Forrester is forecasting a $4 billion increase in state and local IT spending in 2017, bringing it to a total of $112 billion. Some of the biggest spending areas for state and local government will be cloud-based software.
CivicActions, one of 11 vendors selected in 2016 for California's Agile Development Prequalified vendor pool, is hosting a webinar to share what it learned through the qualification process.
The department has begun its search for a contractor to provide ongoing monitoring, maintenance, repairs and technical support for its intelligent observation network.
As startup companies continue to pop up across the Sacramento region, venture capitalists and accelerators are investing more resources in these up and coming businesses. Here’s a look at three local events for startups.
The California Employment Development Department is looking to hire a new leader for its Technology Governance Division, who will be responsible for EDD's Project Approval Lifecycle process and IT project portfolio.
The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) Board is slated to meet this week for meetings, where a quarterly report of the organization's IT projects will be presented. Based on data in the report, here's a quick summary of projects slated to be completed in 2017 and 2018.
Researchers at Safetica USA recently released rankings of health-care data breaches in North America. Results found California at the top of the worst-hit states.
The California Department of Social Services announced Wednesday that the bid for its new Appeals Case Management System (ACMS) will be awarded to VIP LLC.
The Request for Quote, which was released this, will support California in delivering digital services and help ensure state infrastructure and data is properly safeguarded.
VMware has promoted Gary Christofferson to lead the Systems Engineering (SE) organization for its State/Local Government and Education (SLED) business, with responsibility for clients across the Western U.S.
John Mann has been appointed to the newly created role of deputy director of legislation at the California Department of Technology, the Brown administration announced Tuesday. Mann was communications director for State Sen. Tony Mendoza, since 2014.
The California Supreme Court reportedly is mulling new rules that could require any government business conducted on personal telephones and computers be made public record.
The industry group is recognizing state Sen. Ben Allen and Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin during an invite-only reception Monday evening at Microsoft's office in downtown Sacramento.
The San Francisco-based utility announced it will begin actively piloting multiple earthquake early warning solutions this year, making it one of the first energy companies in California and the U.S. to integrate the technology into it emergency management efforts.
The California Department of General Services issued a request for proposal to purchase “PC Goods" to be made available to state-level agencies and participating local governments.
Impact Venture Capital, which maintains offices in downtown Sacramento and Burlingame, is now accepting applications for its Entrepreneurs Showcase. The program selects technology startups from Northern California and puts them through two months of education and mentoring sessions, culminating in presentations in front of potential investors during a "Demo Day."
Participating customers will be able to use cloud-based tools and a mobile application to control heating, ventilation and air conditioning schedules; analyze and make changes to energy usage patterns; and manage day-to-day operations.
Officials from California and Québec unveiled the first Type C electric school bus produced in North America and announced plans to help the bus's Canadian manufacturer establish a facility in the state.
Redlands-based tech company Esri hosted its annual Geodesign Summit last week, where design professionals from across the U.S. were given a chance to hear about new spatial technologies.
A quick snapshot of the main data points and trends on state procurement practices based on results from the National Association of State Procurement Officials' (NASPO) annual Survey of State Procurement Practices.
