CalDOJ will select a vendor for a project of one year or longer that will evaluate the department's current technology, systems, data and business processes; utilize user-centered design to recommend a technical design; streamline data collection processes; develop a new online experience; and more.
Earlier this month, Gov. Brown signed AB 2853, which allows state and local agencies to comply with California Public Record Act requests for information by posting it online and referring the requestor to its website.
In another step to increase rider safety and comfort on Regional Transit buses and light rail, Sacramento RT has released a new app that allows customers to report suspicious activity via photos, texts or six-second videos that can be sent directly to the RT Police Services.
Infiniti Consulting Group in Folsom, Calif., will provide cloud services to the California Community College Technology Center (CCCTC) through a five-year, $5 million contract selected through a competitive bid process.
Users will also be able to find “information about transportation and parking, arena line queuing, access to advanced game metrics and exclusive video angles," and the ability to play against one another in an advanced gaming platform for fans to compete and make predictions during games. Seat upgrades and direct-to-your-chair food service will also be available via the app.
The Office of Systems Integration on Friday released a new RFO for California's child welfare modernization project. Firms in the Agile Development Pre-Qualified (ADPQ) vendor pool are eligible to bid.
The California Department of Technology says it is exploring solutions for real-time access control and tracking of computer room cabinets in a data center. The solutions could include electronic key management system, electronic cabinet locks or other ideas, the department said.
The California Department of Technology released on Wednesday a bid solicitation for eSignatures and Digital Signature solutions — a new addition to the department's portfolio of Vendor Hosted Subscription Services (VHSS).
Californians are being challenged once more to find new and innovative ways to get healthy. The California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) and California Department of Public Health (CDPH) announced Wednesday the launch of the second-annual Innovation Challenge from Let’s Get Healthy California: a statewide, collaborative effort to “improve the health of every Californian.”
Tech industry advocacy groups ITI and TechNet on Wednesday announced their support for proposed computer energy efficiency regulations from the California Energy Commission that state officials say could save Californians an estimated $373 million each year.
The California Energy Commission found that the “core opportunity” for energy savings in computers is through reducing the amount of energy while in idle mode.
In new policy guidance issued Monday, California's agency-level chief information officers (AIOs) have been delegated authority to approve newly conceived IT projects that will fall under the Department of Technology's oversight.
Solid State Drives (SSDs), which are much faster than traditional read-write drives, could enable the public sector -- including California agencies and departments -- to deliver new applications and better support emerging technologies.
In tandem with the annual Best of the Web Awards, four technology projects initiated by California state agencies and departments joined dozens of others as winners of the 2016 Digital Government Achievement Awards (DGAA).
The chosen consultants will document and complete activities under the Department of Technology's project approval process. Deliverables will include market research, a staffing plan, recommending a solution, migration planning and more.
Fourteen new commercial startups brought forward in 2015-16 have UC Davis to thank this year — matching last year’s number for the most new ventures based on UC Davis technologies in a single year, the university reported Tuesday.
The organization is procuring SaaS-based solutions for business continuity management and planning, and a Web-based software solution providing tracking and management of office space and other facilities functions.
San Francisco, San Diego, Hayward and Stanislaus County finished in the Top 5 of an annual ranking released Thursday of the best pubic-sector Web portals in state and local government.
Sacramento County wants to use a new cloud-based subscription to log interactions with internal and external customers through county call centers, through a customer-facing Web portal, customer service email interactions and other work performed within the call center.
AB 2296 intends to clarify the difference between digital signatures and electronic signatures in California's government code. Currently the state defines a digital signature as an "electronic identifier, created by computer, intended by the party using it to have the same force and effect as the use of a manual signature."
Franchise Tax Board say its has one data center with two raised floors at its main office in Sacramento, containing IBM mainframes; nearly 2,000 servers, and more than 100 switches.
The California Department of Technology on Friday released an Invitation for Bid for on-premise Backup Secondary Storage Services (BS3). In July, the department divided the Backup Secondary Storage Services solicitation into two: off-premise and on-premise.
The State Treasurer’s Office announced Wednesday the launch of its redesigned website, which focuses on connecting users with the financing options and programs available through the office. The new theme is “Open for Business, Open for You.”
Technology procurement is a dull, complicated subject that no one understands, and educating the public about it is needed to promote change, California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom said in an interview this week.
As the First Responder Network Authority (FirstNet) inches closer toward its goal of a nationwide first responder network, the people advising the agency are continuing on. FirstNet announced Aug. 18 the reappointment of three board members to an additional three-year term.
A recently released report calls the state’s current method of linking data “inefficient and administratively burdensome,” and made note of the fact that state and federal laws have historically “required service providers to report different types of outcome information even for similar workforce programs, making comparing programs and assessing the overall system's performance difficult.”
The California Department of Fish and Wildlife is seeking IT consulting services from a contractor on the California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) for its Watershed Restoration Grants Management System (WRGMS).
