Calling all people in government struggling to recruit tech candidates (which is most of you). Opportunity to make your openings visible! 👇

SmartWAVE wants to congrats Tony Batalla as Oakland's new CIO! After working with Tony on projects in San Leandro we are excited to see what new ideas he brings to expanding the network in Oakland, one of SmartWAVE's largest mesh WIFI deployments! wsj.com/articles/oakla…

I'm beyond thrilled to share the good news that I'll be heading back to the #40Acres this fall to begin the School of Information - UT Austin PhD program. I am honored to work w Ken Fleischmann & Sherri Greenberg & esteemed colleagues in the Good Systems program. This is my dream coming true. #hookem

Starting today, the cost of internet is fully covered for millions of eligible American families under a new Biden-Harris Administration initiative. Learn if you are eligible and how you can apply at GetInternet.gov.

Today the White House launched getinternet.gov -- to inform, determine eligibility, and sign up for Affordable Connectivity Program. --> stay tuned today for analysis from NDIA!

Thank you Martha Heller & Steve Rovniak for the coverage in CIO.com! Honored to be listed among so many IT and technology leaders! cio.com/article/230613…

New #CIO and tech chief promotions at The Home Depot, Starbucks, Dentons. MSC, Carhartt, Lenovo, AMD, Santa Cruz Bicycles, Supplemental Health Care, Lovesac, @WUSTL, and more, by Martha Heller CIO.com #CIOs hubs.ly/Q01b6Tj50

We have been talking about the digital divide in America for over 20 years. Today, NTIA and U.S. Commerce Dept. are launching $45 billion in programs to close that divide. apnews.com/article/techno…

.NTIA just dropped three NOFOs, meaning money from the Infrastructure Act is almost here! We start the morning with analysis: digitalinclusion.org/blog/2022/05/1… 👀Stay tuned: We have more to come on the #DigitalEquityAct and #BEAD today!

With today's #InternetForAll announcement, @NTIAGov + U.S. Department of Commerce will close the digital divide and connect everyone, including communities of color, low-income communities, Tribes, rural communities and older Americans, by investing billions in new initiatives.

ICYMI: Congratulations to these new #CIOs, #CTOs and #CDOs in the Movers & Shakers May 2022 edition, and more in The Heller Report hubs.ly/Q01blG4Y0 Heller #CIO #CTO

Alameda County health officials announced that masks will be required in most indoor public settings beginning 12:01 a.m. on Friday, June 3. Hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 have more than doubled in the last month. x.com/Dare2BWell/sta…

RIP, Bill Russell. Gone at 88. What a career! Back to back NCAA titles at USF, led the Dons to 55 str8 wins. Olympic Gold Champion. 8 straight NBA Titles in Boston & 11 overall as a Celtic. Wow! CBS News Bay Area Boston Celtics San Francisco Athletics San Francisco Men's Basketball

Rest easy, Bill Russell 🙏 Champion. Pioneer. Legend. 🏆 #USFDons | #WCChoops

We are delighted to announce Tony Batalla, CIO, City of Oakland, as a Speaker at Edge Computing World, to be held in person at Santa Clara Convention Center on October 10th-12th. Register Today!: edgecomputingworld.com #EdgeComputing #DigitalTransformation #edgecloud #technology

#ISO declares an Energy Emergency Alert 3 with rotating #power outages very possible. Please reduce your energy use.

Please stay off the roads due to heavy rain & localized flooding. If you have to travel, use caution. City crews are working through a backlog of reports of flooding and other weather impacts.