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The California Statewide Automated Welfare System, which automates access to a number of benefits programs across the state's 58 counties, is looking for a security and operations manager.
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The California Public Utilities Commission awarded Comcast $13.8 million in grant funding this month to expand broadband Internet access in Sutter County.
Through Apple- and Android-compatible apps, the Department of Motor Vehicles will make it easier for Californians to verify their identity at businesses and airports. Drivers still must carry their physical license, though.
The city seeks proposals for substantial upgrades to its City Hall data center including electrical and specialized design services, data processing and other information services. The estimated bid value is listed as $335,000.
The Northern California local government had to redirect about $1 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding. It will use the money to incentivize Internet service providers to build in the county.
Among the hundreds of bills that were scheduled for funding decisions Thursday by the powerful California State Assembly’s Appropriations Committee was a controversial plan to regulate the AI industry.
DeCicco is one of a group of account managers “solely focused on supporting the (state of California) public-sector organizations,” according to Amy Conrad, Gartner’s area manager for public sector in California.
The much-anticipated request for proposals calls on a qualified vendor to replace the department’s 45-year-old mainframe-based claims management system.
If the Justice Department pushes ahead with a plan to break up the online search giant, the most likely units for divestment are the Android operating system and the Chrome web browser, according to individuals close to the deliberations.
“A modern CMS is required to simplify the application portfolio and streamline business operations within a single solution, to the extent possible and appropriate,” the RFP says.
The positions are cybersecurity and engineering manager, enterprise quality assurance systems architect and enterprise storage engineer, respectively.
Four staffers have alleged in separate claims that they faced retaliation — either from their managers or City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto herself — after they highlighted problems within the office.
The state has signed another agreement with an AI industry leader, this time focusing on bolstering the state’s technology talent pipeline.
In June, AC Transit upgraded its previous software on Tempo buses to more advanced AI hardware and software designed to recognize lane lines, bus lanes, bus stop dimensions and bus sizes, ensuring accurate violation detection, officials said.
“This position will serve as a member of the agency secretary’s top advisory team, fully participate as a member of the agency management group and provide direct input on agency decisions,” the job posting says.
California began rolling out free earthquake early warning apps about five years ago. In 2024, after various improvements, a string of moderate earthquakes and wider use, the network is finally coming into its own.
The open roles are division chief, project and procurement manager, information security officer, senior network engineer and senior physical security engineer.
The academic health system uses a single talent management platform for some 20,000 users as it considers replacing its current technology.
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Bill Glaholt, a veteran of state government who's on the cusp of retirement, has advice to his successor: “Find a mentor. ... Get your ego completely out of the way and just absorb anything that they have — the things that they’ve thought, the things that they’ve done that didn’t work, the things they’ve done that did work.”
This senior leadership role will oversee user experience, digital communications and marketing functions within the IT department for the entire University of California system.
“I’m ready to get after it!” Brandon Gilmore said. “Those who know me understand my strong track record in generating high demand and building robust pipelines.”
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