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The California Department of Technology and the Franchise Tax Board are both looking for leadership for critical technology programs.
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As a standalone product or part of Accela’s Civic Solution for Cannabis Regulation launched in 2017, the Hemp Licensing tool proposes to help states simplify applications, renewals, payments, mapping and other facets of the process, while adhering to either the federal government's regulations or the state's.
The new technology replaces a system that, at seven years old, is at the end of its life cycle, city officials say. The new system will sync with officers' body cameras.
The bill contains a big caveat: Deceptive video, photos and audio would still be allowed, as long as they contain a prominent disclosure stating that the media has been manipulated. Another exception shields media outlets, including television stations, publications and websites, if they disseminate the false images for the "purpose of disseminating newsworthy facts" and state that it doesn't accurately represent a candidate's conduct.
San Francisco Digital Services, which helps agencies at the consolidated city/county improve online services, is seeking to hire four technologists now and others later this summer.
The DMV is facing an unprecedented demand for services because of Real ID applications, which must be done in person in the field office and cannot be processed online or via the phone.
The ranking suggests that a recent push by Sacramento Mayor Darrell Steinberg and business leaders to link the city to the Bay Area as a super-regional tech and startup incubator is paying dividends.
Verizon Business Markets has named a new senior client executive for California state, local and education. He's a veteran of the telecom and Internet industries.
He spent more than 10 years in government roles before joining the private sector. His new portfolio will include the Department of Motor Vehicles, the California Health and Human Services Agency and the California Department of Technology, among others.
Recent deadly, catastrophic wildfire seasons have shown the federal and state governments where and how they need to do more. Now, several agencies are working together to update resources and use technology more fully against wildland blazes.
After San Francisco's recent ban on public agencies using facial recognition technology, Oakland and Berkeley may consider similar rulings.
Santa Cruz, which recently lost a C-level administrator to nearby Scotts Valley, has chosen a city IT leader to fill that role temporarily, while it mounts a national search for a permanent replacement.
A spate of executive and senior-level IT positions have opened up recently in California state and local government. These roles include architect, developer and project director.
While the governor and his backers express confidence in the new Office of Digital Innovation, some observers remain skeptical as to what the office can actually accomplish, given entrenched bureaucracy.
The state outlines the top leadership roles, details the internal reporting structure, lays out areas of focus for each division, and offers a justification for why each role is needed.
To keep up with ever-changing tech, government can no longer see growth as linear — it must stay ahead of the curve. Government must make its growth exponential.
Voicing a sentiment heard in other municipalities with similar plans, a legislator who helped make the initiative a reality questioned why Silicon Valley should be the state's only tech hub.
With just more than six months before the California Consumer Privacy Act takes effect, Assemblyman Kevin Kiley, a member of the Tech Caucus and a leader on privacy, is among legislators interested in refining it and looking at artificial intelligence in government.
In our news-gathering efforts, we come across plenty of tidbits of interest that aren't squarely in Techwire's sweet spot (gov tech and procurement in California), but which are interesting and bear mention nonetheless. Here are some recent links we like:
Three subcommittees will address delivery, testing labs and equity, and the full advisory committee will meet.
A new report says some parts of the region are in the digital dark, without in-home access to high-speed Internet, and that some state and federal funding opportunities have been missed.
At least two state agencies and one local provider are looking into or deploying a platform that would automate necessary but boring work with a potential for errors — and free up staff for higher-value tasks.
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