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The Little Hoover Commission circled back on its 2024 recommendations about AI in state government with a hearing focused on the progress made. Witnesses cited forward momentum, with much work left to be done.
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The California Government Technology Summit Aug. 25 saw people and teams from across state IT recognized for their contributions to improving programs and services during the Best of California Awards.
AB 1729, which encourages telework and requires agencies to reevaluate their policies, passed the Senate 31-6 and now faces a potential veto from Gov. Gavin Newsom.
The California Secretary of State’s Office is looking for information around the modernization or replacement of its California Business Connect online business records portal.
The proposed settlement would impose new safeguards for young users, but legislators say broader restrictions and accountability measures are still needed.
With new tools come new risks, and AI is certainly no exception. Corona, Calif., has added new tools to its roster to help get a handle on all flavors of AI at play in its environment.
Industry Insider — California is pleased to welcome Tevora to the Industry Insider family. Tevora is a leading cybersecurity, compliance and CISO support consultancy headquartered in Irvine, Calif. The cybersecurity firm works with major companies across multiple sectors, including financial services, energy and utilities, e-commerce, defense contracting and government. For more information about Tevora and its services, visit its website.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed a longtime agency executive to serve as California’s next chief information security officer. He replaces Vitaliy Panych, who left state service for the private sector in July.
Sonoma County CIO Dan Fruchey is retiring, punctuating nearly three decades of public service with the regional government. The county is actively recruiting for his replacement.
Industry Insider — California is pleased to welcome Kyndryl to the Industry Insider family. The New York-based IT infrastructure services company serves thousands of customers worldwide, partnering with some of the largest and most influential companies in business today. Kyndryl serves a wide variety of industries, including government, banking and financial services, healthcare and insurance, manufacturing and many others.
California continues to dominate U.S. venture investment despite concerns about taxes and the cost of doing business, with AI companies accounting for the vast majority of capital raised.
The CIOs from San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Newark recently briefed industry partners on the foundational shifts their organizations are making in how they buy tech and the projects the coming years could bring.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Ayushi Roy to fill the vacancy left by Jonathan Porat's departure in April. Roy brings a lengthy resume that includes time with 18F, the U.S. General Services Administration and several technology-focused organizations.
The Governor’s Office of Land Use and Climate Innovation, the office formerly known as the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research, is on the lookout for its next CIO following the departure of Zaid Ridha, who took the same role at the Department of Human Resources.
New technology is enabling state government to do things it has traditionally needed vendors for, at speeds that matter for their business needs — but, argues Daniel C. Kim, there's a catch.
The Employment Development Department's fleet of printers was a chaotic web of devices and consumables. It has since overhauled that fleet with the help of Xerox and is seeing substantial savings and efficiencies.
The Senate Committee on Appropriations passed AB 1729 Thursday, which would require the Department of General Services to establish a telework dashboard displaying the cost-effectiveness of work-from-home policies.
Scott Cornell, a veteran in the technology sales space, has joined enterprise software company Ivanti as the director of California public sector sales.
The longtime government purchasing and contracting executive has announced plans to close the book on a more than three-decade career in state government at the end of the month.
Last month, a LinkedIn post teased the recruitment for Culver City's next IT leader. Now that recruitment is in play and will run through the end of August.
The California County Information Services Directors Association will host its fall conference in Monterey next month.
Calling all vendors: Caltrans has six technology problems it's looking for help to solve. Here are the details you missed if you couldn’t join the department's presentation Tuesday morning.
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