The Employment Development Department and the Department of Industrial Relations are seeking expertise in business applications, test automation and cybersecurity.
The opportunities are with the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal), the Department of Industrial Relations and the Department of Conservation.
Daniel Quach, who has held executive positions in state and local government, is the new chief information officer for the California Department of Financial Protection and Innovation. Returning to state government is a homecoming of sorts, he told Industry Insider — California.
The Apprenticeship Innovation Funding program from the California Department of Industrial Relations and its Division of Apprenticeship Standards is designed to “fund and scale registered apprenticeship programs in new sectors” and is expected to receive millions in funding this fiscal year.
The California Department of Industrial Relations has issued a request for information around a possible redesign of its website.
Public-sector IT officials shared their thoughts at the recent California Public Sector CIO Academy.
Responsibilities of the role include oversight of IT contracting, procurement and vendor management. The incumbent also manages IT sourcing and procurements and project life cycle, including scope and requirements definition, timeline development, resource allocation, and cost accounting.
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