(Editor’s Note: With 2014 coming to a close, Techwire is counting down its Top 25 news stories of the year. Check back each day through Dec. 31 as we look back at the people, projects and events that made news during the year gone by.)
Story #25: Government agencies in January began notifying the State Personnel Board about pending contracts for personal services with technology and other private companies. The requirement came as part of a new state law intended to give state employees the opportunity to fulfill the requirements of the contract. Assembly Bill 906, authored by Assemblyman Richard Pan and signed by the governor in 2013, requires a government agency or department to notify the board, which must then contact organizations representing state employees who perform the type of work to be contracted. A memo by the Department of General Services directed government agencies to also provide employee organizations with a copy of the proposed contract.
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