roots dating back to before the pandemic, NOHOLD’s virtual assistant gets high marks from the California Department of Motor Vehicles for its ease of use, its flexibility and its potential.
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