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2017 Predictions: Amy Tong and Chris Cruz, California Department of Technology

What will happen in the New Year? We asked California state CIO Amy Tong and deputy state CIO Chris Cruz for their perspective.

Good government is fueled by people helping people. Good government technology is fueled by people helping people use the right resources technology can bring to a solution. In this day and age in the state of California, delivering secure, effective and efficient government services to the people is more paramount than ever and will be the bellwether of success if done well. The California Department of Technology is planning accordingly to deliver on these opportunities:

  • Information Security will be effectuated in a “One team-One fight” approach. Cybersecurity will be a foundational element to every technology initiative the state embarks upon and the measure by which the secure delivery of government technology services are provided to the people of California.
  • IT Procurement Modernization will allow the state to make the right purchases at the right time from the right company to leverage and encourage the best IT solutions on the market. Creating a dynamic marketplace for the best solutions, regardless of a company’s size or a department’s usage of historical procurement practices, will better enable the state to deliver services to the people of California.
  • Enterprise Solutions will enable ease of use for end users while providing efficiencies and sustainability to California’s IT infrastructure. By reducing redundancies, promoting interoperability and encouraging innovation where the business need requires risking bureaucracy for long-term results California will shine as the Golden State and home to the Silicon Valley.
  • Workforce Development will recruit, retain and build up employee capabilities to meet the size and complexity of skill-sets required to grow, not just sustain, California’s government technologies diverse and varied IT services securely, effectively and efficiently.
Amy Tong, State CIO and Director of the California Department of Technology
Chris Cruz, Deputy State CIO and Chief Deputy Director of the California Department of Technology

Amy Tong is the California state CIO and director of the Department of Technology.
Chris Cruz is the deputy state CIO and chief deputy director of the California Department of Technology.