Elise Armitage

Next month’s event “Leveraging ‘The Cloud’ in a Government Environment” will be held on January 30 at the Sheraton Grand Hotel in Sacramento. The day-long forum will feature educational content... Read more »

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) recently issued a survey of its state members’ most critical policy and technology issues facing state government.   At the top of... Read more »

State Controller John Chiang this week launched a redesigned website with enhanced access to salary data on public employees in California. “This site is completely data-driven, and allows users to... Read more »

The State Auditor Elaine Howle last week released a report:  State Agencies’ Computer-Generated Data Varied in Their Completeness and Accuracy, giving agencies mixed reviews on how reliable their data are for... Read more »

This week California hosted the National Association of Chief Information Officer’s (NASCIO) annual conference held in San Diego.  Two California agencies won national recognition:  CalPERS for its Public Employer Readiness... Read more »

If you have been waiting for the perfect opportunity to tell the state what you really think about California government’s IT procurement process, now is the time.   The Department of... Read more »

If you missed last week’s IT Security Awareness Fair, you can catch most of the keynote addresses and breakout sessions via YouTube here, courtesy of event co-host Public Sector Partners.... Read more »

After serving in various positions in the Office of Technology Services (OTech) over the years, starting in 1989 as a software specialist at the Health and Welfare Data Center, Mike... Read more »

Tech startup executives and venture capital experts will have an opportunity to connect at Velocity Venture Capital’s Entrepreneurs Showcase next Tuesday in Sacramento. The event is part of a seven-month... Read more »

State and local government agencies will have one less obstacle in creating a Geographic Information System (GIS) with a new geocoding service offered by the California Technology Agency (CTA), Secretary... Read more »