Positions for which candidates are sought include branch chief, senior application engineer, supervisor, IT specialist and risk analyst.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that Hayley Figeroid has been appointed as the deputy director of the Office of Data and Innovation's Strategic Initiatives division.
Candidates are being sought by Covered California, the Department of Health Care Services, the California State Lottery and the California Public Employees Retirement System.
Five of the 10 largest expenditures were made by two entities: the Office of Systems Integration, part of the California Health and Human Services Agency; and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
The California Department of Health Care Services is in the information-gathering stage of a project to replace its “outdated” human resources system.
Candidates are being sought by the California Department of Aging, the Department of Health Care Services, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Financial Information System for California and the Employment Development Department.
The openings are in the Department of Finance, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Health Care Services, and the Financial Information System for California.
Experts from the public and private sectors recently took aim at the big questions surrounding the massive amount of data they hold. Chief among them was accessibility and how to prepare for the next wave of AI-enabled tech.
The challenge-based Request for Innovative Ideas (RFI2) initiative has transformed state government procurement and helped deepen collaboration among departments, according to speakers at the California Government Innovation Summit.
Applicants are being sought for organizational change manager, enterprise network architect and business analysis/quality assurance lead.
One position is with the California Horse Racing Board, and the other is with the Department of Health Care Services.
The Aug. 22 event in Sacramento will include government leaders’ forecasts on future initiatives impacting IT across the state, and it’s designed for sales and marketing leaders seeking to “turbocharge business strategies and validate sales and marketing activities.”
Five vendors have been tapped to explore possible use cases for generative AI across several agencies and priority areas.
The state said 15,000 people signed up in the first three months. When KFF Health News asked how many of those users actively engaged with the app, it declined to say, noting that data would be released this summer.
The California Department of Technology and the Department of Health Care Services have issued requests for quotation and information, respectively.
The unauthorized individuals had access to users’ personal information, including their name, address, date of birth, part or all of their Social Security number, email address, phone number, EBT card number and other information about their program eligibility and benefits.
The California Health and Human Services Agency’s IT and Data Strategic Plan offers an in-depth look at how the massive agency will deploy technology and services in the years ahead.
Recruitments by state departments include project director, benefit solutions architect, manager and chief.
Crystal Taylor, named chief information officer this week for the Department of Health Care Services, enters the role with a stout pedigree and a goal of helping her teams “move those boulders.”
Before her tenure with DHCS, Taylor served in various roles in the California Department of Technology, the State Franchise Tax Board and the Legislative Analyst’s Office.
Voters approved Gov. Gavin Newsom's Proposition 1 by a very narrow margin, leaving state and county agencies to sort through its impacts. Vendors would be wise to watch the horizon for opportunities.
The recruitments are being conducted by the Department of Health Care Services and the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
Technology officials said at a recent Industry Insider — California Member Briefing that they are looking carefully at both the structure of their IT organization and how IT projects are spearheaded.
The California Department of Health Care Services has made significant progress toward transforming Medi-Cal and is looking to bring additional resources to its Managed Care Capitation Payment System.
The California Department of Health Care Services has issued an RFI seeking information on potential modernization to aspects of the California 988 network.
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.
State departments focused on health care, technology, transportation and fire management are recruiting for these key positions.
DHCS is recruiting for an executive to oversee its Enterprise Technology Services program and to assume responsibility for departmentwide IT, enterprise project management, information security and strategic innovation efforts.
Candidates for chief and manager positions are being sought by state entities that focus on health care, transportation and technology.
Recruitments are underway by the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, the Financial Information System for California, and the Department of Health Care Services.
Covered California is seeking a chief of web applications, and the Department of Health Care Services is seeking a section chief to work on the California Medicaid Management Information System.
The Department of Finance is recruiting to fill two manager roles, and the Department of Health Care Services is seeking to fill two section chief positions.
Four state departments are seeking to fill several key roles, including chief technology innovation officer, assistant deputy director, section chief and office manager.
Responsibilities of the position include overseeing all phases of the application development life cycle; developing and implementing programming activities; and developing metrics to measure the success of technological projects and processes.
The entities are seeking candidates with experience in cloud, enterprise architecture, policy and leadership.
In a request for information, the California Department of Health Care Services wants to hear from companies about “assessing and improving access to care in Medi-Cal.”
Recruitments are underway at the state departments of Motor Vehicles and Health Care Services, the California Public Utilities Commission and the California State Lottery.
