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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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She's departing the department in a period of reconstruction, as the state grapples with dilapidated roads and highways and a $137 billion maintenance backlog.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's office and the Government Operations Agency are beginning the process of identifying and appointing a candidate to lead a technology agency at the state.
This summer will be an exciting season for residents who use GetCalFresh for food assistance, state and technology officials said at the eighth annual Code for America Summit in Oakland.
The top IT executive for the State Bar of California is about to retire after a 32-year career in tech, and he says he's leaving with satisfaction — thanks in part to a very positive experience with certain vendors in his last big procurement.
Application deadlines for all three positions are within two weeks. The Emergency Medical Services Authority comes under the umbrella of the California Health and Human Services Agency.
Government agencies have a tendency to procure vendor-based systems, applications, websites and more, which often limit capabilities and prevent a focus on data integrations or sharing information across systems.
Amazon confirmed earlier this year that the company has technicians who listen to recordings collected by its Alexa devices, but only as a way to improve the technology. But critics have said that customers have no idea they're being recorded by the smart speakers, which are growing in popularity.
Oakland introduced its OAK APPS portal just a little more than a year ago. The portal works with Oakland's website to offer a comprehensive aggregation of city services.
She has a strong background in advanced data analytics, which she plans to leverage in her role servicing state government needs.
The California Department of Motor Vehicles' Real ID rollout has again met federal standards, and officials are contemplating a variety of methods to improve public awareness and stimulate adoption.
At the end of the week, Peter Liebert will end his two-year tenure as the chief information security officer (CISO) for the state of California. As his time winds down, he sat down last week with Techwire to look back — and ahead.
The software specialist was with the California Department of Technology and the Employment Development Department before joining the cybersecurity firm's public-sector team.
Uber and tech vendor RapidSOS partnered to enhance the ride-share company's in-app emergency button for 911 dispatch. Sacramento's police chief said his agency is the first in the area to deploy the technology.
Jennifer Pahlka, who founded the group in 2009, will remain on Code for America's board and will advise the new executive director on matters of strategy and telling the group’s story.
In a public-private partnership, officials from the city of Long Beach, Cal State Long Beach's Institute for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, and investment company Sunstone Management are preparing to deploy the Long Beach Accelerator for startups later this year.
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The California Public Utilities Commission has resolved, or is working to resolve, issues cited by the State Auditor's Office in its assessment of how Internet phone carriers handle data relating to customers. The auditor has been advising the Legislature for five years to give the CPUC the authority to collect carrier data, but lawmakers have not acted.
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'If you decide to invite Alexa into your home, you can rest assured that she isn’t spying on your family,' says Assemblymember Jordan Cunningham, who's advocating for the Future of Eavesdropping Act.
A highlight of the week will likely be the "unicorn" panel on May 31, featuring executives from San Diego's latest technology startups valued at over $1 billion.
State oversight officials heard about agencies' work in GIS from a representative of Esri and discussed the extent to which being strategic and de-siloing data could enable further progress.
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