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Lloyd, who has served in technology leadership positions in San Jose, Seattle and beyond, will be joining the Center for Digital Government as its executive director.
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“Due to the rigor associated with the program, it is helpful to possess at least one year of direct or indirect project management experience,” the announcement says.
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.
State Senate Bill 313 from Sen. Bill Dodd, D-Napa, is aimed at aligning the state with President Biden’s Blueprint for an AI Bill of Rights — and creating the Office of Artificial Intelligence under the California Department of Technology.
Retired Folsom police commander Jason Browning has joined LensLock, a California-based cloud provider of law enforcement solutions, as its director of transformation and integration.
The California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ five largest transactions for IT services in January together landed in the low eight figures combined.
The county has a project in the works to upgrade Microsoft 365 security for all county staff under the Apex umbrella. It allows for a standard version of the office suite and additional collaborative features such as Teams and SharePoint.
Two budget change proposals from the California Department of Aging would enable it to add staff and continue technology updates.
As of February, earmarked funding reportedly will provide 1.5 million connected devices and 1.4 million Internet connections for students and residents.
Mounting layoffs in the tech sector could provide opportunities for suppliers of government technology and the agencies they serve to land new — and younger — talent and keep abreast with increasing demand for digital services.
The California Air Resources Board’s spend on its five largest IT services contracts during the last half of 2022 was significantly less than the amount it spent on those services during the first half of last year.
Agencies in state government are recruiting for a chief information officer, a deputy CIO, and officers to oversee programs dealing with applications and privacy.
The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power wants to educate itself on “Information Systems and Technology Consulting Services,” in a request for information released Jan. 26.
No recession has yet hit the U.S. or its tech sector. Inflation hurts, but the U.S. economy added hundreds of thousands of jobs last month. Still, certain shareholders have been vocal about their desire to see head counts trimmed — and trimmed further still.
Stephenson Loveson is the new chief information officer for the nation’s largest public pension fund. He began his career in state government as a software specialist and has worked his way up through the technology ranks and into executive leadership.
The California Department of Technology made more than 30 purchases of IT goods last month and spent in the mid-seven figures on its five top buys, which included several renewals.
The stakes are high: The rules under consideration will determine corporate access to lucrative personal information about people. No other state, nor the federal government, has an agency devoted solely to enforcing privacy laws.
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.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has named private-sector technology executive Nolwenn Godard as director at the state Office of Data and Innovation.
“We just want to know exactly the extent of the fraud there and what measures they’ve taken to prevent this in the future,” Committee Chairman James Comer, R-Ky., told The Sacramento Bee recently.
In the many breakout sessions scheduled over the two days, leaders from the public and private sectors will address a range of topics relevant to those who work in and serve government in California.
The state is seeking proposals to convert the Employment Development Department building, the EDD Solar Building and the State Personnel Board building into affordable housing.
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