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. Marybel Batjer was appointed as the inaugural agency secretary in June 2013 by then-Governor Jerry Brown. On July 12, 2019, Governor Gavin Newsom tapped Batjer to be the president of the California Public Utilities Commission. Batjer is expected to depart CalGovOps in late July/early August.

Organization

The Government Operations Agency oversees 12 departments, boards, and offices:
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 is led by CalGovOps Secretary Marybel Batjer and staffed by agency employees.