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).
A Master Services Agreement established in 2010 will expire in early 2017. The current contract provides participating state agencies and local governments with services such as credit/debit card and e-check processing, and electronic fund transfer.
In a new report, the Legislative Analyst's Office summarizes the "statements of intent" and requests for studies adopted by the Legislature in the 2016-17 state budget package. Several of the requests are related to the state's major IT projects, and they provide information about potential future activities.
The Brown administration has appointed Chris Stevens to the position of chief counsel at the California Department of Technology, the Governor's Office announced Tuesday. Stevens has been chief counsel at the Delta Stewardship Council since 2010.
The contractor will be responsible for printing and issuing cards, maintaining compliance with the Payment Card Industry (PCI) and Data Security Standards (DSS), generating reports, and providing a Web-based system for travel account management and administration, and transaction collection.
The City of Sacramento Mayor’s Office for Innovation and Entrepreneurship, in partnership with the Innovate Your State organization, are hosting the second-annual Civic & Gov Tech Showcase at the Crest Theater in Sacramento.
View a full list of award winners here. The Best of California Awards were presented on Thursday during the California Technology Forum in Sacramento. The awards recognize state and local government organizations for innovative technology initiatives.
San Jose State University's College of International and Extended Studies put out on Friday an RFP for a Salesforce-based Customer Relationship Management (CRM) system. The system will be used to "to communicate with prospects, manage inquiries, track student lifecycle, process applications and payment."
Californians who go online for services and information from the DMV might notice an updated look and feel: This week the Department of Motor Vehicles released another iteration in the roll-out of the department's new website. One of the biggest changes is that the layout and presentation of dmv.ca.gov now automatically adapts to the user’s device for desktops, smartphones and tablets.
The California Department of Child Support Services this week released an RFI seeking input on solutions for a statewide child support training program and learning management system.
Final responses are due later this month for an RFP from the California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS) seeking a contractor to identify deceased CalPERS members who have not yet been reported to the retirement system.
For those who might have missed Abhi Nemani, the city of Sacramento's interim chief innovation officer, give his thoughts on the future of civic innovation last week at a downtown meetup — he's posted his observations for all to see.
With its current card production contract slated to conclude in 2019, the Department of Motor Vehicles has issued an RFI to begin exploring possible solutions.
The Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development (GO-Biz) on Thursday recognized 23 state officials and employees in different agencies and departments for obtaining "green belts" in Lean 6-Sigma training.
The California Department of Social Services is seeking a third party to administer workers' compensation claims and provide managed care and cost containment services beginning in 2017. The RFP released this week contains several technology components.
The contractor, for the one-year duration of the contract, will provide project management staff and resources, collect and document customer network and security requirements, provide support for configuration migration and testing, and implement and test the security technology solution in the Department of Technology's production environment.
California State University, Sacramento, has been awarded a five-year, $1.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation to help 20 middle school and high school teachers become education leaders in STEM, the university announced Monday.
Sacramento's interim chief innovation officer, Abhi Nemani, will share his perspective on the future of civic innovation during a meetup in Sacramento on Wednesday evening. Nemani will speak at 7 p.m. at The Urban Hive at 1931 H Street.
The program screens and evaluates approximately 500,000 babies each year at as many as 290 hospitals across the state. The screening program operates with an automated, online system, according to Department of Health Care Services.
Nevada County and Sonoma County took top honors this week in an annual national survey of the nation's savviest county governments using digital technology and implementing new ideas. A total of eight California counties were recognized in the 2016 Digital Counties Survey, presented by the Center for Digital Government (owned by Techwire parent company e.Republic) in partnership with the National Association of Counties (NACo).
The California Department of Education's Personnel Services Division is inviting bidders to submit proposals for audio/visual recording and webcasting services of meetings and proceedings at the department's headquarters in Sacramento.
The department is hosting an Industry Day on July 28 from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. to show how DWR currently allocates costs for the State Water Project so that firms can tailor their RFI responses to those processes. DWR asks that you RSVP to the Industry Day by July 26.
California's centralized website for procurement will be unavailable the next five days in order to roll out a major release of the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal).
