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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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e.Republic's Vice President of Research Joe Morris will host a webinar at 11 a.m., providing an overview of California's proposed budget.
The state Child Welfare Digital Services project's Intake Digital Services last week launched Snapshot 1.0, the first release of CWS-CARES functionality, which is now up and running and accessible by 22 county social workers.
In response to Gov. Jerry Brown setting aside $100 million in funding for the project in his 2018-19 proposed budget, the Senate’s committee on Budget and Fiscal Review discussed the project last week, drawing support as well as criticism.
That slow-moving stalwart of investing, the old municipal bond, is about to meet the trendiest tech in the country right now: blockchain. And in Berkeley, the people behind the initiative want to open the bond to investors using both U.S. dollars and some as-of-yet-unspecified cryptocurrency.
Describing California state government as behind the times, a Republican Assemblywoman is calling for all state agencies to modernize their use of technology to improve efficiencies and create better working environments. Legislation introduced this week by Assemblywoman Marie Waldron, R-Escondido, would require agencies to set modernization goals and objectives by Jan. 1, 2020.
Techwire tracks business opportunities at all levels of government in California. Here are some of the state's RFPs that are closing in the next few weeks.
Seeking to combat false information spreading on the Internet, one state lawmaker wants social media websites to identify automated accounts often used to sway readers’ opinions.
News from the Bay Area: San Francisco is looking to hire tech engineers and a product manager, while Oakland's Civic Design Lab gets up and running.
Tech-dependent things the average person takes for granted — emergency notifications or even calling 911 — pose huge impediments and risks for the hearing- and sight-impaired.
One company has been answering the AB 2246 requirements of local education agencies to develop policies to assist high-risk groups, especially in grades 7-12, by implementing role-play simulation software that allows teachers to practice skills that can identify at-risk students.
The city of Sacramento is harnessing technology to address societal challenges in creative ways. That was the message of a webinar Wednesday featuring the city's CIO and its chief innovation officer.
Two Sacramento Bee databases on a third-party computer server were seized last month by an anonymous hacker who demanded The Bee pay a ransom in bitcoin to get the data back.
The public sector is recruiting IT talent again. Here are some of the open positions at multiple levels throughout the state.
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The state Department of General Services has honored 10 employees for exemplifying the department's values, and each was honored with a plaque and a short video.
The Department of Justice intends to certify the state’s opioid prescription drug database no later than July, triggering a six-month mandate that requires doctors to consult the database before writing a new prescription for a controlled substance.
Pondera Solutions announces the addition of a second independent board member, veteran IT executive Mike Borman. Pondera founder and CEO Jon Coss says Borman's experience will propel Pondera's growth in its niche — delivering solutions targeting waste, fraud and abuse in government contracting.
Legislation introduced this month by Assemblywoman Jacqui Irwin would require that manufacturers equip smart devices with security features. At issue is how to beef up the security on the billions of gadgets that connect to the Internet — the “Internet of Things” or “IoT” devices that the FBI last year warned have much less robust security features than a home computer or phone.
California's Department of Child Support Services is preparing for the retirement of Director Alisha Griffin this week.
When Bloomberg Philanthropies’ What Works Cities program handed out its first-ever certifications in January, Los Angeles was the only city in the country to receive gold, with eight others just behind it, earning silver.
Fi$Cal, the comprehensive and integrated financial application rolling out throughout California’s government, is on to another year of onboarding departments.
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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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