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Ted Ross praised government technologists for adapting to the initial pandemic crisis and working through the transformation to a hybrid workforce. He said it’s now time to lay the foundation for the next 10 years in digital services.

The veteran leader in state government and at a Sacramento-area college district has been named vice chancellor and chief information officer.

Tesla’s Autopilot features and its yearslong promise of eventual self-driving capability are a big part of the Texas-based electric automaker’s lofty valuation. Roughly 160,000 Tesla drivers in North America had access to what Tesla calls FSD Beta at the end of the third quarter.

The office’s five largest transactions for IT services during the year’s third quarter topped $50 million.

Those who work in public technology can and should aspire to larger roles in governance, but they must step up their game, says Jeramy Gray, a top executive in Los Angeles County government.

The Palo Alto-based company, which was five years old, had served 35 local governments. It was listed in the most recent GovTech 100 and had recently worked with CentralSquare Technologies.

The municipality has taken emergency action following two fatal collisions in August, and held a special meeting last week.

In a request for information, the local government wants to hear from IT companies capable of assisting it in tax preparation for residents and in driving awareness of state and federal tax credits.

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The money for the project from the state-level board, which is the “policy-level body for programs administered by the Office of Public School Construction,” will likely have considerable intersection with technology.

The local government, the state’s second most populous county, has debuted two new initiatives to take on homelessness, both of which center on technology.

The initiative in question is one that may ultimately lead to a wider roll-out depending upon verifiable results.

The department’s five largest transactions in this area reached the low eight figures.

The department issued the latest in its series of updates on California’s progress toward building a statewide broadband network, which includes details on the administration of federal funding.

As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.

“Promises of quick time to value, seamless integrations, lower TCO (total cost of ownership), and greater ROI are being put to the test, and the results aren’t always positive.”

Android phones have the technology built in. In addition, 95,000 MyShake app users also received it.

The state’s earthquake early warning system notified nearly 100,000 people that a quake was going to strike Tuesday afternoon near San Jose — and people as far away as San Francisco had as many as 18 seconds to brace themselves before it actually hit.

The recruitments are being conducted by Covered California, the Department of Alcoholic Beverage Control and the Employment Development Department.

The department’s five largest transactions in this area reached the low eight figures.

Their achievements were recognized last week at the California Cybersecurity Education Summit.