California Department of Technology Partners with Thousand Strong Initiative
Building Future Workforce “I like to organize to stay focused and on task,” says Alianna Lozoya. Not your typical 17 year old, Alianna was one of 30 teens chosen out of 200 to be a part of Sacramento Mayor Daryl Steinberg’s Thousand Strong Initiative. Alianna was...
New eWIC Project Waves Deliver for California Families
On August 15 we published the Tech Blog, “WIC-WISE Coming Soon!” that introduced the California Department of Public Health’s (CDPH) Electronic Benefit Transfer (EBT) card used to enhance its special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants and children...
Modernizing the Way Californians Get Benefits
The California Department of Technology’s core mission is to help public-facing departments deliver quality digital services with innovative and responsive solutions for customers. A prime example of this work is a series of powerful IT solutions coming to the...
DTSC Brings Home Coveted NASCIO Award
Sometimes, when you do something right it just feels…well, right. That feeling was confirmed October 16 when the National Association of State CIOs (NASCIO) announced that the California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) received a 2019 NASCIO State IT...
Mainframe Education Event coming to Sacramento Area to Help Fill Thousands of Jobs by 2020
The California Department of Technology (CDT) is partnering with a Los Rios Community College student group and industry specialists to host two educational events showcasing the skills needed to work on mainframe computer systems. The first event takes place this...
Digital Inclusion Week. What’s It All About?
More and more we hear phrases like “digital equity” and “digital divide”, but many of us aren’t aware of their real meaning and significance. Add to these terms “Digital Inclusion Week”, and some heads really start itching. What does it all mean? As Digital Inclusion...
California Cybersecurity Education Summit Nailed It, Again!
The State of California Cybersecurity Education Summit 2019 may be a mouthful to say but it delivered a truckload of content on information security views, products, and best practices, all packed into one day and devoted solely to cybersecurity. This year’s Summit...
Awards to Debut at California Cybersecurity Education Summit
The October 9 State of California Cybersecurity Education Summit 2019, one of the premier IT security events in California, has added a new feature to its bustling platform…the California State Government Cybersecurity Awards. The Summit is presented by the California...
Reverse Industry Day Put Vendors in the Driver’s Seat
When the California Department of Technology (CDT) and Department of General Services (DGS) looked to increase interaction with California’s IT vendor community, they decided to try a new approach. As a result, CDT and DGS participated in Reverse Industry Day, a...