• Should State CISO Stay in Department of Technology?

    May 26th, 2016 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , ,
    Should State CISO Stay in Department of Technology?

    The intrepid Jimmy Baker hosted another Public Sector Technology Exchange’s (PSTE) innovative leadership forum this week on “Security and Visibility – Bringing Hidden Threats to Light”. Somewhat surprising surfacing on his panel was former State CIO Carlos Ramos who took the occasion to discuss his […]

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    State CIO Carlos Ramos Leaving Post; Amy Tong Named Acting State CIO

    March 16th, 2016 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , ,
    State CIO Carlos Ramos Leaving Post; Amy Tong Named Acting State CIO

    Apparently the fallout from State Chief Security Officer Michele Robinson’s disastrous appearance before the Assembly Select Committee on Cybersecurity on February 24th continues. This morning State CIO Ramos informed his staff at the Department of Technology that he was stepping down. This occurs just one […]

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    Ramos’ Rules: State CIO Lays Out Broad IT Management Reform Environment for 2016

    January 7th, 2016 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , ,
    Ramos’ Rules: State CIO Lays Out Broad IT Management Reform Environment for 2016

    Details Far Reaching Initiatives To Finally Get IT Right! Emphasizes Vendor performance scorecard follows in-house IT management reforms. Teddy Roosevelt, a whirlwind of action, followed his own advice, stating, “In any moment of decision, the best thing you can do is the right thing, the […]

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    The Contractor Performance Evaluation Scorecard: Fact Sheet

    December 10th, 2015 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , ,
    The Contractor Performance Evaluation Scorecard: Fact Sheet

    CPES Fact sheet 12.15 FINAL The Contractor Performance Evaluation Scorecard (CPES) was created to strengthen state accountability, IT project governance and to increase overall the likelihood of IT project success for the State of California. The California Department of Technology (CDT) began this collaborative effort […]

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    The Vendor Scorecard: California Contractor Performance Rating System

    December 10th, 2015 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , ,
    The Vendor Scorecard: California Contractor Performance Rating System

                                           

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    State CIO Letter to BOE/CROS Officials Explains Reasoning for Delaying Project

    July 16th, 2015 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
    State CIO Letter to BOE/CROS Officials Explains Reasoning for Delaying Project

    It appears that the rationale for the State CIO to delay BOE’s Centralized Revenue Opportunity System (CROS) Project, preventing CROS officials from releasing their RFP earlier this month as they had planned, was the lack of a “master schedule”.  As State CIO Carlos Ramos wrote: […]

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    CROS Project Director Blasts Tech Oversight Agency for $3 Million Procurement Delay

    July 16th, 2015 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
    CROS Project Director Blasts Tech Oversight Agency for $3 Million Procurement Delay

    Warns that CalTech interference will increase likelihood of implementation schedule slippage, project cost escalation, even leading “down the road to another failed state IT project.” Some may consider the cost of this delay just a deck chair on the Titanic, as the currently budgeted $309 […]

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    Highlights from Techleader.TV Appearance by State CIO Carlos Ramos

    October 10th, 2014 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , ,
    Highlights from Techleader.TV Appearance by State CIO Carlos Ramos

    Here are some of the highlights from CIO Ramos’s interview last week watched LIVE online by over 1,000 viewers: Outlines CalCloud’s Exemption Policy; Says State Should Get Out of eMail Business, Sounding Death Knell for State Hosted CA.Mail??; Explains New Consulting and Oversight Organizations within […]

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    Carlos Ramos – September 25, 2014

    September 26th, 2014 by admin Categories: Shows Archive Tags: , , , , ,
    Carlos Ramos – September 25, 2014 Carlos Ramos – September 25, 2014

    July 24, 2014 with TLTV Special Guest Carlos Ramos, Chief Information Officer State of California Techleader.tv requires 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, […]

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    TechLeader.TV with Carlos Ramos, State CIO; September 25, 2014 at 11:30 AM PT

    September 11th, 2014 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , ,
    TechLeader.TV with Carlos Ramos, State CIO; September 25, 2014 at 11:30 AM PT

    Next Program with Carlos Ramos Chief Information Officer State of California Live Webcast Hosted By John Thomas Flynn with Special Guest Carlos Ramos State CIO Topics to be discussed will include: The new IT Project Approval process – State Technology Approval Reform (STAR) New Organizations […]

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