California Government Operations Agency

The Government Operations Agency is the California government agency responsible for administering state operations including procurement, real estate, information technology, and human resources. Amy Tong was appointed Secretary of Government Operations by Governor Gavin Newsom in March of 2022. Previously, the role was held by Secretary Yolanda Richardson and Secretary Marybel Batjer, who was appointed as the inaugural agency secretary in June 2013 by then-Governor Jerry Brown.

Organization

The Government Operations Agency oversees 13 departments, boards, and offices:

Office of Administrative Law
California Cradle-to-Career Data System
Department of FI$CAL
Franchise Tax Board
Department of General Services
Department of Human Resources
State Personnel Board
Public Employees' Retirement System
California Department of Tax and Fee Administration
State Teachers' Retirement System
California Department of Technology
Victim Compensation Board
California Office of Data and Innovation

Also under the CalGovOps’ purview is the , established by Governor Gavin Newsom on January 9, 2019. The team is tasked with undertaking “comprehensive modernization and reinvention of the troubled California Department of Motor Vehicles and make recommendations for new long-term leadership and reform at DMV – with an emphasis on transparency, worker performance, speed of service and overall consumer satisfaction.” The team was led by former CalGovOps Secretary Marybel Batjer and staffed by agency employees.