The most recent meeting of the San Bernardino County Board of Supervisors was chock-full of IT contract approvals. They ranged from cybersecurity support and maintenance to more than $10 million in police training tech.
The Department of Motor Vehicles, the California State University system and San Bernardino County have all put out recent IT solicitations that are worth a look for the right vendors.
The annual Digital Counties Survey highlighted three familiar names this year, noting marked improvements in their strategic efforts and government innovation excellence.
The trains, from Swiss manufacturer Stadler, are slated to go into use in San Bernardino County.
Hackers locked up the department’s computer system, ultimately receiving a $1.1 million ransom paid in cryptocurrency in return for releasing the data. And what happened to the Sheriff’s Department is not unusual.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to inform readers about state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
San Bernardino County joins San Diego, Riverside, Orange and Los Angeles counties in using the devices. The cities of Corona, Chino, Indio, Palm Springs, Rialto, San Bernardino and Fontana began using them in 2016, followed by Riverside in 2017.
Alameda, San Diego and San Bernardino counties were honored by the Center for Digital Government for their accomplishments in technology and innovation.
Lynn Fyhrlund joined the Inland Empire county in late May and is helping shape its IT strategy, connecting with business partners and gearing up to replace some IT systems.
Lynn Fyhrlund, former chief information officer for Milwaukee County, Wis., is coming west.
County spokesman David Wert said the county had anticipated such a computer invasion and had taken out insurance. He said that of the $1.1 million payout, the county’s share was $511,852 and the insurance company paid the rest.
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