A budget ask from the California Department of Social Services would enable it and partners to continue implementing and supporting the Statewide Automated Welfare System, meant to bring all 58 counties together.
The Office of Legislative Counsel is seeking a manager whose responsibilities include oversight of the Legislative Data Center. The Department of Health Care Services is seeking a chief of the Contract Services Section.
The California Department of Transportation and the Department of Health Care Services are accepting applications for key leadership roles.
In a new request for information, the California Department of Health Care Services wants to learn more about potentially updating processes around data and reporting.
The Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery is seeking a chief information officer, and the Department of Health Care Services is recruiting for a branch chief.
In a request for information, the California Department of Health Care Services wants to hear from vendors as it contemplates hiring a third-party administrator to scale up “evidence-based and community-defined evidence practices,” and report outcomes and performance trends via statewide performance dashboards, among other activities.
The information of 5,372 Sacramento County Jail inmates was exposed on the Internet for about five months — from late January through early July — before the data was secured.
The department’s five largest transactions in this area reached the low eight figures.
This is the last week for Gov. Gavin Newsom to approve or veto bills sent to his desk by lawmakers, and several recently signed new laws have relevance to IT vendors and government.
The California Employment Development Department, the Department of Health Care Services and the California Earthquake Authority are among the agencies with active recruitments.
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.
Notable positions in recruitment include chief roles as well as several in the area of application development.
“My role is as a senior account manager, which includes growing the business and ensuring excellent delivery for the multiple projects we have now, primarily in the public sector,” the technology veteran told Industry Insider — California.
“It’s really a marriage made for both of us,” he told Industry Insider — California. “My background was ideal for what Informatica was looking for, and I couldn’t be more excited with the products that they offer.”
Roles include chief data officer, lead product owner, senior data engineer and group manager.
The department is contemplating IT work and wants to hear from private-sector vendors.
The positions require familiarity with business intelligence, vendor management, change management and agile project management.
Veteran technologist and executive John Roussel, who describes himself as an “enterprise change agent,” was promoted this month from chief technology officer and assistant deputy director of the California Department of Public Health.
The California Employment Development Department (EDD) is seeking a principal architect and a security architect, and the Department of Health Care Services is recruiting for an application engineering manager.
The California departments of General Services and Health Care Services are seeking a contractor to provide certification support services, including an independent, third-party security and privacy control assessment report.
In several budget change proposals ahead of the May Revision of Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed 2022-2023 Fiscal Year state budget, the California Department of Health Care Services seeks funding to continue IT modernization and compliance initiatives and to do more with data.
In a new request for offer, the California Department of Health Care Services is seeking a contractor to provide maintenance and operation assistance with a key payment system and to help modernize aspects of it.
Wendy Weaver, chief information officer for the California Department of Conservation, says her team is in the infancy of a sprawling undertaking to transform how data is captured, stored, governed and shared.
The emphasis of this event will be on the following job classifications: Associate Governmental Program Analyst, Staff Services Manager I & II, Research Data Specialist I & II, Health Program Specialist I & II, and IT Specialist I & II.
Departments with significant vacancies include the Department of Health Care Services, the Department of Public Health, the Department of Transportation, and the Secretary of State’s Office.
The departments with recruitments include the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Health Care Services, and the Department of Technology.
Two bills now active in the state Legislature aim to improve state IT work and make it more cost-efficient via a focus on less monolithic initiatives.
In a request for offer, the California Department of General Services on behalf of the California Department of Health Care Services seeks IT modernization strategy and planning for a system that impacts millions of Californians.
The agencies overseeing health-care delivery and transportation are seeking to fill leadership roles. One of the vacancies is classified as a Career Executive Assignment; the other is an IT manager I role.
The future of remote state work is taking shape as departments hammer out permanent policies and Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration negotiates with unions. But how much will workers be monitored at home?
Two of the recruitments are new; the chief information officer position has been open since the summer, and that search has been extended.
The California Department of Technology has made gains in recent years, and it says a new funding mechanism for how the state pays for information security is expected to yield positive results.
Positions at three essential state entities related to health care and criminal justice include a senior network cloud engineer, a full-stack software developer and an IT manager.
In a Request for Offer released late last week, the California Department of Health Care Services is seeking assistance with its California Automated Recovery Management “Digital Support Services.”
Among the key roles in play are chief information officer/deputy director; head of strategy and procurement; division chief; and data manager.
The California State Lottery and the departments of Health Care Services and Technology are recruiting for IT manager and procurement staffers.
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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:
