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Three state departments are looking for high-level technical talent to run their IT operations.
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“I have to be honest — this isn’t really me,” said a man who looks like Larkspur-Corte Madera School District Superintendent Brett Geithman in a brief video embedded in a post to parents. “It’s my AI-generated avatar. And I can speak over 20 languages.”
Departments seeking to fill vacancies include the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration, the Department of Toxic Substances Control, the Employment Development Department and the Department of Motor Vehicles.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation had used the Computer Voice Stress Analyzer, or CVSA, for at least two decades despite research indicating the technology was no better at detecting deception than a coin flip.
The San Diego Association of Governments is looking for a vendor to supply a Treasury Management Reporting System.
The challenge-based Request for Innovative Ideas (RFI2) initiative has transformed state government procurement and helped deepen collaboration among departments, according to speakers at the California Government Innovation Summit.
It’s been roughly two weeks since the Employment Development Department released its call to vendors for a new case management system. Monday, the department held a two-hour walkthrough of what it expects from interested bidders.
The codes direct unsuspecting users to fraudulent websites that often attempt to masquerade as sites affiliated with government agencies or banks, according to the U.S. Postal Inspection Service.
The positions, both classified as IT Specialist III, will work in the state system designed to help Californians navigate the education-to-employment pipeline.
Jeffery Marino, the man leading California’s data and innovation agency, called on technologists to get creative and change the rules that stand in the way of their public service missions.
“In California, where fire weather is a significant concern, this probabilistic model has a lot of promise,” said Peter Harrington, a machine learning engineer at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory.
The chief information officer’s responsibilities include “development of CPPA’s IT strategic direction, technology operations, digital initiatives, and technology recovery plans and programs,” according to the job posting.
Even the most prepared organizations get T-boned by an IT disruption now and again. At the recent Los Angeles Digital Government Summit, experts from the public and private sectors shared how they respond when it all goes sideways.
“How government chooses to make spending reductions is just as important as how it creates new programs. The time to cut budgets is also an opportunity to rethink what the government does, how it does it, and whether it’s working.”
The search giant and state government will each contribute tens of millions of dollars in coming years under the plan, which scuttles two bills that would have called for a data tax.
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The recruitments are being conducted by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Employment Development Department and the California Department of Transportation.
A little over a month after the city’s project consultant teased a solicitation, the city has published its call for a vendor to replace the Community Development Department’s disparate land management system.
The Best of California Awards, presented during the California Government Innovation Summit, acknowledge high-achieving state IT officials and significant recent IT projects.
Departments in state government are seeking candidates for an IT Manager I position as well as an IT strategic initiatives manager, a senior cybersecurity and fraud engineer, and a Project Delivery Group manager.
The RFP from the California Department of Transportation is worth an estimated $6.3 million and will see camera system improvements at various locations across Los Angeles County.
In a fast-paced webinar this month, vendors were offered a breakdown of big-ticket items in the Fiscal Year 2024-25 state budget — an indication of where opportunities may await.
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