FI$Cal Hires New Information Technology Executives

FI$Cal Hires New Information Technology Executives

The Department of FISCal has hired two new executives for its Information Technology Division. Toquyen Collier will be joining FI$Cal as Chief Information Officer/Deputy Director of Information Technology. She has 22 years of experience with the state of California...
FI$Cal’s Journey to Success

FI$Cal’s Journey to Success

By Miriam Barcellona Ingenito, Director of FISCal  On September 22, California celebrated the successful implementation of the most ambitious information technology (IT) and business transformation project in state history – The Financial Information System for...
Cybersecurity is a Top Priority for FI$Cal

Cybersecurity is a Top Priority for FI$Cal

By Phani Kolli, Chief, Security Operations Section As stewards of the state’s financial data, FI$Cal’s Information Technology Division (ITD) works tirelessly every day to ensure the integrity of that data. More than $3.2 trillion in banking transactions and over...
Lessons Learned From a Year of Telework

Lessons Learned From a Year of Telework

By Jennifer Maguire, Deputy Director of the Administrative Services Division When our employees were sent home in March 2020, they were accustomed to doing nearly all of their work at our facility.  During the first few weeks while trying to digest the effects of the...