A UCLA Anderson forecast says the state economy should continue outperforming the rest of the U.S. even as unemployment remains elevated and hiring stays weak.
As Cybersecurity Awareness Month kicks off, newly appointed state CISO Mike Marshall shared his strategic vision for the state and its local partners and his argument against the competitive AI mentality.
The Little Hoover Commission held three hearings centered on the reforms necessary to overhaul state IT implementations and procurement processes. Now, seven months later, those findings are available for review.
Proposed safeguards could include multi-factor authentication, limits on personal-device access and expanded audits following an officer’s unauthorized search of the Flock database.
Liana Bailey-Crimmins, the former state CIO and director of the California Department of Technology, has been named as the permanent replacement for former Covered California CIO Kevin Cornish.
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