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HOW CALIFORNIA LEVERAGED
CHALLENGE-BASED PROCUREMENT IN
RESPONDING TO COVID-19

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COVID-19 has put enormous stress on the people, processes, and technology systems that the State of California relies on to deliver services to its 40M residents. The State of California's Chief Information Officer (CIO), Amy Tong*, is not just responsible for keeping the fundamental technology systems that run the State up and working but also – critically – in helping departments and agencies acquire new technology solutions integral to the State’s response to COVID-19, wildfires, homelessness, and natural disasters.

This Thought Leadership piece discusses the State's response and includes two case studies: one of the disease reporting system installed during COVID (CCRS) and one on the system used to track and distribute vaccines (CalVAX).