The State Controller’s Office estimates it will incur $28.8 million in costs through 2017 to pay for outside legal help as the state prepares to go to court this spring over the 21st Century Project, according to state records.
The Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) is proposing an additional $110 million in project spending during the next three fiscal years, two more years for the project’s design and implementation, and to make the IT project a state department by itself.
Electronic Health Record System (EHRS) implementation for the California state prison system is expected to proceed in full during 2016 and currently is being tested at women's facilities in advance of a scheduled phased rollout at 34 adult institutions.
Barring a last-minute delay, the California Department of Consumer Affairs will be migrating on Jan. 19 eight more boards, bureaus and committees onto the BreEZe online licensing and enforcement system.
CALNET 3 is the state’s multibillion-dollar telecommunication procurement providing an array of products and services from pre-qualified vendors to state and local departments and agencies. State officials say the contract’s benefits include more efficient procurement processes and built-in service level agreements.
The measure, called "The Safety for All Act of 2016," would amend the California penal code to require vendors who sell or transfer ammunition in the state to fill out a form and submit it to the California Department of Justice.
Last fall Techwire first reported that the department planned to go live with the website in 2016, the first time Budget Change Proposals have been put online in a single location. BCPs sometimes include information about funding proposals for new and existing technology projects.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL Fire) has acquired IT services from Global Blue DVBE through a $3.1 million Master Service Agreement for the purpose of business transformation work, according to state documents from Jan. 6.
AB 1437, the Internet Fantasy Sports Game Protection Act, from Assemblymember Adam Gray, D-Merced, would impose regulatory fees and licensing requirements on daily fantasy sports operators, implement security standards to prevent participation by underage players and to deter identity theft, and ensure a level playing field for the competitions.
Will Californians someday vote in favor of online voting? That’s the idea behind at least two active ballot measure proposals that would create new avenues for people to cast their ballots.
Starting Jan. 8 the Controlled Substance Utilization Review and Evaluation System (CURES) will automatically redirect current CURES users who log in with up-to-date and secure Web browsers to the new CURES 2.0 system. All health practitioners licensed to prescribe or dispense Schedule II through IV controlled substances and medications (such as narcotics) are required by law to sign up for the program before July 1, 2016.
One of the tasks in front of the new California Project Management Office is to develop a statewide IT practitioner database. The system would, in theory, help coalesce information about experienced project managers working in state agencies and departments scattered across the state and facilitate sharing of expertise.
Upon her retirement, influential IT industry advocate Carol Henton reflects on trends and accomplishments during her career working with state governments.
There’s a wide variance for what it might cost – anywhere from $107 million to nearly $200 million – to pay a system integrator (SI) to complete California’s statewide payroll system called MyCalPays, a recent analysis has found.
Chris Maio started Dec. 2 as chief of information systems in the State Controller Office’s Personnel and Payroll Services Division. In his duties, he will serve as director and “oversee the successful deployment of a statewide payroll system and strategies” the controller’s office said.
A state project that will modernize IT systems supporting teacher accreditation and accountability is well underway and moving at a quick pace, says Darren Addington, CIO of the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing.
Representatives from dozens of IT companies asked pointed questions on Thursday about details surrounding the Contractor Performance Evaluation Scorecard (CPES) during a forum at the Department of General Services. Here’s a quick primer on some of what came to light.
Four former state of California civil servants with long careers in the technology industry have joined forces in an unusual consulting arrangement that utilizes their combined expertise.
But looking back, one could argue it was a bill that didn’t make it — one on IT vendor performance — that showed that the state hasn’t yet escaped the shadow of big-ticket project troubles and its tendency to lag on innovation.
Beginning in January 2016 the Department of General Services will be asking for more feedback from the private sector on the state’s special terms and conditions for cloud computing, according to state Chief Procurement Officer Jim Butler.
An overflow crowd packed a California Department of Social Services (CDSS) conference room on Friday afternoon to learn more about a new agile procurement method for the Child Welfare System – New System (CWS-NS) project.
New state law in 2016 will require at least 35 state agencies and entities to undergo security audits each year. California CIO Carlos Ramos says vendors should keep an eye on this heading into next year because it could be an opportunity for firms to work with the state.
California is interested in creating a sandbox-style environment where state government entities can experiment together on new approaches to open data management, application development and security solutions.
State CIO Carlos Ramos on Dec. 1 discussed a series of initiatives underway that are designed to improve project management, reduce project risk and help vendors work effectively with their state partners. Here are five takeaways from his keynote remarks at the State of Technology Industry Forum sponsored by Techwire.
The Department of General Services (DGS) and the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) are having a soft launch on Dec. 9 of the state’s new online vendor portal for bidding, purchasing and contracting.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) this month selected Sacramento-based IT consulting company Delegata to provide verification and validation services for its Automated Reentry Management System.
