In a Jan. 15 correspondence, the California Department of Technology said it will soon release a bid solicitation for Cloud Assessment, Planning, and Implementation Services.
Mike Gatto, the longest-serving member of the Assembly and chair of the Utilities and Commerce Committee, said the Drone Registration/Omnibus Negligence-prevention Enactment (DRONE) Act of 2016 responds to the emergence of the new technology and would help protect firefighting efforts and aviation space near airports.
DMV says the additional $8 million per year would used to place 30 to 50 more terminals at businesses and other public locations beyond the department's field offices.
The Web-based eFiling Administration Support (eFAST) solution would be implemented using a combination of in-house and contract resources, according to state records.
The National Mortgage Licensing System (NMLS) allows companies to apply for, update and renew their licenses in one or more states. Beginning Jan. 15, companies applying for a money transmitter license in California may do so through NMLS.
About $100 million was spent on the system, called the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) in 2014-15. The state expects to spend an additional $153 million during the current fiscal year (2015-16).
MyFTB provides online access to account information and services for individuals, businesses and tax preparers. Users can look up their account balance, payment history, view California wage and withholding information, and more.
The California Office of Emergency Services (Cal OES) is seeking a firm to audit the performance of the state’s public safety communications functions and issue recommendations for improvement.
The California State Auditor says the Financial Information System for California (FI$Cal) deviated from its project schedule and experienced “widespread” turnover in its management team in 2015, according to a status report made public Thursday morning.
Amazon Web Services, the cloud computing offering from the online retail giant, recently announced it has signed a Criminal Justice Information Services (CJIS) security addendum with the California Department of Justice.
In October 2015 co-chairs, Assemblymembers Evan Low, D-Campbell, and Ian Calderon, D-Whittier, announced the new California Technology and Innovation Caucus, and a bipartisan group of 11 state lawmakers who will be caucus members.
Instead of the monolithic, “waterfall”-style approach that’s typical of many large-scale state IT projects, the Department of Social Services hopes a modular approach will make the project less risky and allow participation among multiple vendors.
Gov. Jerry Brown’s veto in October of legislation that would have allowed Californians to voluntarily carry drivers’ licenses embedded with RFID chips has landed on an IT think tank’s annual list of moves “stymieing the progress of technological innovation.”
A new report concludes that app-driven transportation companies like Uber and Lyft are having an increasing impact on society and therefore need greater consideration and oversight by their governments.
The NBA franchise said the connectivity at the sports and entertainment complex, opening in fall 2016, will be 17,000 times faster than average residential Internet service and will be capable of handling the equivalent of 225,000 online photo posts per second.
The contractor will provide at least a 10-gigabit capacity circuit connection and 24/7 support for a California Department of Technology facility in Santa Ana. The state also maintains facilities in Vacaville and Rancho Cordova. Each of the three sites must have unique Internet service providers.
In order to help prepare Californians for the wintry and wet forecast ahead, the state of California and its Department of Technology have jointly launched a new online resource where people can check for warnings during floods, mudslides and other natural disasters.
Vivek Ranadivé, majority owner of the Sacramento Kings, will work at the head of a team and fund to invest in innovation opportunities that originate from the university campuses. UC’s Office of the Chief Investment Officer (UC Investments) will be an anchor investor, committing $250 million to the project.
The State Controller’s Office has updated the Government Compensation in California website to include more than $36 billion in wages in 2014 paid to more than 600,000 city and county government workers.
State Treasurer's Office CIO Jan Ross announced her agency's new alternative approach to procure an update to its debt management system in 2016. The new approach, that includes "off ramps" for the state and vendor to part ways if the project goes sideways, will include an overarching contract and individual work authorizations for multiple, sequential projects to be built and delivered.
The California State Auditor released a report on Dec. 10 regarding the status of procurement in the judicial branch. The report states: “Although the Judicial Council needs to strengthen controls over its information systems, its procurement practices generally comply with applicable requirements.”
The California Department of Technology on Thursday morning launched a pilot program to rate IT vendors to increase performance and accountability in state technology projects.
