California Governor Names 3 Key Tech Appointments The forward-looking technology arm of the California Government Operations Agency has a new chief deputy director, a new deputy director of programs and a new senior engineer. by Dennis Noone, Techwire / January 27, 2021 Shutterstock/Uladzik Kryhin Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced three key appointments in the senior ranks of the Office of Digital Innovation (ODI), the forward-looking technology arm of the California Government Operations Agency (GovOps). ODI was created in the summer of 2019 to “put users first, build interactively, and let data drive decisions”; to rethink and improve how California buys digital services; and to expand the use of common platforms, services and tools. Udaya Patnaik, its director, was appointed in May 2020.