The consortia that operate the IT systems underpinning eligibility determination and case management functions for California's welfare system are discussing big initiatives that could lead to some consolidation and advanced features, according to meeting documents.
Sacramento is working on a Customer Relationship Management (CRM)/311 system upgrade, an enterprise online payments platform, a wireless master plan and more.
The Sacramento City Council is scheduled Tuesday to consider amending its contract with Granicus to add a public "eComment" system" to its video streaming service for City Council meetings and other convenings.
The Franchise Tax Board would like to conduct a procurement "sometime in 2017" for a new on-premise, secure Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) solution to replace the organization's telephone system.
The California Department of Technology is asking for feedback on the draft technical requirements for a soon-to-be-released bid for Backup Storage Services.
The California Department of Justice and Attorney General Kamala Harris are seeking consultant services to help redesign the OpenJustice website and extend transparency features within its data dashboard.
Operation Innovate, in partnership with Sierra College and the city of Rocklin, is hosting a STEAM-focused Hackathon April 29-May 1 for youth ages 12-17.
The California Department of Developmental Services has released an RFQ for Infrastructure-as-a-Service in support of its iSeries Consolidation - Cloud Project.
CSU consolidated its financial management processes and systems within its PeopleSoft Financial Management system in 2012 and the university is now working toward consolidating human resources functions. Two months ago CSU issued an RFP seek an enterprise learning platform and services that could be utilized by all campuses.
The closing ceremony for the State Water Board's 2016 Data Innovation Challenge will be held on April 22 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at California Environmental Protection Agency headquarters in Sacramento.
The Sacramento Area Council of Governments (SACOG) this week is scheduled to consider a proposal to authorize release of an RFP for a regional bike share system operator and bike share equipment.
The California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS) is seeking proposals from interested firms to sell, install and implement Kofax Analytics for Capture and to assist the department in successfully configuring, testing and deploying the platform.
The California Department of Technology anticipates it will, during the next few months, release bid invitations seeking providers for cloud-based backup recovery services, e-signatures and satellite voice services.
The San Francisco government intends to create a pre-qualified list of firms from which city departments may select on an as-needed basis for custom Drupal development services.
Los Angeles County this week made public a $28.5 billion budget proposal for fiscal year 2016-17. The 1,000-page document provides a window into the county's technology spending and ongoing and proposed IT projects.
California Telehealth Network President and CEO Eric Brown and Emergency Call and Tracking System (ECaTS) have been named the California State Fair's 2016 Technology Champions.
Two security bills — one on ransomware criminal penalties, another on breach response plans — authored by State Sen. Bob Hertzberg, D-Van Nuys, cleared Senate committees on Tuesday. A smartphone decryption bill was defeated.
The state of California and system integrator Xerox have agreed to stop development of a replacement for the California Medicaid Management Information System (CA-MMIS), the Department of Health Care Services announced in an online posting on Monday.
The state Office of Technology Services is planning to increase the number of customer cabinets it can support at its Gold Camp Data Center, according to state documents.
The state of California will refresh CALNET 3 contracts for Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) Ethernet and Managed Internet Services, according to an April 7 announcement.
The Business Connect project was suspended in 2015 after the effort fell behind schedule. Planning for the initiative has now been redone, according to state documents, with a new project schedule, scope and proposed budget.
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers on Thursday issued guidelines for states to plan for the threat of a cyberattack on critical infrastructure.
Propoint Technology will provide task and risk management, support database migration, provide project management support, assist in readying counties for the transition, support interface development and provide other support services on the project. The contract will last two years, with an optional eight-month extension, and has a maximum total value of no more than $4.45 million, according to the bid documents.
California trimmed more than 1,400 pages from its procurement documents when it decided to switch to agile for the state's child welfare system modernization, according to a federal strike team that advised the move.
The California Department of Technology approved the project, called eFAST — eFiling Administration Support — in January. The $5.7 million effort will build a common platform for the CPUC's five business divisions to receive and manage filings electronically. Most of CPUC's filing processes currently are manual, according to the bid documents.
