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Inside the Department of Technology

Mike Makstman, City CIO

Office of the CIO

The City's Chief Information Officer (CIO) provides Citywide technology vision and leadership while also serving as Director of the Department of Technology.

DT divisions and areas of focus

Enterprise Support Services

The Enterprise Support Services team provides high-level support and technical expertise for our internal business partners. Their work ensures cost-effective access to a suite of secure and powerful technology that enables innovation and productivity across San Francisco.

Cloud Center of Excellence

Created in 2023, the Cloud Center of Excellence is tasked with supporting the creation and maintenance of Cloud solutions across the City. They will help other departments make the most of their own or SFCloud provided services!

SFCloud

The primary cloud provider for the City's storage needs. They also provide a number of remote computer, storage and data protection services to support the work of City agencies and departments. SFCloud ensures City services can scale and stay resilient without greater costs to residents.

JUSTIS Council

The JUSTIS program supports data analysis and processing for the City's various Justice agencies and departments. It also includes the JUSTIS Data Center of Excellence which is helping to keep the City's criminal justice data in compliance. Read more on the JUSTIS Council page.

The Office of Cybersecurity

An evolution of DT's Cybersecurity division, the Office of Cybersecurity guides policy for agencies and departments citywide. The Office actively monitors and defends against potential cyber-attacks, in addition to ensuring all procurement has minimal cybersecurity risks. Read more on the Office of Cybersecurity's page!

SFGovTV

The City's TV channel! Watch for daily broadcasts of Board of Supervisor committee meetings and other political action. SFGovTV also produces original programming and content about the City and County of San Francisco. Read more on SFGovTV's page!

Finance and Administration

DT's Finance an Administration team includes contract analysts, accountant, and finance professionals that ensures DT provides technology solutions at low costs. 

The People, Policy, and Performance team work within Finance to support organizational development, effective operations, and more!

Project Management Office

The Project Management Office (PMO) are the communicators and planners that coordinate dozens of engineers, analysts, and more across multiple departments. They ensure we can keep bringing new services and modernize City systems on-time and on-budget.

Public Safety

The Public Safety division actively expands and maintains connectivity and communication networks for first responders, departments, and underserved communities. Read more about the Fiber to Housing program online!

Infrastructure & Operations

The Infrastructure and Operations team constantly work to improve the technology that San Francisco government depends on, increasing performance, building resiliency, and facilitating daily business and future innovation through infrastructure, network, and data storage.

Enterprise Applications

The Enterprise Applications team supports City and County of San Francisco teams by developing new software and by helping them leverage existing tools. The team spans ServiceNow, full stack development, GIS, and so much more! Read more about some of the Enterprise Applications team's latest work in our Project Showcase!

DT Help Desk

The DT Help Desk comprises general IT support and 24/7 network support through the Network Operations Center. DT collaborates across San Francisco to provide high quality customer technical support at a competitive price. 

DT Women's History Month 2023

In 2023, two Department of Technology staff were featured in SFGovTV productions in recognition of Women's History Month.

Women in Tech

The Department of Technology is proud to have many female staff in tech and leadership.

Heart of the City - San Francisco skyline

DT Gives Back!

The Combined Charities Campaign is a program that lets employees give back to participating charities. In San Francisco, the program is Heart of the City.

Year after year, the Department of Technology is proud to see at least 1 in 3 DTers make a contribution. In 2022, despite only being 1% of the City and County of San Francisco's total staff, DT contributed 5% of the total donations made in 2022.

Sound like your kind of team? Be sure to check out opportunities to work at DT at careers.sf.gov!

SFGovTV wins 3 NATOA awards

Well-earned recognition for SFGovTV!

DT is so proud of the SFGov team and the quality programming they produce. See a list of awards that their programs have won over the last 2 decades.See list of awards!

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