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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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Sometimes just making it to court can help defendants avoid jail time. That's the goal of Uptrust's solution, live now in Ventura County and coming soon to three other county jurisdictions.
A top IT executive who spent most of his career in the private sector points out that the values, motivations and metrics of success differ between industry and government — but that people are people.
It's still in the early stages, but Assemblymember Marc Levine estimated his new Assembly Bill 1055 could save taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars by establishing greater oversight of large technology projects.
One is for a supervising project manager, and the other is for an enterprise architect. The job descriptions for both include the word "complex." Application deadlines are this week and next.
Vendors will have 15 minutes each to make their pitch to a roomful of IT procurement and security officials from the nation's largest county government.
Business groups and startups will be asked to brainstorm ideas for ways to use technology to solve a trio of urban challenges. Winners will advance to an accelerator program.
A multi-agency early earthquake warning test recently sent to more than 40,000 people in downtown Oakland revealed the potential for such technologies — and the very real possibility that even when such solutions are widely used, not everyone will get an alert at the same time.
Assembly Bill 1055, from Marin County Democrat Marc Levine, would tighten up oversight on large state tech initiatives, requiring committee-level oversight and risk management for projects of more than $100 million.
With more than 20 years in the industry, he has a hybrid background — in engineering as well as sales.
Startup in Residence's (STiR) current cohort of tech startups has reached a milestone in its 16-week program, as private-sector mentors like Google, Esri and Accela have begun to offer guidance and advice on their projects.
The California Consumer Privacy Act's exact impact on data isn't yet clear, but it could potentially cost the public sector more money if existing sources are impacted and governments have to turn elsewhere for their information.
Police departments in Fairfax, San Rafael and Novato are moving forward with text-to-911, and the Marin County Sheriff's Office Communications Center, which handles dispatch for most police and fire agencies in the county, could have it available as soon as June.
RFI2 is Gov. Gavin Newsom’s shorthand for “Request for Innovative Ideas,” a procurement scenario under which the state asks vendors to offer a solution, rather than just a component or a service that fits within a state-devised solution.
The department cites three factors in why it seeks creation of a CISO position: increased use of mobile and online technology, increased scrutiny of DMV’s security and technology, and to consolidate security and security monitoring.
Los Angeles and San Joaquin counties are the latest to announce a partnership with Code for America to use the group's algorithm to detect and erase eligible individuals' marijuana-related records.
Former California Deputy Chief Information Officer Chris Cruz was welcomed to his new position as tech leader at a Central Valley county. Meanwhile, the state is still working to identify his successor.
The city of San Jose, a Silicon Valley stalwart and the nation's 10th-largest municipality, is spearheading a redesign of its website and will fill one related position in the coming months.
The former secretary of California Health and Human Services has been a longtime champion of data sharing and other digital innovations in state government.
Fixing problems identified in a recent audit of the Department of Motor Vehicles and implementing improvements mentioned in a memo from the leader of the DMV Strike Team won't be cheap. The DMV is seeking more than $168 million to improve service and processes, hire and train staff and make IT upgrades.
EDD has an IT infrastructure modernization underway that would replace Social Security numbers with another unique identifier, but that project won’t reach fruition until 2024 at the soonest. State Auditor Elaine M. Howle says that’s too long to wait.
Gov. Gavin Newsom's proposed new Office of Digital Innovation isn't a reality yet, but as proposed, it would place a high value on innovation and working agile and could help agencies like the DMV re-examine and reinvent their business process.
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