Subbarao Mupparaju

As we enter the spring season, we have already seen many changes and made significant progress toward our goals at the Department of FISCal (FI$Cal). We were pleased to welcome Bret Ladine as the new director of FI$Cal earlier this year. Bret brings a significant and varied legal background to the department, and we have been thrilled to have him at the helm.

In 2023, we achieved significant milestones which have allowed us to set the groundwork for future activities for the Department of FISCal (FI$Cal). At the end of 2022, Assembly Bill 156 deemed the FI$Cal project complete as of July 1, 2022, and defined future activities to continue to onboard deferred departments, enhance, upgrade and ensure the alignment of the FI$Cal system with the state’s financial management processes.

"Because our system is modern, fast and secure, we were able to transition to telework seamlessly while still meeting the essential functions we provide to our customers." The following commentary by Subbarao Mupparaju, the deputy director of the Financial Information System of California, is republished from the department’s website. It’s one of a regular series of updates and perspectives posted by FI$Cal leadership.