Governor appointments 2026-04-29 (web)
Citation
Office of the Governor of California. “Governor Newsom announces appointments 4.29.2026.” Press release, April 29, 2026. https://www.gov.ca.gov/2026/04/29/governor-newsom-announces-appointments-4-29-2026/. Copy: raw/web/2026-10-29 Governor appointments 2026-04-29.md (original: .html beside it), fetched 2026-10-29 by the agent. Read 2026-10-29.
Bottom line
- Christopher “Chris” Given became Director of the California Department of Technology (CDT) on April 29, 2026.
- Before that he was Deputy Secretary for Technology and Innovation at the Government Operations Agency (GovOps), from 2025.
Key claims
- “Given has been Deputy Secretary for Technology and Innovation at the California Government Operations Agency since 2025.”
- He was Direct File Product Lead at the Internal Revenue Service, 2024 to 2025, and a Digital Services Expert at the United States Digital Service, 2016 to 2019 and 2020 to 2024.
Evidence and method
The Governor’s own release.
Limits
It lists other appointments that do not bear on CalCompute.