by | Nov 4, 2019 | Leadership, Newsletter
By Joel Riphagen, Senior Advisor for FI$Cal Last month we reached an important milestone when Open FI$Cal, the state’s financial transparency portal, began displaying data from virtually every department transacting in the system. Getting all departments’ expenditure...
by | Sep 3, 2019 | Leadership, Newsletter
By Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, Director of FI$Cal We are continuously taking the pulse of system users to be sure we are improving and delivering the best customer service possible. Through our user-centered events such as Imagine FI$Cal, our townhalls and customer...
by | Oct 2, 2019 | Leadership, Newsletter
By Neeraj Chauhan, Chief Deputy Director of FI$Cal With 98 percent of the FI$Cal system completed and 20,000 users transacting in the system, now seems a good time to take stock of where we are with the remaining project build-out. Under Special Project Report 8, we...
by | Jul 2, 2019 | Leadership, Newsletter, User Support
I am excited to report that the 2019-20 state budget approved by the Legislature and signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom includes increased funding for FISCal to provide additional support to departments and to get the main FI$Cal Project over the finish line! We...
by | Jun 3, 2019 | Leadership, Newsletter
Peter Vu joined the Department of FISCal (FI$Cal) as the Legal Counsel in May 2019. Previously, Peter worked as a litigation attorney for the California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), defending the state in tort and employment litigation. While at Caltrans,...
by | Jun 3, 2019 | Leadership, Newsletter
By Neeraj Chauhan, Chief Deputy Director A great system delivers a positive user experience that inspires confidence in its data. And a great system never stops improving. As we complete the final pieces of functionality, we are shifting more of our focus to customer...
