John McCurry has served as an account manager with the industry giant since 2021 and is now setting his sights on serving the company’s California state agency clients.

The state has tried to modernize the payroll system that is responsible for these errors, but those efforts have fallen short. The current attempt to design a more modern system began a decade ago, and just last year, the state selected a vendor to build it.

In the final State of the State address of his administration, Gov. Gavin Newsom teased the release of his proposed budget, plans for education reform, and — of course — added fuel to his rivalry with President Donald Trump.

As one of the state’s earliest adopters of generative artificial intelligence, the California Department of Transportation has been leading the charge on real-world use cases since 2024. Now leaders want to broaden the GenAI scope and lean in on efficiency.

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.

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