The California Air Resources Board is seeking a chief information officer for its Office of Information Services, while the California Department of Technology is looking for a project director to oversee high-priority initiatives.
The spending by the California Air Resources Board was for services including consulting, reporting and software, and the five largest categories within those codes accounted for $23,470,961, with rounding, according to the Procurement Division of the Department of General Services.
The California Air Resources Board purchased a variety of goods including notebooks, subscriptions and a software-as-a-service timekeeping system.
“If we don’t fix this, none of our plans, regardless of how good they are, will come to pass because consumers won’t accept EVs without a reliable EV infrastructure,” said Frank Menchaca, president of sustainable mobility solutions at the Society of Automotive Engineers.
Míocar, a nonprofit car-sharing platform, is expanding its reach across the Central Valley, bringing electric vehicles and expanded transportation options to low-income communities.
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The California Air Resources Board is working to eliminate legacy systems and migrate to the cloud. It uses tech in ways including tracking enforcement of federal clean air regulations, monitoring air quality and spotting wildfires.
The California Department of Justice is seeking a bureau director, and the California Air Resources Board is seeking to fill two bureau chief positions.
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The California Air Resources Board has issued a request for proposal in pre-solicitation stages, seeking “to procure services and methane data and other environmental indicators derived from earth-orbiting, small satellite constellations designed and operated by non-government entities.”
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.
Departments are seeking a chief information officer, a branch chief and a product owner.
The California Air Resources Board spent just over $6 million in the first half of the year for IT services.
The state board wants to learn more about a system that could assist it with fees and invoices.
Nearly 23 percent had inoperable screens, payment failures or broken connector cables. On another 5 percent, the cables were too short to reach the vehicles’ charging inlets.
The CIO “has responsibility for providing a framework for making departmental IT decisions, and ensure IT delivers results that programs, customers and stakeholders value,” the job posting states. The CIO will work closely with other department executives in developing and implementing IT and security policies and complex IT and telecommunications projects and systems.
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With calendar 2024 coming to a close, it’s a natural time to reflect on the cybersecurity mandates, policies, and strategies that have shaped the last few years in government. One of the most impactful strategies has been Zero Trust.
As cybersecurity threats become increasingly sophisticated, government agencies at all levels are facing a difficult task of securing their networks. Just look at these facts about ransomware attacks on state and local government:
