Within the CPUC — which regulates privately owned utilities that provide telecommunications, electricity, natural gas and passenger transportation, among others — the ratepayer advocate's mission is to "obtain the lowest possible rate for service consistent with reliable and safe service levels," according to its website.
The California Department of Social Services has issued a bid addendum and question-and-answer set for its Appeals Case Management System (ACMS) procurement, changing key action dates and contract terms.
The California Department of Social Services announced Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) has been selected through a competitive bid for the state's $168 million Electronic Benefit Transfer Services contract.
The Digital Democracy online platform, backed by California Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom and former State Sen. Sam Blakeslee, has added video of floor sessions, custom video storage and organization profiles, and user email alerts.
Draper's organization, Innovate Your State, is relaunching the FixCal.org website to provide a submission page where people can share their ideas and give input on ways to improve the state.
California State University, East Bay is seeking to partner with an IT service management provider in upcoming projects for the university's IT Service Management Re-engineering program.
The Department of General Services is soliciting bids from firms to provide tablets to state agencies and departments and participating local governments. Contract proposers may submit proposals in these hardware "silos:" Apple, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Lenovo, Microsoft, Rugged, Samsung and "Open."
California’s state and local officials once again have a prominent place in Government Technology’s annual list recognizing the public sector’s most innovative change-makers.
About 60 percent of local law enforcement agencies in the state currently report annual crime statistics through paper forms, according to the California Department of Justice.
The 51 Local Child Support Agencies (LCSAs) in the state have said they're interested in buying a total of 75 kiosks, although the final number is yet to be determined and will be finalized at a later date, the department said. Kiosks were piloted in Napa and Marin offices in 2014.
California's Government Operations Agency (GovOPs) announced Monday that it has launched the second phase of its open data portal project centralizing open data in the state of California.
The Legislative Analyst's Office said there are unanswered questions about how the added funding would be used, such as how many projects would be funded and at what cost.
The Department of General Services' purchasing arm for natural gas is seeking information through an RFI about an integrated software solution for operational needs.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (CDCR) announced on Friday a new video surveillance pilot that could eventually be used at all state prisons and facilities.
The procured services will process 911 emergency telephone calls to the Public Safety Answering Points (PSAPs). California's 911 Branch oversees more than 440 PSAPs, which take an estimated 30 million calls per year.
DGS is modifying its Human Resources and Project Accounting and Leave (PAL) applications that will interface with the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal).
California State University, Bakersfield is seeking information about mobile solutions as it considers a campuswide mobile application for class registration, news and events, building maps and other real-time services.
Vijay Sammeta, CIO of the city of San Jose and director of the city's IT department, is planning to retire in July, according to a March 11 memo from city manager Norberto Dueñas.
The Department of General Services has released a bid seeking vendors to provide printers and multi-functional devices (MFDs) to the state of California and participating local governmental agencies at contracted pricing.
While participating in a program designed to replace California's gasoline tax, drivers might get access to vehicle data usually offered to fleet managers.
The California State Fair is now accepting nominations for its 2016 Champion of Technology awards, which recognizes "demonstrated benefit to California through commendable technological achievement."
The California Department of Technology's Office of Information Security says it has updated the State Information Management Manual (SIMM) to reflect new notification requirements for breaches of personal information.
The Governor's Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is seeking a qualified contractor to provide microwave frequency protection, path design and microwave database access services, along with software.
California's Employment Development Department is seeking a contractor to analyze information technology and other business functions for its short-time compensation program, known as Work Sharing (WS).
A new survey notes that while data breach incidents continue to soar, 80 percent of government officials and their staff don't know if their state has a cyber emergency incident plan in place.
