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According to sources inside and outside of state government, departments are being asked to identify cuts of 10 percent or more. While the veil of secrecy raises alarm bells for some, the practice is nothing new during budget crunches.
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When it comes to IT-related challenges, California's rural and urban counties may have more in common than not.
The department announced on its blog Monday that it has begun using e-signatures in a pilot.
In its 16th year, the Best of California Awards recognize public-sector professionals and innovative service delivery and use of emerging technologies to improve citizen services.
California's Office of Systems Integration spent about $1.38 billion in IT goods and services during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years.
In 1966, when Placer County built 'The Domes,' its government center in Auburn, the design was futuristic. Now, 50 years later, the iconic complex is undergoing an update from the inside — in terms of its IT operations. Techwire spends some time with Darren Huppert, the county's senior digital services analyst.
The state has three new technology leadership positions to fill.
From broken bones and teeth to punctured lungs and lacerations requiring plastic surgery — injuries from riding dockless electric scooters have, according to medical professionals, landed people in emergency rooms all over California.
That included about 4,000 purchase orders spread over 24 months, with the most orders in July 2016.
The California Secretary of State's CIO really wants to hear from vendors — just not yet.
Startups are producing lots of transit data that could help inform government policy — but not everyone agrees on what should be shared.
Infiniti, the Folsom-based company that has provided managed and cloud services for 15 years — including many projects within California state government — has been acquired and is merging forces with InterVision, also a provider of managed IT services.
The California Department of Managed Health Care is formalizing the structure of the department's Business Intelligence Division.
California county CIOs will gather this weekend for their semi-annual conference in which they swap ideas and break bread with vendors.
The Sacramento chapter of Latinas in Tech will host an event Sept. 25 at the Consulate General of Mexico in Sacramento.
As California replaces its money-bail system with "risk assessments" to determine who is most likely to fail to appear for their court dates, Uptrust is expanding its tool that it says helps people stay in compliance.
Tech veteran George Khalil discusses using technology to bridge gaps and move the agency forward as he takes over the helm of technology and innovation in the city.
A state chief information officer who's held that role for almost two decades has announced his retirement — but he plans to stick around to help with his successor's transition. The application period has opened.
Sacramento is one of four cities in the U.S. to receive early access to the at-home Internet service, along with los Angeles, Houston and Indianapolis, according to a Verizon press release.
The California Highway Patrol spent about $49.46 million in IT goods, services and telecoms during the 2016-17 and 2017-18 fiscal years.
California's tough new online privacy laws, combined with the emergence of chief privacy officers in city and county governments, send a signal that it's a new day for data protection in the Golden State.
The e-scooter company Bird's offering is tailored toward some of the exact complaints of cities like San Francisco and San Jose.
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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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