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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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New data from the Department of Motor Vehicles shows a steady increase in the number of collisions involving autonomous vehicles in the state.
Techwire's State of Technology event included market intelligence in the form of new leadership introductions, question-and-answer sessions and slide decks from Los Angeles County CIO Bill Kehoe and CIO Rita Gass of the California Secretary of State's Office.
Southern California Edison is short nearly $1 billion in its power budget — and it's hoping to charge a big chunk of that money to customers leaving for another energy provider.
How did California's CIO Amy Tong rank the top IT issues or initiatives facing the state?
The Government Operations Agency is launching the California Code website today. The site will host policies and, eventually, the state's open source projects.
Nabil Fares, CIO of the California Department of Tax and Fee Administration, will retire from state service at the end of the year. Before he leaves, he reflects on some of his department's accomplishments during his tenure.
A California survey has found overwhelming public support for a database to track homelessness in the state.
In January, the California Public Utilities Commission will consider charging cellular telephone users an additional fee for text messaging, in order to better fund a program that makes phone service available to lower-income residents.
He has worked on building online application services for correctional safety, tax collection and benefit systems.
The past year has been focused on preparing for the 2018 elections, standing up secure websites and migrating voter registration to a secure disaster-recovery system — all within a few months.
During 2019, Los Angeles County will stand up or continue four groups that could help it further tech, innovation, business management and strategy while more closely collaborating with the private sector, CIO Bill Kehoe said at the Techwire State of Technology Industry Forum.
Assemblymember Jacqui Irwin says state and local governments should use technology to enhance civic engagement among residents, with a focus on privacy and security.
Sacramento’s chief information officer, Maria MacGunigal, advised vendors on what she looks for when considering a proposal — and she cautioned that she's not interested in "tech for tech's sake."
A battery powered by artificial intelligence that was installed recently in the basement of City Hall in a Southern California beach city will help the city save about $82,000 in energy costs over 10 years, according to city officials. The 235-kilowatt-hour-size battery, created by Stem Inc., will go live next year.
Throughout the state, there are $60 billion in school bonds for construction. The state assumes a 5 percent inflation rate, which results in $250 million a month. The Division of the State Architect sees about $1 billion in work a month, according to State Architect Chester Widom.
Three California members of Congress are among eight federal legislators asking questions about the use of Amazon's Rekognition facial recognition technology, and have given the company until Thursday to respond to a recent bicameral letter.
A California county government is recruiting for two key IT positions — a chief data officer and a chief enterprise architect.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla is refusing to turn over public documents that could shed light on problems with the state's Motor Voter program, which launched earlier this year to automatically register people to vote when they visit the Department of Motor Vehicles. Motor Voter has come under fire after thousands of Californians were improperly registered to vote, and it remains unclear whether any non-citizens voted this year.
When Gavin Newsom moves into the governor's office next month, he'll bring with him a new administration with its own tech agenda. Techwire can help industry and government insiders navigate the new landscape with its State of Technology Industry Forum on Monday in Sacramento.
State leaders are focusing on recruitment and retention solutions, and data was a main theme at Thursday's California Leadership Forum.
San Francisco-based Orion Labs' new mobile app for first responders is available to FirstNet members.
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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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