The California Department of Pesticide Regulation CIO, Samuel Silva, has moved on to the Department of Toxic Substances Control. The department is now searching for his permanent replacement while asking the Legislature for money to keep up one of its systems.

Industry titan Microsoft has named Jessy Borges as its California director for state and local government affairs. Borges’ lengthy resume includes time at several other large organizations.

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Amy Tong, whose three-decade career with the state involved leadership at several agencies, will now lead the government affairs firm's new practice dedicated to AI and emerging technology from its Sacramento office. Tong also joined the Center for Digital Government as a senior fellow.

H.R. 1 has significantly reshaped the operating environment for health and human services agencies, increasing both oversight and administrative demands across programs like SNAP and Medicaid. The legislation raises the stakes by tightening expectations around payment accuracy — placing SNAP agencies at risk of financial penalties if error rates exceed 6% by 2028 — while also expanding eligibility verification requirements, such as requiring certain Medicaid recipients to undergo recertification twice a year instead of annually.

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