• TechLeader.TV’s radical proposals to fix California DMV

    June 6th, 2019 by jtflynn Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , ,
    TechLeader.TV’s radical proposals to fix California DMV

    I regaled our Techleader.TV (TLTV) live audience last month with accounts of my serendipitous meeting with Governor Gavin Newson as we boarded and deplaned on our flight from DC to Sacramento in March. Gov. Newson, a previous guest on TLTV, and I only had a […]

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    Over a 2 1/2 year period California DMV employees with unauthorized computer access were selling truck-driving licenses for bribes

    October 19th, 2017 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , ,
    Over a 2 1/2 year period California DMV employees with unauthorized computer access were selling truck-driving licenses for bribes

    DMV computer system accessed without authorization for 2 1/2 years to alter license records: Two state Department of Motor Vehicle workers have been charged in federal court in Sacramento with taking bribes to alter DMV computer records to provide truck-driving licenses to people who had […]

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    WATCH TechLeader.TV with DMV Director Jean Shiomoto & CTO Bernard Soriano: 11:30 AM PT. JUN 21, 2017

    June 16th, 2017 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , ,
    WATCH TechLeader.TV with DMV Director Jean Shiomoto & CTO Bernard Soriano: 11:30 AM PT. JUN 21, 2017

    If video doesn’t play go here: TechLeader.TV To watch may require Adobe Flash Player. This can be downloaded for free here: Flash Player. Adobe Flash Player is a free download for Windows and MacOS desktops and laptop computers. For iPad, iPhone running IOS please visit […]

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    New State Auditor report details flagrant misuse of disabled person parking placards. 35,000 active placards and plates issued to dead people.

    April 18th, 2017 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , ,
    New State Auditor report details flagrant misuse of disabled person parking placards. 35,000 active placards and plates issued to dead people.

    DMV application and verification process inadequate and local law enforcement spotty. DMV has not canceled permanent placards for thousands of individuals who are likely deceased. Although DMV performs a monthly match between state vital records and permanent placard holders, it does not do so with […]

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    The Challenges of Regulating Self-Driving Cars

    March 27th, 2015 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , ,
    The Challenges of Regulating Self-Driving Cars

    TechLeader.TV friend, DMV’s Bernard Soriano is interviewed by Bloomberg on his favorite topic – autonomous vehicles. Sept. 18 (Bloomberg) — Bernard Soriano, deputy director at the California Department of Motor Vehicles, discusses the state issuing its first self-driving car permits and the challenges of regulating […]

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    Sacramento Disabled Parking Abusers Could be Targeted by New Business Intelligence Solution

    October 2nd, 2014 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , ,
    Sacramento Disabled Parking Abusers Could be Targeted by New Business Intelligence Solution

    Ever try to find an open parking meter in downtown Sacramento, especially around state office buildings. Good luck. Often times entire blocks are taken up by cars with disabled placards sitting at meters for the entire day. Certainly we have no quarrel with the legitimate […]

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    TechLeader.TV with Guests Jean Shiomoto, Director, DMV & Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director, DMV; DEC 16, 2013, 11:30 AM PT

    December 13th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , ,
    TechLeader.TV with Guests Jean Shiomoto, Director, DMV & Bernard Soriano, Deputy Director, DMV; DEC 16, 2013, 11:30 AM PT

    Next Program with Jean Shiomoto Director, DMV & Bernard Soriano Deputy Director, DMV Topics to be discussed will include:  •Business-Technology Alignment •DMV 2014 Technology Portfolio •Customer Service, Technology &  Social Media •Significant New Legislation affecting  DMV: ◦Drivers’ License ◦Driverless Cars •Fraud & Identity Theft  These […]

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    The Government Surveillance Story Keeps Getting Bigger. First, It’s NSA; Now it’s the DMV???

    June 17th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , ,
    The Government Surveillance Story Keeps Getting Bigger. First, It’s NSA; Now it’s the DMV???

    Now it’s the turn of state motor vehicle agencies and the police. Apparently California not one of the 26 states participating… “The faces of more than 120 million people are in searchable photo databases that state officials assembled to prevent driver’s-license fraud but that increasingly […]

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    What’s a DMV Answerman?

    April 8th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , ,
    What’s a DMV Answerman?

    California picks up Computerworld award for it vaunted social media program. The state’s most public department is among some of the heaviest hitters in government and private industry to receive a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate for Innovation. The technology publication is honoring the DMV’s 3-year-old […]

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    LA Times Reports on DMV IT Modernization Project

    February 15th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , ,
    LA Times Reports on DMV IT Modernization Project

    Some further details reported on the DMV project with an inaccurate quote attributed to me. I stated that there were a cascade of problems that befell the 21st Century Project, not a cascade of project failures. SACRAMENTO — California’s computer problems, which have already cost […]

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