The U.S. Department of Education has awarded three community-based organizations a total of $85 million in grants to improve education programs and engage the public, with an emphasis on using technology, in California.
The Department of Education (CDE) has issued a statement in response to a State Auditor report citing a CDE employee for misusing state time and equipment when he posted nearly 4,900 comments on The Sacramento Bee’s news Web site, while at work.
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The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has implemented a new tool, JusticeXchange, that will allow criminal investigators to search a near-real-time database to find wanted persons already booked into state facilities, according to an announcement by Louisville, Kentucky-based Appriss.
A new joint task force aimed at improving the way California pursues major IT acquisitions appears to be starting up, according to an RFQ from the State Controller’s Office to hire staff for the effort.
The purpose of this Invitation for Bid (IFB) is to issue CALNET 3 Category Solicitations to those vendors awarded a Prequalified Multiple Award Contract (PMAC). The first phase, accomplished through RFQP 12-001, awarded PMAC’s to multiple Contractors for each Category and Subcategory the Bidder qualified for. Only PMAC Contractors that have been awarded PMAC Contracts for Category 1 may participate in the bidding of this IFB OTP 12-001-A for the Subcategories which they have qualified for. Bidders that are participating in RFQP 12-001.1 and applying for Category 1 may participate in the IFB process, but must be awarded a PMAC for applicable Category 1 Subcategories prior to the Key Action Date for submission of Final Bids related to this IFB.
Since being launched 15 months ago, the Franchise Tax Board’s Enterprise Data to Revenue (EDR) project has collected more than $128 million for the state budget, according to a press release from CGI, the lead IT firm working on the project.
State Senator Leland Yee (D-San Francisco/San Mateo) this week declared his candidacy to run for the Secretary of State’s Office in 2014 with the goal of someday allowing Californians to vote online.
The VoteCal project contract to create a new centralized, state-managed voter registration database, has been tentatively awarded to CGI, the Secretary of State’s Office has confirmed.
State Auditor Elaine Howle this week issued a report on the Employment Development Department’s performance which ranks 41st among all states to pay claims and serve the unemployed. Among other critical factors, the report says EDD has missed opportunities to improve performance because of how its multiple IT projects have been prioritized or delayed.
An innovative first in California state government, Geographic Information Officer Scott Gregory will give a live “State of GIS in California” speech tomorrow on YouTube at 11:30 a.m.
The Sacramento Superior Court on behalf of the California Information Technology Managers Forum seeks to enter into a Master Software License and Services Agreement (MSA) with suitable vendors for an enterprise case management solution capable of replacing the antiquated legacy case management systems in the Superior Courts of California.
10/30/12 – California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) Chief Information Officer Chris Cruz sat down with Techwire Host Christina Gagnier for a few questions about Health IT in the Golden State.
Created with the goal to save taxpayer money by reviewing and potentially cancelling alleged unauthorized contracts, the Budget Solutions Task Force will increase the frequency of its monthly meetings to take a closer look at SEIU Local 1000’s top five priorities, a union spokesperson has confirmed. State IT contracts under review include maintenance and operations for the state child support system and the FI$Cal project after it is launched.
San Francisco Mayor Edwin Lee on Tuesday launched a citywide workforce training initiative to place 2,500 residents, from diverse backgrounds, in technology-related jobs over the next five years.
Office of Information Security Director Keith Tresh spoke with Techwire.net at the IT Security Awareness Fair, hosted by his office on Oct. 2 in Sacramento.
