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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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The California Health and Human Services Agency's new Dashboard provides a one-stop shop for those seeking data related to a host of state programs and services — and it's all available to the public.
San Francisco City Attorney Dennis Herrera is suing a former Department of Public Health employee, her supervisor, husband and a cybersecurity firm over a $1.2 million contract that he said was riddled with conflicts of interest and rewarded the former city employee and company with taxpayer dollars.
Its initial wireless 5G broadband deployment behind it, Sacramento is focusing on the rollout next year of free Wi-Fi kiosks in 27 city parks.
A new report from the state Little Hoover Commission says state government has not kept pace with national, state and even city governments on organizing efforts to address the implications of artificial intelligence.
A California county's library system is using new software and hardware to increase patronage and reduce costs. Check out our interview with Ventura County Library Director Nancy Schram.
After nearly seven years of upgrading technology in Palo Alto, the city’s chief information officer has been tapped to become the global industries solution leader for Oracle’s public-sector division.
California's Prison Industry Authority, which provides workforce training to prisoners throughout the state and a catalog of products made within state prisons, is seeking a new chief information officer.
Digital kiosks in and around downtown Sacramento are on hold for now, but the city and Verizon continue to work on wireless broadband and plan to deploy 5G infrastructure in 2019.
FirstNet's National Public Safety Broadband Network recently rolled out to Los Angeles County's primary first responders. Primary first responders have first access to the network, and extended primary users can gain access if they are considered necessary.
A firm that provides digital platforms for government stepped in and created a recovery website for the fire-ravaged town of Paradise. ProudCity says it'll iron out the billing details when the town is back on its feet.
Visionary Integration Professionals has a new chief business development officer in its government solutions department.
My one or two challenges since I took over as CIO are utilizing cloud services brokerage (CSB), state governance, cybersecurity, and the Internet of Things (IoT). The cloud continues to be an asset, challenge, and priority for DDS.
The emergency operations center was fully activated during the Great Southern California Shakeout and personnel were tested for ‘stress inoculation’ as information poured into the EOC from users with mobile apps reporting on fires and evacuations.
A southern California mayor said the state needs an electrical overhaul that includes the construction of underground power lines.
CDT offers many software services to state departments under one statewide contract, in order to save on the cost of subscription services.
After spearheading sexual harassment, discrimination and equity investigations partially on paper and across two separate computer systems, Los Angeles County will launch a unified solution next year.
The PaaS and IaaS offerings are for cloud services and were awarded to three different companies.
Before her time at CDT, she worked in the public sector for more than 20 years and earned a bachelor's in business administration.
It might seem counterintuitive, but in the public safety space, tech startup entrepreneurs say that big agencies with big budgets might not be the most innovative. Many like the creativity and agility of small agencies.
Last week’s inferno has become an all-too-familiar scene in what experts call the “new normal” as California’s climate changes, and, according to some experts, so was the response.
Caltrans updated the Department of Technology and the Broadband Council on its efforts to colocate broadband conduit with highways at Thursday's Broadband Council meeting.
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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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