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Three state departments are looking for high-level technical talent to run their IT operations.
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The openings are in the Department of Finance, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Health Care Services, and the Financial Information System for California.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking for a vendor to maintain, operate and enhance two critical systems used by the Board of Parole Hearings.
The newest version of San Francisco's 311 app supports full functionality in the city's four most common languages: English, Chinese, Spanish and Filipino.
A roster of public-sector tech leaders will offer up their forecasts on future initiatives impacting IT across the state, providing “insights to help turbocharge business strategies and validate sales and marketing activities.” The half-day event is set for Sept. 16 in Sacramento.
Brian Kelly discussed the progress of construction after a slow start to the challenges that lie ahead for the ambitious rail project. Succeeding Kelly will be Ian Choudri, a senior vice president for transportation engineering firm HNTB Corp.
Key state departments are doing market research into what tools utilizing generative AI might be used to help the state with several key challenges including homelessness, data use, legislative research and financial efficiency.
Veteran technologist Chris Mattmann is the UC system’s first campus chief data and artificial intelligence officer. UCLA is one of just a few universities in the U.S. to have someone in this role.
Experts from the public and private sectors recently took aim at the big questions surrounding the massive amount of data they hold. Chief among them was accessibility and how to prepare for the next wave of AI-enabled tech.
The solution should be scalable, GIS-compatible and capable of managing work orders, tracking asset performance, scheduling preventive maintenance, generating detailed reports, and assisting in data-driven decisions.
After three years as the acting chief information officer for Los Angeles County IT, Loo was officially appointed to lead technology efforts as its permanent CIO this summer.
Recruitments are being done by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Finance, and the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Public officials and private stakeholders gathered in Natomas last week to celebrate the start of a more than 250-mile stretch of fiber-optic cable that will run from San Jose to Carson City, Nev.
“Chatbot solutions have been around for years now; however, augmenting them with AI produces better human-like conversion flows, translation and communications in various users’ native languages, regardless of the native language used by the jurisdiction,” writes Ben Palacio, senior IT analyst for Placer County.
Matthew Zhou of Oakland has been named the state’s new assistant chief data officer, and Summer Mothwood of San Francisco has been named principal analytics engineer.
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Assistant City Manager Courtney Padgett will oversee the city IT department as the search for Gray’s successor proceeds. He is taking the role of chief technology officer for Metrolink.
Matthew Thompson has been named chief revenue officer, and Jordan Burris will succeed him as vice president and general manager for public sector.
CHP invested in the development and implementation of a document management system (DMS) and paid for consulting in conjunction with the Employment Development Department’s EDDNext modernization initiative.
The East Bay county has issued a request for information for a low-code, cloud-based system that can accommodate thousands of users and handle a variety of functions including dashboards and self-service functions.
“With AI solutions now entering the scene, the pressure to switch to the latest tech will only increase. However, sticking with your current system and maximizing its potential is often the best course of action unless there’s a compelling reason to change.”
“The CSIO will also support internal operational improvement throughout the division, developing policies and procedures to recruit and retain a best-in-class team,” the job posting says.
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