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The sum was higher than the corresponding spend in 2023, which totaled about $75 million. The department has been ramping up its sweeping modernization project, EDDNext.
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The positions are chief privacy officer, senior strategic product manager and Enterprise Project Management Office manager.
Leaders at Adobe, NVIDIA and Intel share their aspirations and intentions for a recently announced partnership for AI education and workforce development through the California State University System.
The Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, part of the California Health and Human Services Agency, is seeking a new version of iManage. The request for quotes includes integration configuration, testing support and a detailed go-live plan.
“Over time, the incumbent will progress through the ranges of the class, and work will increase in complexity as more experience is gained,” the duty statement says. “The incumbent is expected to perform with more independence and will be assigned progressively more complex and difficult responsibilities.”
Jon Gjestvang, who led IT for the Bay Area county through wildfires and the COVID-19 pandemic, will wrap his 23-year career as chief information officer at the end of February. The organization’s deputy CIO will take over as interim CIO.
A spate of new bills in California and other states would protect consumers from electricity rate hikes that subsidize data centers.
The cameras are powered by artificial intelligence from the California-based software company Hayden AI. Evidence of violations, including video, photos and location data, is intended to be reviewed by the city before citations are mailed.
“A lot of vendors don’t really understand government — the culture side of government. You can do all these big transformation technology projects, but you know, can it sustain itself?" Jablonsky said.
The Employment Development Department is seeking to fill leadership and managerial roles, while the Department of Motor Vehicles needs an enterprise architect.
The tech leader for the Employment Development Department and Loree Levy, deputy director of public affairs for the department, will address vendors and other attendees at the March 11 event.
The longtime technologist, who most recently served as deputy secretary for the California Department of Veterans Affairs, said he still has the passion for public service that he discovered in himself while serving the state’s veterans and their families.
Sheriff Jeff Dirkse wants his department to leave a regional joint-powers authority and use an Oracle computer-aided dispatch system in an expanded Ceres dispatch center.
Industry Insider — California will not publish a newsletter Monday in observance of the Presidents Day holiday. The newsletter will resume Wednesday morning.
The IT Specialist 1 positions are focused on infrastructure support, consulting and web applications development. “We seek creative problem-solvers who are passionate about leveraging technology for positive impact,” said Agency Information Officer Fredrick Gomez.
“I am excited to join Ladris at a pivotal time when AI-driven innovation has the potential to significantly enhance public safety and emergency management,” Monaghan told Industry Insider — California via email.
The largest purchase was for data center services through the California Department of Technology; other buys included consulting services, notebook computers and maintenance and operations.
The 2,086 layoffs of Bay Area tech workers that have been disclosed over the first five weeks of 2025 are already approaching the totals for each of the last two quarters.
The adjustment was relatively painless for the dozens of California prosecutors’ offices that already use a case management system that offers the race-redaction technology.
The budget change proposal by the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration would allow the statewide initiative to add three staff members and upgrade equipment and software, some of which was implemented in 1997.
“I’m excited to take on this new responsibility and look forward to further contributing to the growth and success of our firm,” said Bennett, whose public-sector background includes having served as chief information officer for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System.
“Every department, no matter how experienced, gets funneled through the same approval process. That’s like making a veteran pilot take a beginner’s flight school every time they step into a cockpit.”
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