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Christine Harada, who replaced Sarah Soto-Taylor as Government Operations undersecretary in August, is leaving the role for a position on the California Public Utilities Commission.
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California has gone live with a new online site that features a variety of resources around high-speed Internet for residents and governments alike.
For a total of nine drop-box locations, the Orange County Registrar of Voters will see how new ballot-tracking technology during the upcoming June primary election affects the process of voting.
A bill introduced in the state Legislature aims to make the transit experience across the San Francisco Bay Area’s 27 providers more seamless. The bill would appoint a regional commission to lead the effort.
The California Department of Social Services and the Department of Cannabis Control have begun recruitments for deputy directors who will also serve as chief information officers.
The four-year university system is calling for assistance from contractors on a “risk assessment and collaboration tool.”
Vendors who’ve expressed interest in the city of Roseville’s plans to purchase a customer relationship management system have been peppering the city with questions – and they’re getting answers.
As part of Techwire’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.
“With my son going off to college, it seemed like a perfect time to jump back in to the startup mentality and get back to the nimble innovation and the excitement that comes with a new company,” Kirsten Berntsen told Techwire.
A new no-touch fare system at Santa Maria Regional Transit is making rides free for students at the local community college. The change has made the system more efficient on several levels.
The California Employment Development Department has submitted a budget change proposal seeking more than $20 million from the General Fund over three fiscal years, in part to deliver “technical services for the new technologies implemented during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
The governor led the ceremony Tuesday elevating the veteran state executive to secretary of the California Government Operations Agency.
The Financial Information System for California is offering vendors an invitation-only chance to pitch their IT solutions once a month before a virtual audience of department executives and technologists. Each month’s topic will vary. The department began accepting applications Tuesday for this month’s gathering.
In a request for quote, the California Department of Technology wants to hear from vendors capable of helping it update hardware and software at several locations.
According to the State Contract and Procurement Registration System, the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services’ five largest purchases of IT goods together added up to $31,284,612.
California’s state Chief Information Security Officer Vitaliy Panych discusses security planning, how vendors can support his team and how the COVID-19 pandemic changed worker experience and cybersecurity.
Two bills now active in the state Legislature aim to improve state IT work and make it more cost-efficient via a focus on less monolithic initiatives.
Assemblymember Bill Quirk’s AB 1733 amends the state law governing public access to meetings so elected officials could continue meeting via teleconference, a practice that began with the onset of COVID-19 restrictions in 2020.
The economic chief at a Southern California city that’s a partner in a technology accelerator is joining another partner, a management and investment firm, to drive similar ventures.
The California Department of Technology is recruiting for a procurement manager, and the California Department of Human Resources is seeking a project manager.
As part of Techwire’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.
A government call center in California is among those grappling with the nationwide staffing shortage and an influx in demand, and implementing artificial intelligence tools to improve wait times and accessibility for callers.
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