Author Archives: Techwire
TechAmerica Report: California Leads Nation in Tech Employment
The TechAmerica Foundation this week released its annual edition of Cyberstates, a state-by-state comparison of private-sector tech employment, wages and other economic indicators. California led in with the highest average… Read more
Video: State Controller John Chiang discusses IT Procurement Task Force, Transparency with Techwire Host Michelle Kennedy
California State Controller John Chiang sat down with Michelle Kennedy this week to discuss his government transparency initiatives and the Task Force on Reengineering IT Procurement for Success, a high-profile… Read more
Join AT&T’s It Can Wait Campaign and more at the LISTA NorCal Tech Council Launch @ CAHCC Legislative Day (May 21st)
Join Latinos in Information Sciences and Technology Association (LISTA) and the California Statewide Chamber of Commerce CAHCC As we Launch the LISTA NorCal./Sacramento Tech Council Tuesday May 21st, 2013 from… Read more
RFQ: DOJ IT Consultant for Integrated Criminal Justice Image System Project
The purpose of this Information Technology (IT) Request for Quote (RFQ) is to obtain a Contractor to consolidate the functionality of three Department of Justice Law Enforcement Systems Branch photo… Read more
Budget Update: Brown Administration Submits Plan to Revise IT Procurement Strategy
Per AB 1498 (Buchanan) signed last year that required the state to update the way it purchases technology-related goods and services, the Brown Administration has has submitted a plan to… Read more
With $1.11 M contract, VIP joins lineup of FI$Cal advisors
Folsom-based Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) this week announced a $1.11 million contract with the Department of Finance to “provide enterprise program and project management services for the Financial Information System… Read more
Mike Howland to fill in as CalPERS recruits for top IT job
With the recent departures of CalPERS CIO Dale Jablonsky and IT executive Karen Ruiz, the pension system has hired former EDD CIO and Chief Deputy Director Mike Howland to temporarily… Read more
Last year’s budget ‘outsourcing’ task force made permanent under new agreement
A task force created to investigate illegal outsourcing created last summer as part of a budget deal between the Brown Administration and a state employee union has been made permanent,… Read more
Simas Law: Problems to Avoid in Department of General Services Procurements
Republished with permission from Wit of Mandate, the official blog of Simas & Associates: Each year, hundreds of vendors clamor to do business with the State of California by way… Read more
SCO Wins PMI Project of the Year Award for Public Pay Website
The Sacramento Chapter of Project Management Institute this spring awarded the State Controller’s Office (SCO) the 2012 Project of the Year award for it’s Government Compensation website, according to a… Read more
