Case Study: California Department of Technology achieves streamlined procurement and faster approvals with Adobe Acrobat Sign

California Department of Technology Streamlines Procurement with Adobe Acrobat Sign

The California Department of Technology (CDT) — the state agency that sets IT strategy, policies, and services for California — needed to modernize its internal operations and speed up procurement as part of its Vision 2020 goals. Facing paper-based contracts, slow routing and approval times, and strict security and compliance requirements across a $371 million technology budget, CDT sought a secure, efficient way to manage signatures and contracting.

CDT implemented Adobe Acrobat Sign integrated with Adobe Document Cloud to replace printing, scanning, and manual routing with encrypted e-signatures and full audit trails that meet standards like ISO 27001 and SOC 2. The solution simplified recipient actions (click-to-sign), reduced transactional costs, tightened security and traceability, and cut approval times from days or weeks to hours — enabling faster procurement and quicker delivery of services to customers.

California Department of Technology