A bill to prevent wireless communication interruption passed its first hurdle today as the Senate Energy, Utilities and Communications Committee today approved SB 380 by Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima).
The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) has released an application to test mobile speeds on Android phones and has begun a round of broadband testing for AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon, according to a CPUC press release released today.
Technology companies will soon be able to compete to be the provider of California’s first cloud offering designed to serve state and local government agencies, according to Office of Technology Services Director Ron Hughes. In an appearance today on Techleader TV, he said a Request for Proposal (RFP) will hit the streets in about four weeks.
In what promises to be a race for statewide office with a special emphasis on technology, Senator Alex Padilla (D-Pacoima) today officially entered the contest for California Secretary of State.
Articles on cybersecurity and hacking have been making the news increasingly frequently in the past few years, with high-profile victims including the U. S. Army, the Federal Reserve, Facebook and the New York Times.
Named this week as a 2013 Computerworld Honors Laureate, the California DMV was recognized for its visionary use of IT to promote “social, economic and educational change,” according to a press release.
The Government Mobility Conference in Sacramento on Thursday, attended by more than 1200 state employees and technology industry representatives, highlighted the state agencies voted as having the best mobile applications and technology in multiple categories.
The Department of Health Care Services has awarded Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) a $3.7 million contract to provide the department with transition support services as it upgrades the California Medicaid Management Information System (CA-MMIS), according to state purchasing records.
The Budget Solutions Task Force, a group created to review private sector IT contracts, among other contracts, and give recommendations for cancellations, will be meeting this Thursday to discuss the current list of state contracts.
A new state strategy on the way California conducts IT procurements will be out soon, California Technology Agency Secretary Carlos Ramos said in an interview that aired on Thursday.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris announced yesterday the arraignment of two individuals who allegedly bought stolen smartphones in California to sell in Hong Kong.
The California State Controller’s Office (SCO) 21st Century Project, also called MyCalPAYS, made headlines recently when a multimillion-dollar software agreement with Pennsylvania-based SAP, the company hired to implement the project, was cancelled.
The Sacramento County Board of Supervisors has provided a new online feature on their web page that allows the public to comment on Board agenda items. These comments will then become part of the official public record at the meeting.
The California Office of Systems Integration has awarded a $2.48 million contract to Folsom-based Visionary Integration Professionals (VIP) to perform systems engineering services for the Case Management, Information and Payrolling System II implementation phase.
A study released this week by Deloitte found that the private sector has improved its efficiency and productivity by adopting mobile technology, but the public sector has fallen behind.
Inspired by free online education services like Khan Academy and Coursera, the California Department of Human Resources (CalHR) has launched a free online training program for California state employees. The program, which is partnering with both state departments and colleges for academic training, is expected to save millions of dollars in training and retraining expenses for state employees.
Attorney General Kamala Harris today joined with Los Angeles County public schools and the technology industry to announce the launch of a digital citizenship initiative aimed at promoting responsible online behavior by students.
State Controller John Chiang’s Office (SCO), working with the Governor’s Office, has assembled a task force to build recommendations on information technology procurement, SCO spokesperson Jacob Roper confirmed today.
From left to right: Kelly Hitt, TechAmerica, Assemblymember Joan Buchanan, Senator Alex Padilla, Assemblymember Henry Perea, Robert Callahan, TechAmerica Photo courtesy of TechAmerica
The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) has released an updated map of broadband availability across the United States, according to information posted by Anne Neville, director of the State Broadband Initiative.
The California Health eQuality program (CHeQ), managed by the UC Davis Institute for Population Health Improvement (IPHI), has announced two new programs to help fund health information exchange (HIE) in California.
Attorney General Kamala D. Harris filed lawsuits against two apparel manufacturers, one in China and the other in India, for using pirated software in clothing production imported and sold in California.
San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee and Yelp CEO and co-founder Jeremy Stoppelman announced on Thursday the integration of government restaurant health data with the business review website Yelp.
