Pioneering Public-Private Partnership launches to create Technology Apprenticeships
A first ever public-private collaboration launches this week to offer participants on-the-job training, mentoring and classes – all while earning a paycheck in an “earn while you learn” model. The zSystems Apprenticeship Pilot Program aims to fulfil critically needed...
The City of Los Angeles Mainframe has Migrated to Sacramento
The California Department of Technology (CDT) is now the official host of the City of Los Angeles’ mainframe business applications. Working in close partnership, a team comprised of staff from CDT, City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency and impacted City...
CA CIO Academy IT Leadership Recognition Awards
Four CDT Employees Honored Each year, public IT leaders are recognized for their exceptional service during the California Public Sector CIO Academy. The Academy is a two-day event that provides an opportunity for government and industry executives to collaborate and...
Help Celebrate Data Privacy Day by Being a Privacy Champion!
The State of California collects, processes and stores vast amounts of residents’ personal information and other important, sensitive data. Keeping that data private is critical to securing the confidentiality and trust of the public. So, it makes sense that the...
You Go, Girls!
There is a new movement that has been attracting a lot of attention lately, especially from high school-aged girls. In fact, nationwide more than 10,000 girls were involved in 2018 and that number is expected to triple in 2019. What is this movement that’s taking the...
Now Open: Cloud Smart Community Forum
Cloud Smart is a long-term, high-level strategy to drive cloud adoption. Sometimes, the journey to cloud computing can feel a bit intimidating if not downright daunting. The objective of the Cloud Smart Community Forum is to abate those concerns by providing a...
Moving to the Cloud Was a BreEZe
It’s a big job. The California Department of Consumer Affairs (DCA) encompasses 40 boards, bureaus, committees and a commission that regulate and license professional and vocational occupations. As part of its responsibilities, DCA licenses and certifies practitioners...
California Launches Data Geoportal
Geospatial data isn’t exactly a household name, but its research can affect lives and households across all 163,000 square miles of California. This field of data analytics can give us amazing new pictures of the communities we live in. It can support researchers...
The OCRBot Helps Make State Websites Accessible to Everyone
Technology is a wonderful thing and so prevalent in our daily lives that we sometimes take for granted how easy it is to surf online, order pizza or even access government services. But, that isn’t true for everyone. Many people with visual impairments have a...