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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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The city of Sacramento has changed details on its RAILS grant applications.
Twenty-nine state IT specialists are the new graduates of the Information Technology Leadership Academy (ITLA), one of four career development academies offered by the California Department of Technology to train future IT leaders in state government.
The county's Registrar of Voters has released its 2018 election security playbook.
The city of San Jose has reached a tentative agreement with AT&T to install a network of 170 small cells on lampposts across the city by the end of the year to improve wireless coverage. City officials say the small cells will boost voice and data capacity for residents and businesses and fortify the FirstNet emergency responder communications network.
The state's grid operator has new ways to get information to stakeholders.
The Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is using an old tool in a new way.
Twenty-nine state IT workers graduated Friday from the Information Technology Leadership Academy, a program that the California Department of Technology uses to train future CIOs and IT leaders.
"One day after Earth Day, how can we put the promise of technology into action? What damage needs undoing? What efforts will have the most impact?"
California would license special banks to handle billions of dollars generated by the legal marijuana market under legislation given initial approval by state lawmakers Wednesday.
The Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS) project, part of the Office of Systems Integration under California Health and Human Services, has published a list of anticipated procurements on its website.
The California Department of Technology is accepting reservations for its spring CDT Vendor/Partner Forum, where companies and consultants can find out the best ways to do business with the state.
California Secretary of State Alex Padilla released a high school and youth initiative website to make information and resources more available. The aim of the site is to get young voters more involved.
When California's county CIOs and state IT leaders gathered this week in Pomona for their spring conference, it was mostly business — but there was time for fun and team-building, as well. Techwire was there and recorded some images for posterity.
IT specialists from four California counties offered "lessons learned" about how preparedness and an updated disaster plan can minimize damage when a wildfire or earthquake causes havoc.
Mark Greninger, the Chief Data Officer for Los Angeles County, talks exclusively with Techwire about the current uses — and, for vendors, future opportunities — of Geographic Information Systems technology.
Striving to bolster government cybersecurity statewide, lawmakers on Tuesday backed legislation that would require all state agencies to comply with security policies issued by the California Department of Technology. The proposed directive would be a change in state law, and it’s one that California’s constitutional officers oppose.
A proposal that would restore net neutrality in California advanced in the state Senate on Tuesday with changes that scaled back some of its provisions. Lobbyists for major Internet providers, including AT&T, said the proposed law is still complex and confusing and could cause companies to pass on more costs to consumers. Technology advocates were disappointed to see the state contracts provision cut, but cheered its approval.
Marin County’s state senator has authored a bill, SB 833, that would require every county in California to adopt the Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system. The way the bill is written, some counties would be required to buy software that could cost thousands of dollars per year.
The California Assembly is considering legislation that would allow the state Department of Justice to contract with an interstate sharing database.
The Senate Business, Professions, and Economic Development Committee voted on legislation for social media bots.
Shell Culp is a senior fellow at the Center for Digital Government and has worked on California's health benefits exchange system, case management and payroll system.
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