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The California Statewide Automated Welfare System, which automates access to a number of benefits programs across the state's 58 counties, is looking for a security and operations manager.
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The Office of Legislative Counsel and the California Department of Public Health are recruiting to fill these IT Specialist II positions.
Researchers at Stanford University are designing Clinical Mind AI to be a customizable chatbot that can function as a virtual patient with which medical students can interact and practice forming diagnoses.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced this week that Hayley Figeroid has been appointed as the deputy director of the Office of Data and Innovation's Strategic Initiatives division.
Candidates are being sought by Covered California, the Department of Health Care Services, the California State Lottery and the California Public Employees Retirement System.
Chan, who has been with the California State Lottery since 2021, will be serving as the assistant chief to the Department of Justice's California Justice Information Services.
Law enforcement is assessing the source and scope of the breach, which was discovered Monday afternoon. Officials haven’t identified which documents or software were involved in the breach.
The Department of Cannabis Control spent $6.7 million on its five largest buys of IT goods and $1.3 million for its five largest purchases of IT services in the first half of 2024.
The Employment Development Department is looking for IT talent to help manage its core systems.
California State University has issued a solicitation for temporary IT personnel to handle infrastructure, web development and application work.
The Mountain View-based company has announced the expansion of its fleet of self-driving taxis. The company plans to incorporate electric vehicles from Hyundai.
A New Jersey-based company that supplies IT workers throughout Silicon Valley and the Bay Area was intentionally discriminating against non-Indian workers and abusing the H-1B visa process, a jury has found.
“I am delighted the new and improved CA.gov website will be an information hub for current and future residents,” said state Chief Information Officer Liana Bailey-Crimmins. “Through CA.gov, we can deliver more services efficiently and with greater consideration of the needs of our communities.”
“The ideal candidate will possess a profound understanding of IT architecture and platforms, coupled with a proven ability to foster and sustain productive relationships with internal and external stakeholders, IT technical staff, legal teams, and industry experts,” the recruitment notice says.
The capital city of Silicon Valley is looking for an experienced candidate to lead cybersecurity operations. The posting closes later this month.
“Our most consistent work in California is bringing money into agencies through flexible repayment terms,” says Phaedra Ellis-Lamkins, CEO and co-founder of Promise, a fast-growing tech company focused on the efficient distribution of government benefits.
Los Angeles County has three IT-related project solicitations planned for the coming months. Details are scarce, but they could be worth watching for the right vendor.
Five of the 10 largest expenditures were made by two entities: the Office of Systems Integration, part of the California Health and Human Services Agency; and the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
“This new law will equip all California students with the skills and training they need to be safe, ethical and successful users of AI as it becomes more mainstream,” said the bill’s author, Assemblymember Marc Berman.
CIO John Roussel, CTO Tony Tran and CTIO Vivek Kaushal will discuss CDPH’s IT organization, key priorities, current projects and future plans in the briefing, which begins at 2:30 p.m. Nov. 14.
An audit last spring recommended that the city use mapping software to reduce the distances between pothole jobs; the city will explore it.
The controversial bill to establish comprehensive AI guardrails died by veto over the weekend on Gov. Gavin Newsom’s desk, but this won’t be the last attempt to set rules. Newsom has pledged to work with lawmakers to balance between regulation and innovation.
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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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