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Civil Grand Jury Flags Remaining IT Gaps; City Officials Point to Recent Investments
Summary
A civil grand juror told the Government and Oversight Committee the city still underfunds critical network infrastructure and has not fully publicized results of an IT hiring pilot. Department of Technology and Human Resources officials described major IT investments and an online hiring pilot that shortened eligible-list timelines.
Allegra Fortunati, a 2014–15 civil grand juror, told the Government and Oversight Committee on Oct. 15 that while San Francisco has made progress since the 2011–12 IT grand jury report, “the need is for 15 to $20,000,000, much more than the 6,500,000.0 currently being invested according to the mayor.” Fortunati said the continuity review found three major outstanding concerns: underfunded network infrastructure, limited public reporting on a Department of Human Resources hiring pilot, and high vacancy rates that merit an external task force to study recruiting options.
Department of Technology Deputy Director Brian Bayless said the city has reorganized IT leadership and released a five‑year information and communications technology plan that “recommends…
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