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John Roussel, the driving force behind the California Department of Public Health’s IT operations, is retiring at the end of April. His departure punctuates a more than two-decade career in state IT.
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With a couple of high-profile moves relating to tech, Gov. Gavin Newsom has hit the ground running with an ambitious agenda — and a lot to overcome.
California Complete Count, the state's office handling the 2020 federal census, reports that RFPs are coming as the effort for an accurate count gears up.
Next week is the deadline for vendors to submit proposals to the state Employment Development Department to manage the RFP process for a planned modernization of the state benefits system.
ENS-Inc., based in Rancho Cordova, has announced the appointment of a new director of sales.
Sacramento was one of the pilot courts in the state's centralized case management system, testing its civil and probation divisions on CCMS.
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new Office of Digital Innovation and innovation academy in the state's proposed 2019-20 budget. He's calling for significant change in state IT governance and procurement practices.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has put Government Operations Agency Secretary Marybel Batjer in charge of an overhaul of California's "chronically mismanaged" Department of Motor Vehicles, and he also wants the state Department of Finance to accelerate its performance audit of the DMV.
Continuing its effort to act as a testing ground for innovative technologies, the city of Sacramento has paved the way for autonomous vehicle technology testing.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture is seeking an Enterprise Data Architect who has expertise in Software Engineering, Information Security Engineering, Information Technology Project Management, and System Engineering domains.
Representatives of the Financial Information System for California and the California Department of Technology have responded to a critical report issued Tuesday by the state auditor.
The executive order stretches the role of the Department of General Services (DGS) and the California Department of Technology (CDT) to "develop a new iterative procurement approach called an Innovation Procurement Sprint."
Taborda Solutions has named an IT veteran to the newly created position of Security Practice Director, part of a planned 2019 expansion of the firm's government security business.
The state Employment Development Department (EDD) is seeking a consultant to plan and manage the RFP process for a wide-ranging modernization of its benefits system.
The largest autonomous vehicle test site in the United States has been acquired by AAA of Northern California, Nevada and Utah, one of the most familiar car-club brands in the country.
State Auditor Elaine M. Howle has issued a new report to the Legislature and the governor, following up on a report from August that cited “significant risks” to the state’s finances as a result of delays in FI$Cal’s rollout.
Networks of cameras and collaboration among public utilities, CalFire and research institutions have sprung up throughout the state to fight wildfires.
Government Technology's California Public Sector CIO Academy Awards is calling for submissions.
The next time the San Diego Fire-Rescue Department's bomb squad responds to a call, it could have new gadgets at its disposal: drones.
State and local officials plan to move closer this year toward consolidating three health and welfare systems that support some of California's most-used public assistance programs, as a 2023 federal deadline looms.
Four experts in the tech sector will present a webinar Tuesday that will offer deep insights into what’s driving the dramatic growth and opportunity in gov tech as an industry. The free webinar is sponsored by e.Republic, parent company of Techwire, Government Technology and a host of other industry publications.
The state’s IT apparatus is adhering to its strategic plan, making gains in public safety and information security, and continuing to streamline the procurement process for technology, according to its newly published annual report.
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The public workforce system stands at a crossroads. Career services professionals are increasingly tasked with serving harder-to-reach jobseekers under programs like Reemployment Services and Eligibility Assessment (RESEA). These front-line staff must juggle verifying unemployment benefits eligibility and providing personalized reemployment coaching, often with limited time and resources. It’s a daunting challenge that raises a critical question: How can we scale support for those who need it most? The answer may lie in Agentic AI and AI-powered agents designed to work autonomously alongside humans which could be a game-changer for workforce development.
AI is helping governments and enterprises modernize aging systems faster while strengthening cybersecurity — an approach reflected in initiatives like Kosmic Eye supporting California’s digital infrastructure.
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