California Government Operations Agency

GovOps and California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) are part of a new multi-state effort to implement skills-first hiring in the public sector! Through this effort, #California is working to remove barriers to state jobs, support economic mobility through state career pathways, and harness the power of “STARs” to help meet California’s workforce needs. Skills-first hiring supports professionals who have developed valuable skills through routes other than a college degree, including vocational training, community college, or military service. GovOps is excited to continue building the government workforce of the future – #Work4CA. Opportunity@Work

  GovOps is learning more about the future of quantum computing, and on Thursday, Secretary Tong toured Berkeley Lab and met with quantum leaders and students to learn about this technology, what it can do, how it’s being used in the state, and how we can position California as a leader in this frontier space. GovOps continues its commitment to creating a California For All through technology and innovation and looks forward to future partnerships! Thank you to Jim Hawley and Evren Saraç Essner for working with the GovOps team to bring this tour to fruition. 

Our own Sarah Soto-Taylor was officially sworn in today as Undersecretary of the Government Operations Agency! Sarah most recently served as Deputy Secretary of Strategic Development at GovOps for over five years, where she has helped move the agency forward in achieving the administration’s goals. Secretary Amy Tong and the GovOps team are thrilled to have her serve in her new capacity as we work to keep California on the cutting edge of technology. 

GovOps Secretary Amy Tong met with Carnegie’s Mariano-Florentino (Tino) Cuéllar and Taiwan’s Cyber Ambassador-at-large Audrey Tang to discuss innovative ways to better engage with Californians. Secretary Tong was joined by California Office of Data and Innovation Director Jeffery Marino and newly appointed Undersecretary of GovOps, Sarah Soto-Taylor, as they reiterated their commitment to prioritizing California For All.

California has new challenges it is looking to solve using Generative Artificial Intelligence (GenAI). Governor Newsom announced the next steps and GovOps will help seek out solutions with the innovator community. We had such an overwhelming response the first time and expect that to continue as we explore this emerging technology. “The innovator community jumped at the chance to partner with the state to explore if GenAI can benefit our residents and our workforce,” said Government Operations Agency Secretary Amy Tong. “This overwhelming response, along with the ongoing work, shows us that we can embrace GenAI’s many opportunities while taking appropriate measures to approach it safely and responsibly.” https://lnkd.in/dTzn57Hp

Secretary Tong was proud to take part in this morning's plenary session at the National ACE 2024 AAPISTRONG Annual Conference in Santa Clara. She shared her admiration for the many small business owners and leaders attending, and praised their innovative nature and entrepreneurship across generations in our communities. A heartfelt thank you for the warm welcome and the opportunity to speak with such inspring people. You truly are shaping the future.

Today's event in Sacramento's Natomas area is just the latest in the state's progress to bring affordable, high speed internet to all Californians. GovOps and CDT are grateful to have such commited partners like CPUC, Caltrans and Arcadian Infracom in making Broadband for All a reality. Last week it was Willits, today was Sacramento and we look forward to highlighting the progress in many more communities across the state.

What a day at yesterday's Government Innovation Summit. Secretary Tong was proud to join with many leaders in state government, but most of all appreciated the opportunity to recognize the innovative work being done across California by state employees. She welcomed the chance to present the Innovator of the Year award and is already looking forward to next year's event. We congratulate all of those honored and especially want to thank the teams from GovOps and the Office of Data and Innovation who helped pull of such a memorable event.

GovOps just posted a great opportunity to join our awesome team. This position will assist in the management and development of the CalEngage Program, Generative AI (Gen AI) Outreach, and other External Affairs functions for the agency. This assignment involves state-wide cross-cutting workload involving the operations and effectiveness of state government. Interested in learning more? Apply before the posting closes on September 3. https://lnkd.in/g7MNgg6X

The UC Berkeley College of Computing, Data Science, and Society is proud to showcase collaborative efforts at the Joint California Summit on Generative AI in connecting cross-sector partners. This summit highlights our ongoing commitment to examine this transformative technology and explore how AI can better serve the public. The summit was hosted by UC Berkeley’s College of Computing, Data Science, and Society, Stanford Institute for Human-Centered Artificial Intelligence (HAI), the California Governor's Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz), and the California Government Operations Agency. Watch the video to see how these partners are fostering interdisciplinary connections and driving the future of AI innovation in California. #CaliforniaGenAI #CaliforniaInnovation 🔗 https://lnkd.in/gatnhBzx