West Sacramento wants feedback from its residents about their broadband connections as the city deals with increasing demand and looks for solutions that improve service.
Which of California's major state IT projects will be the next to use agile development principles as part of a revamped approach? A few signs point to one project in particular.
New software that's consolidating California's immunization registry went live earlier this month in the Sacramento area and parts of Northern California. The California Department of Public Health is sponsoring the $11.8 million project, called the California Immunization Registry (CAIR2). The effort is consolidating seven regional registries into the CAIR2 solution and establishing common data exchange standards .
Fresno is interested in partnering with one or more telecom providers to build out a high-speed broadband network city that would bring gigabit speeds to homes and even speedier connections to businesses and big institutions. On Oct. 21 the city of Fresno released a "Request for Qualifications" (RFQ) to garner interest from telecommunication firms, incumbent service providers, nonprofits, public co-ops and other qualified respondents.
At an Oct. 14 meeting of its IT advisory council, members gave an update on a range of considerations for the program. A high-level summary of the proposed project timeline says the Judicial Branch could release an RFP for Electronic File Management in December 2016 and award contract sometime during Q1 2017.
California Department of Technology (CDT) chief deputy director of operations Chris Cruz has added the title of "deputy state CIO" as part of a proposed reorganization of the department announced Wednesday.
The seven manufacturers and five suppliers were selected through a competitive procurement that started in spring 2016.The agreements will be in force through at least September 2018.
Carahsoft Technology Corp. for DocuSign and Taborda Solutions Inc. for Adobe Sign are the awarded bids, according to state procurement records. Customers will be able to buy these solutions by Nov. 1, after the contracts are finalized, according to Department of Technology officials.
California's private cloud is little more than two years old, but state officials are already looking ahead to its third iteration. A hybrid cloud appears to be part of future plans.
The California Department of Technology is re-examining and considering changes to the cost recovery model that supports the data center and has been in place the last 30 years, Chris Cruz, chief deputy director of operations for CDT, said Monday.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) earlier this month sent a Request for Offers (RFO) to selected vendors qualified in the state's Software Licensing Program in order to procure a licensing solution for the state's medical cannabis program.
California is continuing to add new offerings to CALNET, the state’s multibillion-dollar telecommunication procurement that provides products and services from pre-qualified vendors to state and local departments and agencies.
Earlier this year the Department of General Services started a business re-engineering process to speed up the time it takes to award new statewide contracts. Bidders on IT contracts may start seeing the fruits of that labor in 2017
Venkat Suresh is chief operations officer for software developer Codewerks in San Jose, and for more than two decades he has worked in leadership positions around the world with product engineering and technology companies such as Innominds and Sanofi Technologies.
The Fair Political Practices Commission (FPPC) said the new Web-based, electronic form will enable the public to quickly file complaints in the run up to the election, and is optimized for mobile devices.
The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing reports that it has completed more than two-thirds of a multi-pronged overhaul of its IT systems. The $6.5 million project includes a data warehouse and data visualizations, an updated website and Web presence, development of data dashboards, and enhancements to the commission’s existing credentialing systems, called CASE and CTC Online.
County officials on Tuesday looked at a proposed five-year lease agreement with operator T5 Data Centers to occupy more than 4,000 square feet of floor space in the company's "T5@Los Angeles" data center building in El Segundo. As far back as 2004 the county had mulled a plan to build its own consolidated data center, but the county CEO says leasing is more cost-effective.
Legislation is now in force that requires local governments in California to post an online inventory of their enterprise IT systems. Nonprofits and private companies will be able to invent groundbreaking solutions with this new trove of government data, experts say.
The California Energy Commission is pressing ahead to roll out a new online reporting system for the state's Renewables Portfolio Standard (RPS) program, and could launch it by the end of 2016. The database verifies that utility companies are complying with the state’s renewable energy targets.
Col. Keith Tresh is back in one of the top cybersecurity roles in California state government. Tresh has been appointed commander of the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC) in the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services, the Brown administration announced Thursday. Tresh is the first person to serve as commander since Cal-CSIC became operational in April.
In a video with Techwire, Intel's Chuck Brown, who manages the company's SSD product line for data centers, explains that SSDs are enabling governments to accelerate existing applications, such as ERP systems and databases, and also to support the storage necessary to move applications into the cloud and virtualized environments.
Two of the largest legacy systems in California state and local government are moving closer to retirement, soon to be officially replaced by new Web-based technology.
At a secure location within an unidentified building, a team of analysts is using state-of-the-art tools to track Internet security logs and Web traffic; eradicate phishing campaigns; protect servers and critical infrastructure; and defend against other attack and intrusion vectors. The DMV calls the room the “SOC.”
Long Beach could move Tuesday to approve a contract for a new ERP system, in what has been called the biggest system implementation in the city IT department's history.
California has made several moves in 2016 to bolster its cybersecurity posture, whether through the creation and launch this year of a new cybersecurity "integration center" or the recent passage of legislation that will require the state to tally its spending on security, craft incident response standards and update the state's Technology Recovery Plan. California is not unique in working through these issues. Many states are in a similar position.
George Okamoto started Sept. 19 as the agency information officer of the California Labor and Workforce Development Agency. Okamoto previously was deputy director and CIO of the Department of Toxic Substances Control for the last three years.
A leveraged procurement vehicle will be used for at least one of the systems the California Department of Food and Agriculture will develop for the medical cannabis industry.
California named its first-ever chief data officer this summer when Zac Townsend assumed the position when he was appointed by the Brown administration. In doing so, California joined the growing ranks of states with a "CDO."
Signed by the governor, SB 482 from State Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Bell Gardens, requires all prescribers issuing so-called "Schedule II, III, and IV drugs" — such as painkillers and amphetamines — to check California’s Controlled Substance Utilizations Review and Evaluation System (CURES) before prescribing. Advocates say the move will combat "doctor shopping" and address a nationwide epidemic.
The California Department of Technology issued a directive in mid-2014 telling state agencies and departments to shift to a "cloud computing first” stance when considering new projects. Two years later, cloud-first has become the norm rather than the exception across the country.
