State CIO Carlos Ramos and representatives from the Controller’s Office, LAO, and the State of California Task Force on Re-Engineering IT Procurement for Success are scheduled to testify today at Senator Richard Roth’s Senate Subcommittee #4 on State Administration and General Government following “Adjournment of […]
State CIO Ramos to Testify at Senate Hearing Today on Controller’s 21st Century Payroll Project
August 15th, 2013 by admin
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Tags: 21st Century Project, California State Controller, Carlos Ramos, John Chiang, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, SAP, Senator Berryhill, Senator Roth, Senator Torres, TechLeader.TV, state computer system
State CIO Ramos to Testify at Senate Hearing Today on Controller’s 21st Century Payroll Project
Now, DMV Reportedly Halts Major $210 Million IT Project…
February 13th, 2013 by admin
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Tags: 21st Century Project, Bernard Soriano, Brown Administration, California Technology Agency, Chris Megerian, Controller, Elaine Howle, FI$CAL, HP, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, TechLeader.TV, darrell Steinberg, state computer system
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 […]
California Controller Kills SAP Contract for Statewide Payroll, Jeopardizing $375 million Project, Frightening Spokesman
February 8th, 2013 by admin
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Tags: 21st Century Project, Brown Administration, California State Auditor, California State Controller, California Technology Agency, FI$CAL, IT project failure, John Chiang, Little Hoover Commission, SAP, TechLeader.TV, state computer systems
California Controller Kills SAP Contract for Statewide Payroll, Jeopardizing $375 million Project, Frightening Spokesman
The SacBee’s Jon Ortiz reported today that State Controller John Chiang has terminated SAP’s contract to implement the state’s SAP payroll project, jeopardizing the entire $375 million project. After overseeing this project since he took office in his first term in 2007, this marks just […]
Governor Brown, Please Don’t Ignore Technology in Your New Reorg Plan
June 28th, 2012 by admin
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Tags: 21st Century Project, Bill Hauck, Brown Administration, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, Controller, Governor Brown, Joanne Kozberg, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, TechLeader.TV
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 […]
Flynn Testifies at Little Hoover Commission on Governor’s Re-Org Plan; Calls it the Looming Threat to State IT Investment
May 1st, 2012 by admin
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Tags: 21st Century Project, Anna Brannen, Brown Administration, Brown cell phones, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, Paul Benedetto, TechAmerica, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai, government transparency
Flynn Testifies at Little Hoover Commission on Governor’s Re-Org Plan; Calls it the Looming Threat to State IT Investment
Your TechLeader.TV host held nothing back as he testified on April 24, 2012 before the Little Hoover Commission, California’s “good Government”, independent state oversight agency that was created a half century ago. The Commission’s mission is to investigate state government operations and – through reports, […]
Gov. Brown Re-Org Plan, Including Cal Tech Agency Downgrade, Scheduled for Little Hoover Commission Review April 23-25
April 12th, 2012 by admin
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Tags: Brown Administration, Brown cell phones, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, TechAmerica, TechLeader.TV, carol Henton
Gov. Brown Re-Org Plan, Including Cal Tech Agency Downgrade, Scheduled for Little Hoover Commission Review April 23-25
The Little Hoover Commission (LHC) will take up its statutory obligations later this month to review and make recommendations on Governor Brown’s proposed government reorganization plan which was submitted to the LHC on March 30, 2012. The way California government re-org’s work, LHC has until […]
Speculation Over, Brown Formally Initiates Plan to Downgrade California Technology Agency
April 3rd, 2012 by admin
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Tags: Brown Administration, Brown cell phones, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, IT project failure, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, TechLeader.TV
Speculation Over, Brown Formally Initiates Plan to Downgrade California Technology Agency
Over the last month or so, there has been some speculation that Jerry Brown’s FY2012-13 budget plan which called for downgrading the State’s primary technology organization was going away. After all the Agency Secretary has been recently confirmed (though somewhat awkwardly) by the Senate Rules […]
State Senate Holds Up Approval of Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos’ Appointment, Questions Governor Brown’s Reorganization Proposal
February 2nd, 2012 by admin
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Tags: Brown Administration, California FY2012-2013 Budget, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, IT project failure, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, Senate Rules Committee, TechLeader.TV, darrell Steinberg, state computer systems
State Senate Holds Up Approval of Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos’ Appointment, Questions Governor Brown’s Reorganization Proposal
Sen. Darrell Steinberg chaired a hearing of his Senate Rules Committee yesterday on the confirmation of State CIO and Secretary of the new California Technology Agency Carlos Ramos. In a somewhat unanticipated move, apparently to Carlos as well, the appointment confirmation was “put over”, or […]
TechLeader.TV with Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency & State CIO, September 21, 2011, 11:30 AM PT
September 10th, 2011 by admin
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Tags: AB2408, Brown Administration, CALNET 3, CALPADS, California Court Case Management System, California Technology Agency, California budget deficit, California eMail, Carlos Ramos, Cloud Computing, Elaine Howle, FI$CAL, IT project failure, John Thomas Flynn, Little Hoover Commission, Medical Fraud, TechLeader.TV, office of Technology Services, state cio, state computer system
TechLeader.TV with Carlos Ramos, Secretary, California Technology Agency & State CIO, September 21, 2011, 11:30 AM PT
Next Program with Carlos Ramos Secretary California Technology Agency & State CIO Live Webcast Hosted By John Thomas Flynn with Special Guest Carlos Ramos TechLeader.TV will explore the Ramos vision for State IT: What’s the 100 day plan; are more organizational changes ahead; what are […]
State CIO Ramos Reorganizes the California Tech Agency and Introduces New Team
September 9th, 2011 by admin
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Tags: AB2408, Anna Brannen, Assemblywoman Joan Buchanan, California Court Case Management System, California Technology Agency, Carlos Ramos, Deltek, Fred Klass, IT project failure, Input, John Thomas Flynn, Keith Tresh, Little Hoover Commission, Paul Benedetto, TechAmerica, TechLeader.TV, Teri Takai, carol Henton, state cio
State CIO Ramos Reorganizes the California Tech Agency and Introduces New Team
State CIO Ramos reorganizes the California Technology Agency (TA) and formally unveils his new team; DGS Director Klass pours cold water on any TA plan for assuming IT Procurement operational role; Assemblywoman Buchanan provides California Budget Deficit primer. TechAmerica and Input held their 7th Annual […]