According to sources inside and outside of state government, departments are being asked to identify cuts of 10 percent or more. While the veil of secrecy raises alarm bells for some, the practice is nothing new during budget crunches.

Thomas Boon, who previously served as the CIO for the Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development, has been tapped to lead the California Department of Corrections Division of Enterprise Information Services.

Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan’s proposed legislation would force California data centers to disclose energy use amid concerns over grid strain and rising utility costs.

John Roussel, the driving force behind the California Department of Public Health’s IT operations, is retiring at the end of April. His departure punctuates a more than two-decade career in state IT.

A new chatbot is being used to answer routine, non-emergency calls immediately. The system has already diverted nearly 20 percent of non-emergency traffic from busy dispatchers, officials say.

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