Noteworthy
Insights on CDT’s state government technology initiatives.
Releasing our Digital Vaccine Record code on GitHub
By Rick Klau State Chief Technology Innovation Officer September 10, 2021 - Soon after we launched the Digital Vaccine Record portal in June, our friends at the Colorado Digital Service asked if we’d be willing to share our code with other states. Shortly after that,...
Governor Newsom appoints Pam Haase as Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives
August 31, 2021 - Governor Gavin Newsom appointed Pamela Haase the Deputy Director of Strategic Initiatives at California Department of Technology. Haase has more than 30 years of distinguished service in state government information technology. She was appointed...
CDT’s New Emerging IT Leaders Boot Camp
August 11, 2020—The rapidly changing technology landscape requires IT professionals to stay ahead of the curve—to keep learning, growing, and developing essential leadership skills. To prepare future government IT leaders we created the Emerging IT Leaders Boot Camp,...
New Statewide Information Security Funding Ensures Critical Services
July 29, 2021 – When Gov. Gavin Newsom signed California’s FY 2021-22 budget, he set in motion a host of state technology initiatives that will improve the delivery of government services to California’s nearly 40 million residents. One initiative allows us, the...
OET’s Digital Vaccine Record already serving more than 1 million
By Rick Klau State Chief Technology Innovation Officer July 13, 2021 - I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine in April, and a paper card I folded into my wallet. By the time I got my second dose towards the end of that month, my team at CDT in the Office of...
My Turn opens the “front door” to vaccine access
June 9, 2021 - My Turn was launched four short months ago as an all-inclusive vaccine tool for the public, providers and clinic managers to help get Californians immunized as quickly and equitably as possible. At that time, if you were to ask “what does My Turn do?”...
CA State Tech Leaders Honored with State Scoop 50 Awards
June 2, 2021 - State Chief Information Officer Amy Tong and State Chief Information Security Officer Vitaliy Panych received State Scoop 50 Awards for their tireless efforts to make a positive impact in the government IT community and in public service. On June 2,...
Aspen Institute: Policy at the Speed of Tech
May 18, 2021 - As part of their 10-week technology policy training program, participants in the Aspen Institute’s Tech Executive Leadership Initiative spent 6 weeks working on real-world government challenges. Three teams tackled the question, “How can we better...
Public Service Recognition Week… A chance to say thank you
May 6, 2021 - May 2-8 is Public Service Recognition Week, a week governments put aside to recognize and thank their employees. This week honors all of those who serve our nation as federal, state, county and local government employees. The California Department of...