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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
Governor Brown appoints Gigi Smith as Caltrans CIO
Gigi Smith, 48, of Roseville, has been appointed chief information officer at the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), Governor Jerry Brown announced today. Smith has been the CIO of the… Read more
San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee Names Marc Touitou CIO
After an “extensive national search,” Marc Touitou has been named the new San Francisco Chief Information Officer and Director of the Department of Technology by Mayor Ed Lee in an… Read more
Tech Moves: Cal Vendor Event, Dondro, M Corp, Ruiz, Wasson and Public Pay wins PMI Project of the Year!
Adam Dondro makes the move from California Technology Agency, to Assistant Director of the Department of Social Services where he’ll head up “horizontal integration”of health and human services programs. Read… Read more
Dondro Departs Technology Agency as External Affairs Director for DSS Assistant Director Position
Adam Dondro, former assistant secretary for external affairs at the California Technology Agency, has been appointed as assistant director of the Department of Social Services where he will be in… Read more
M Corp hired as FI$Cal advisor for State Controller’s Office
Sacramento-based M Corp has been hired to advise the State Controller’s Office (SCO) as the agency assists in the development of the FI$Cal project that will run the state’s financial… Read more
CalPERS IT exec Karen Ruiz appointed project manager of CalHEERS
CalPERS IT executive Karen Ruiz has been appointed project manager of the CalHEERS project, according to an announcement made today by Peter V. Lee, executive director of the California Health… Read more
Larry Wasson appointed CIO of Dept. of Pesticide Regulation
The California Department of Pesticide Regulation (DPR) has named Larry Wasson as the new chief information officer, a spokesperson for the department confirmed. Wasson has worked for eight years with… Read more
Former FI$Cal CIO Barney Gomez appointed CTO at DHCS
Former FI$Cal project CIO and veteran IT staffer Barney Gomez has been appointed chief technology officer (CTO) at the Department of Health Care Services, according to an internal announcement to… Read more
Jeff Hancock joins Techwire as contributor
Techwire is proud to announce the addition of a new contributor, Jeff Hancock, former executive director of the non-profit San Diego Futures Foundation which he helped found in 2000. A… Read more
