The meeting will include discussion about wireless accuracy, requests for Public Safety Answering Points, and an update on the California First Responder Network (CalFRN) and FirstNet.
The new office, which will be managed by State Geographic Information Officer Scott Gregory and his team, will develop a testing environment called the California Innovation Lab within the state's private cloud.
The Department of Parks and Recreation and its Off-Highway Motor Vehicle Recreation Division is seeking a qualified California Multiple Award Schedule (CMAS) vendor to provide a full-time onsite network support staff person to provide support to network infrastructure technology.
The California State University system on Thursday released an RFP to solicit proposals from qualified firms interested in providing between one and 23 individual campuses with enterprise-level learning platforms and services (LPS).
A new website from the California Health and Human Services Agency (CHHS) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) showcases the state's progress toward goals for 39 key health and wellness indicators.
The California State Water Resources Control Board this week published a Request for Information (RFI) seeking to identify alternatives for a water quality information management solution that will automate business processes, collect data, and support evaluation of critical operations through reporting applications and analysis tools.
Jason Piccione recently was promoted to the CIO position at the California Department of Consumer Affairs, where he now also serves as deputy director for the department’s Office of Information Services.
The Internet Association is hosting its 2016 legislative reception on Wednesday, Feb. 10 from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at Empress Tavern at 1013 K Street in Sacramento.
New legislation recently introduced by Assemblymember Bill Brough, R-Dana Point, would enable the California DMV to partner with third-party providers on more of the department's core services.
The California Department of Technology on Jan. 29 released details about the third of four phases that make up the state's process for planning and approving reportable IT projects.
New legislation recently introduced by State Sen. Dr. Richard Pan, D-Sacramento, would task the state Department of Public Health (CDPH) to create and manage a California Electronic Violent Death Reporting System.
The California State Board of Equalization this week posted a job announcement recruiting for a new CTO of the Centralized Revenue Opportunity System (CROS). The due date to apply is Feb. 8.
The meeting agenda includes discussion on California First Responders’ Network (CalFRN) and the FirstNet request for proposal, and updates from the California State Transportation Agency and the California State Library.
The California Department of Human Resources is encouraging IT professionals working in state government to complete an online survey due Jan. 27 that could help create new job classifications and update existing ones.
A 2012 executive order from the Brown administration calls for rapid commercialization of zero-emission vehicles and 1.5 million ZEVs on the road by 2020.
The draft regulations made public last month would require a licensed driver who has obtained a certificate to drive an AV be sitting behind the wheel and capable of taking over driving if necessary. By extension of that rule, the department won’t allow the public use of any cars that are capable of driving themselves without a human behind the controls.
California state workers who want to use transportation and lodging networks — known in some circles as the "sharing economy" — can now do so for official government business under the state's travel policy.
The California Air Resources Board on Feb. 8 is hosting a daylong symposium to provide transit agencies and other stakeholders with updated information about advanced clean transit bus technologies, associated infrastructure, and fuels.
The California Highway Patrol is working to find a new home for a group of two decade-old applications lingering on a legacy system in the California Department of Technology’s data center.
New legislation introduced this week by Assemblymember Jim Cooper, D-Elk Grove, would prohibit the sale of encrypted smartphones in California as of 2017.
The annual honor goes to California Assms. Ling Ling Chang (R-Diamond Bar) and Evan Low (D-Silicon Valley) for displaying "leadership and support of the technology industry in the California state Legislature."
The National Association of State Procurement Officials on Wednesday released its list of the top 10 priorities for state procurement, based on a national survey of its members.
The California Department of Insurance (CDI) plans to replace 95 IT network switches that will reach end of life in summer 2016 and is continuing work on its Menu Modernization Project.
A new Request for Qualifications Process solicitation released this month is the first phase of an application process that "will allow for an ongoing expansion of the existing pool of the (Prequalified Multiple Award Contracts) PMAC Bidder’s List, enabling participation in future Telecommunications Services and Systems Category solicitations."
Army Col. Keith Tresh, a former chief information security officer for the state of California, has been confirmed as the new chief information officer for the California High-Speed Rail Authority.
Johan Chung, a former senior vice president at LG Electronics, has been named Sprint’s president of the Northern California and Nevada region.The appointment comes after Sprint’s restructuring of the company into four geographic areas — West, Central, Northeast and South — with targeted resources devoted to 17 top regions, including San Francisco.
