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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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San Francisco says a public-private hybrid plan for high-speed Internet throughout the city is necessary to bridge to connectivity divide among residents.
Two major U.S. cities were crippled this week by ransomware, but even in the heart of Silicon Valley, Bay Area government officials tasked with safeguarding a growing trove of sensitive data feel vulnerable to what they see as a constant and ever-evolving threat.
The California grid operator has approved the utility's plan to replace a 40-year-old, jet-fueled legacy power plant in Oakland with local, clean-energy sources.
He's led tech teams in several other large cities throughout the state.
A Los Angeles City Council member has introduced a motion to study the feasibility of a municipal broadband network that would provide at-cost high-speed Internet to the city's businesses and residents.
Attention, vendors: The California Department of Technology has scheduled a forum that will focus on how best to do business with the state.
Of the 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers recognized by Government Technology magazine this year, three are from California. Their names are probably familiar to Techwire readers.
With officer-involved shootings becoming widely debated, body cameras worn by police have become a hot topic.
The Child Welfare Digital Services project is the effort to replace the legacy child welfare records management and associated systems.
Rubrik has named IT sales veteran Dan Raynes its new account executive for State and Local Government in the Sacramento region.
California enjoys a $386 billion economic impact from the tech industry.
California's State Water Resources Control Board wants to engage the public in data-driven decisions and possibly use the data for machine learning processes later.
Ralph Cesena, one of the state's newest CIOs, describes himself as "a lifelong Information Technology geek/manager/leader with a track record of success managing all kinds of software and database projects."
The California Air Resources Board will discuss its progress on creating metrics to measure greenhouse gases.
The Child Welfare Digital Services project is leading the way on how record management systems are modernized across California state government.
An award-winning California IT executive is returning to state service — and to a familiar role, albeit with a new agency — after working for a few years in municipal government.
The CISO will oversee IT integrity and security for the state's entire financial information system.
The state Department of Health Care Services is recruiting for a new Chief Technology Officer for the Enterprise Innovation Technology Services Division.
Three years after installing millions of dollars worth of "smart" parking meters, the city of Sacramento is about to remove 175 of them on four streets, including one entire side of J Street in midtown, in an area populated by many state government offices. The reason: The meter sensors cannot handle a new task being asked of them.
California’s libraries are working to close the digital divide and increase digital and data literacy. One way the libraries are doing that is by training librarians to train community members.
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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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