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Board CIO Says Database, Security Key Priorities

Database management and digital security are key priorities for 2018, says the CIO of a state board with a $13 million annual budget.

Editor’s note: Following is one in an ongoing series of profiles of the largest California state government agencies.

The California Horse Racing Board (CHRB) has a budget of $13,248,000 for the 2017-2018 fiscal year; approximately $1 million of that is allocated to information technology. 

The CHRB regulates and maintains the safety of the California horse racing industry by regulating wagers and promoting safe horse racing and breeding through the enforcement of track safety standards. 

Bill Glaholt, CIO for the CHRB, has been in IT with the board since 2014 and says the board has been working on “revamping” and moving its database from a physical system to a virtual one over the course of the last three years. 

Glaholt said the previous database was more than 30 years old, and that the office worked with PeopleSoft consultants on the upgrade. Due to his previous experience with Oracle’s PeopleSoft on CalPERS’ Pension System Resumption project, Glaholt says he chose the application over others on the market. Glaholt says the office may be looking for consultants to help with Phase 2 of the PeopleSoft upgrade, which will include interfacing and security gate integration. The CHRB will also work with AT&T to upgrade its phone system.

The board is also working on fixing issues identified by a recent AB 670 security assessment, which Glaholt says will bring the board into compliance very soon.

“Other than implementing the AB 670, right now our concept and our strategy is to have everything on an intranet,” Glaholt says. “Security is forefront in our minds.” 

For more information about the CHRB, visit the website at www.chrb.ca.gov.

Executive Director, CHRB – Rick Baedeker

RBaedeker@chrb.ca.gov

Phone: (916) 263-6000

Fax: (916) 263-6042

 

Assistant Executive Director - Jacqueline Wagner

JWagner@chrb.ca.gov

 

CIO, Information Technology Supervisor - Bill Glaholt 

BGlaholt@chrb.ca.gov

Phone: (916) 263-4153