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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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Since the California Open Data Portal launched in 2016, it has accumulated roughly 17,000 open data sets from around the state, on topics ranging from public safety to the environment.
'GetCalFresh, a modern digital service that helps eligible Californians get on and stay on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, is now serving every county in the state. The bear really is hugging the whole state now.'
The technology will be used by Caltrans, and possibly other state and local agencies, to track the fleet's location, mechanical health and other metrics. The contract was awarded as a Blanket Purchase Agreement with a three-year term and seven one-year renewal options.
A powerful technology, facial recognition is coming under state, local and federal scrutiny.
The program was established to recognize California state and local government and education organizations for their dedication, hard work and contributions in information technology. All government and education officials, executives and staff in California are invited to submit nominations. An Evaluation Committee will review submissions and select recipients.
Marin County is now officially in the works on acquiring a new voting system and redoing its traditional polling model.
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Digital replacements, capable of pinpointing caller locations and handling more data faster, are in the pipeline. The state is assisting various counties in their Next-Gen 911 projects in the form of funding and project management.
Long Beach hopes a new website created in the Startup in Residence program will enhance its transparency about development, which has boomed during the past two years and given residents of the port city a sense of change.
Contributor Rob Klopp says: 'This post and the next describe a set of ideas that frame a modern software engineering program. I would like to see these concepts become a mandatory part of every software effort undertaken.'
The roles include cloud architect, project manager, report developer, security administrator and network engineer. The application deadline for two of the positions is Friday.
Northern California city and county leaders recently recounted lessons learned from the devastating 2017 and 2018 fire seasons, which underscored the power of technology and of strategizing and collaborating with peers.
'Rather than having to spend time searching out and remembering phone numbers, residents will be able to simply dial 2-1-1 and have all sorts of resources at their fingertips,' said Jeff Brown, Placer County's director of Health and Human Services.
Both the public and private sector are striving for innovation, though the purpose may be different. The private companies continuously try to innovate their business, products and services, which can be purely for business survival, competitive advantage, higher revenues, lower costs and/or better margins. Public agencies may not be looking at revenue and competition, but for lower costs and better customer service.
“The Office of the CIO is very proud of the effort and leadership that was displayed in launching the #LACounty Women in Data Science inaugural event," said LA County CIO Bill Kehoe. Last week's event was held at the county's former data center — the same site where the Apollo Command Module was designed.
The new chief technology officer has a strong background in health-care-related IT and managing project portfolios, which is viewed as an important asset in his new role.
'These are common sense steps to ensure public safety. They are not unattainable or impractical. This is something providers can do, working with local counties and communities, to make happen, so we're better prepared for the next emergency.' — Ana Maria Johnson of the Public Advocates Office of the California Public Utilities Commission.
Officials from the California Government Operations Agency and the city of San Rafael discussed how themes of transparency, collaboration and inclusion permeate tech-infused initiatives in open source and disaster response.
The executive has more than 20 years of experience in the public and private sectors, but she's remaining in the public sector.
One position is for a database administrator; the other has a policy component. Application deadlines for both are imminent.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles heard comments on Thursday from industry, business and transportation planning officials and others, about new regulations that would set up testing of autonomous light-duty delivery vehicles.
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