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MISAC conferences include breakout sessions, briefings with municipal and state government technology leaders from across California and networking opportunities.
Sacramento Regional Transit is poised to deploy a new payment system in coming months, using technology familiar in the retail world. The agency will preserve older ways to pay and will offer discounts for veterans and seniors.
The project, which comes with a maximum contract value of $500,000, calls for an online solution to help the commission understand where the bottlenecks lie in the often-complicated process of installing EV charging infrastructure.
These roles, both classified as IT Specialist II positions, are in the Department of Health Care Services and the California Department of Justice.
The purchases, all beginning July 1, included fiber cable, Microsoft 365 and Office products and implementation, and CDT’s share of sales taxes.
Positions include chief, cloud application architect, project financial analyst and IT manager.
Industry Insider — California will not publish a newsletter Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The newsletter will resume Monday morning.
CCGI will “host activities and conduct research to help inform new strategies for driving meaningful innovation in California government,” the new nonprofit said in an announcement.
The state agency is proposing changes in the requirements governing cybersecurity, risk assessments and automated decision-making technology. Public comment will be accepted until the CPPA board meets Jan. 14.
Steve Monaghan, a longtime leader in local government, reflects on “the cost of constant busyness” and how that common pitfall can afflict even seasoned leaders.
The board uses GIS technology in its work on water quality, water rights and environmental protection. It’s seeking ongoing support for that technology.
Big Tech’s stock prices boomed in 2024. Bay Area-headquartered Nvidia, Apple, Google and Meta were already humongous companies at the start of the year — as of Thursday, they had grown in value by 199 percent, 19 percent, 19 percent and 59 percent, respectively.
A Government Technology data analysis of the Chula Vista police department’s six-year groundbreaking drone-as-first-responder program reveals impacts on response times, officer safety and citizen privacy.
Surprisingly strong revenues mean the Legislature likely won’t need to deal with a big deficit in 2025 like it did in 2024, according to a new fiscal outlook from the Legislative Analyst’s Office. But the problems might begin to mount in coming years.
The recruitments are being conducted by the California Victim Compensation Board, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the California Highway Patrol and the State Controller’s Office.
The notice invites interested vendors to attend a virtual forum, co-presented by the Department of General Services and the California Department of Technology, to discuss the draft GenAI contract language and GenAI Special Provisions.
Envision 2026 is the newly published three-year blueprint that will guide state technology policies, practices and procurement. State CIO Liana Bailey-Crimmins spells out six things to know about the plan.
The North Star for the federal Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment program is comprehensive connectivity for all homes and businesses, officials said at the Connecting Communities Summit. That could come through fiber or fixed wireless.
Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber directed state elections officials to release cast vote records only as PDFs. Alameda County Registrar Tim Dupuis has agreed to release the records in a JSON file, allowing easy analysis.
“I’m looking forward to working with the state of California to work [to] provide cutting-edge technology and build strong relationships with key decision-makers,” Carl Pirie told Industry Insider — California. “I hope to make a significant positive impact on the state’s digital infrastructure and security of essential government services.”
Three IT leaders from the California Department of Public Health met with industry at an exclusive member briefing on Thursday and talked about how they view their current work and strategy for moving into the future.
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Cloudflare has teamed up with The California Department of Technology to protect the security and performance of all CA.gov websites — at no cost to state departments, agencies, or offices. This service helps safeguard public-facing websites with reliable performance and gives state entities better visibility and control over their CA.gov web traffic.
CDW Government and Starlink deliver high-speed internet for public safety, emergency response, and rural access. As an authorized reseller, CDW offers full Starlink solutions — equipment, data, install and support.
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