• Latest State IT Reforms Issued: Mostly Familiar, But Hints at Recreating OSI under New Technology Department; Ghost of Teri Takai?

    August 15th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    Latest State IT Reforms Issued: Mostly Familiar, But Hints at Recreating OSI under New Technology Department; Ghost of Teri Takai?

    The latest state IT reform commission (the 27th, by TechLeader.TV’s calculation), the Task Force on Re-engineering IT Procurement for Success issued its report today  Recommendations to Improve Large Information Technology Procurements: A Road Map for Success in California. The task force and its report are […]

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    Senate Oversight Office Claims State Controller Chiang Misled Legislature and Public about State Payroll Project

    August 12th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , ,
    Senate Oversight Office Claims State Controller Chiang Misled Legislature and Public about State Payroll Project

    A new report by the California Legislature’s Senate Office of Oversight and Outcomes blasted the State Controller’s Office for its management and its lack of accurate communication regarding the $350 million state payroll project. From the report’s most damning and damaging words regarding the Controller’s […]

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    STATE PAYROLL SYSTEM: TAKE IT AWAY FROM CONTROLLER’S OFFICE: My article is up today in the San Diego Union Tribune

    March 14th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    STATE PAYROLL SYSTEM: TAKE IT AWAY FROM CONTROLLER’S OFFICE: My article is up today in the San Diego Union Tribune

    My primary points; After three separate controllers’ efforts, the last two having spent more than a decade in procurement and implementation efforts outlined above, the sine qua non ingredient for a new, successful project is the removal of responsibility for payroll and the new payroll […]

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    Now, DMV Reportedly Halts Major $210 Million IT Project…

    February 13th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    Now, DMV Reportedly Halts Major $210 Million IT Project…

    The California Technology Agency’s  IT Project Tracking web site has for several consecutive months posted ominous project status reports, replete with bright red warning signs indicating serious implementation problems on the DMV’s IT Modernization Project. Today the DMV announced that it was apparently halting its […]

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    Well, the Controller can use his own Payroll Project as Case Study in IT Procurement Failure

    February 12th, 2013 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , ,
    Well, the Controller can use his own Payroll Project as Case Study in IT Procurement Failure

    This may be closing the barn door after the horse has run away California Controller Kills SAP Contract for Statewide Payroll, Jeopardizing $375 million Project, Frightening Spokesman but as Techwire reports: State Controller Announces Task Force on Reengineering IT Procurement for Success State Controller John […]

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    Controller’s Payroll System Living Up to its Tag as “The 22nd Century Project”

    December 22nd, 2012 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , ,
    Controller’s Payroll System Living Up to its Tag as “The 22nd Century Project”

    Main Stream Media has finally caught up to our story at TechLeader.TV that we broke on November 14, 2012: State Controller’s $370 million Payroll System Issues Erroneous State Employee Checks, Falls Behind Schedule (again). The LA Times reports today: Overhaul of California government payroll system […]

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    HHS’ $423 Million In-Home Support Services Payroll System Rollout Having Problems; Part of $800 Million in State Payroll System Initiatives

    November 9th, 2012 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , ,
    HHS’ $423 Million In-Home Support Services Payroll System Rollout Having Problems; Part of $800 Million in State Payroll System Initiatives

    While the State of California’s Controller faces continuing problems with the 21st Century project, its $373 million statewide payroll system, another state payroll system, the $423 million CMIPS project reports problems as well: The state of California spent 16 years developing a new payroll system […]

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    Governor Brown, Please Don’t Ignore Technology in Your New Reorg Plan

    June 28th, 2012 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,
    Governor Brown, Please Don’t Ignore Technology in Your New Reorg Plan

    I read with interest the Bee’s recent Viewpoints: Brown seeks to straighten out government jumble, Jun. 17, 2012, by my former Wilson Administration colleague Joanne Kozberg and California Business Roundtable veteran, Bill Hauck touting Governor Brown’s government reorganization plan. I’m normally skeptical about government reorganization […]

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    State CIO Carlos Ramos gets Prime Time at Little Hoover IT Hearing

    August 11th, 2011 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    State CIO Carlos Ramos gets Prime Time at Little Hoover IT Hearing

    State CIO and Secretary of the California Technology Agency will kick off the testimony later this month on the Little Hoover Commission’s Public Hearing on Information Technology Governance on Thursday, August 25, 2011. As TechLeader.TV reported last month, the Little Hoover Commission will review progress […]

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    Little Hoover Commission announces hearing to review progress of AB2408 State IT Consolidation – Department CIO’s lining up to voice support

    July 20th, 2011 by admin Categories: Blogs Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,
    Little Hoover Commission announces hearing to review progress of AB2408 State IT Consolidation – Department CIO’s lining up to voice support

    Little Hoover Commission announces Hearing August 25, 2011 at 9 a.m., State Capitol to review progress of AB2408 IT Consolidation – Department CIO’s lining up to voice support… The LHC will also focus on the status of five large (totaling in the billions of dollars), […]

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