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Liana Bailey-Crimmins, CIO and director of the California Department of Technology, announced late Friday afternoon that she is leaving the role.
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Scrums and agile development methods have been hot topics over the last few years, but a lot of the process takes place behind the scenes.
State IT staffers who want to learn more about the field of information security may be interested in the California Department of Technology's Information Security Leadership Academy.
In culling through hundreds of news stories every week, Techwire comes across some interesting reads that don't quite fit our template for a full story, but which might be of interest to our readers. Here are a few links that we thought were worth a click — and a podcast that's worth a listen. Enjoy!
The nonprofit organization that operates Los Angeles County's social services hotline inadvertently exposed personal information that was stored online, according to county officials and a private security firm that discovered the vulnerability.
While requests for bids, invitations and information will still exist, more departments will be encouraged to use SB and DVBE options first.
State and local procurement experts say do these things to do business with government.
California governments take eight spots in the best 25 public employers in the country.
California stands firm on its cyberinsurance policy.
Quentin Wright, a veteran of state service who spent more than two decades as IT Manager for the Department of Motor Vehicles, has been named Deputy Director for Technology and Administration of the California Office of Traffic Safety.
The California Secretary of State’s Office is using technology to cut out the middleman when it comes to registering a new business in the state. The tech takes two forms: an interactive search assistant called a chatbot, and a tool relating to businesses registered in the state.
It’s May Revision time, and Gov. Jerry Brown’s allocations were about what everyone guessed they would be.
Code for America will partner with the office of San Francisco District Attorney George Gascón in using technology to automatically reduce marijuana convictions for city residents who are eligible under Proposition 64.
Oakland officials halted an inspection program that sends firefighters to multifamily apartments, restaurants and other commercial buildings to check for safety and fire hazards — because of a change in software.
While there is some flexibility in how departments spend their budgets, here are the funds at least partially specified for information technology use in the revision. All of these funds would be spent during FY 2018-19.
Sacramento County government and the Sacramento Public Agency Consortium (SacPAC) are hosting an event Thursday aimed at those interested in government contracting and procurement. The event is billed as the 2018 Regional Connecting Point.
The Artificial Intelligence Subcommittee of the state Little Hoover Commission will meet with government agencies and labor representatives next week to discuss the data that the state needs in order to prepare for the impacts of AI and automation.
State turns to Google partnership to increase availability and preservation of archives.
When government IT leaders are recognized for outstanding service, it's important to acknowledge that. And the same goes for the kids of California who will be tomorrow's IT leaders.
It's time to give a shout-out — and a nomination — to your favorite public-sector IT professional, project or department in California. Nominations are now being accepted for the prestigious "Best of California" award, a project of the Center for Digital Government.
A Southern California partnership involving government and industry is ready to elevate its drone program, with an eye toward commercial use.
Artificial intelligence has become a mainstream topic over the last few years, with Alexa Echoes in homes and Google Assistants able to hold conversations, but one California legislator wants to open up a legislative discussion around it.
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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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