What to Know:
- Saturday is the deadline for Gov. Gavin Newsom to propose his budget for the next fiscal year.
- The Department of Finance expects to publish agency budget change proposals (BCPs) on Friday.
- BCPs, subject to the whims of the budgeting process, will show where state agencies’ major IT project priorities lie.
Wheeler, one of the driving personalities behind the California Department of Transportation’s generative AI adoption, retired as 2025 came to a close. A yet-unnamed contender has been selected to take up the challenge, officials say.
The multi-decade project to align all of California’s financial information in one system received its annual audit Dec. 16. The findings highlight tight timelines and a lengthy to-do list.
California’s budget position remains tenuous heading into the new year. But work continues on many large state IT projects across the enterprise — here are four of the largest, and their 2026 plans.
Government’s revolving door didn’t get any break in 2025. There were some big career changes at some very prominent agencies. Let’s break down the ones we caught.
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