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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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Sacramento Chief Information Officer Maria MacGunigal and Chief Innovation Officer Louis Stewart will discuss how the city is embedding innovation in the city and how the region is positioning itself as an innovation hub during a webinar beginning at 10 a.m. Wednesday.
Agency profile: The California Department of Industrial Relations has a budget of $677.42 million for the 2017-18 fiscal year; $59.15 million of that is allocated to information technology.
The CIO of the California Department of Industrial Relations, which has a $60 million IT budget, says his agency is gearing up to join FI$Cal.
Commentary: "In addition to all the brand-new next-gen octane-fueled gadgets, I’m seeing a new shadow on the ground: I foresee a revolution of how government leverages technology in a way that not only improves organizational interaction with the public, but also betters the lives of their constituents. In the coming months and years, I believe we will see a refocus on the human side of tech."
The California Department of Public Health tested a mobile application for licensing and enforcement last fall to improve and facilitate the investigation of complaints.
The California Transportation Department is advertising for a chief to oversee its IT Project and Business Management Division.
Among the experts who offered IT predictions for 2018 through the International City/County Management Association (ICCMA) is Roseville CIO Hong Sae. Sae, who has more than 30 years of IT leadership experience, has previously offered perspectives to Techwire readers.
A new report by the state Legislative Analyst’s Office tackles the growing concern over the state’s archival storage space. The report, prepared by fiscal and policy analyst Sara Cortez, predicts the State Archives will no longer be able to store physical records in less than two decades.
“One digital government securely delivered by a dynamic workforce.” That theme is prominently featured in the California Department of Technology’s newly published 2017 annual report — and it’s a familiar one to those who follow CDT’s public messaging at various tech and vendor forums.
Taking a swipe at federal regulators, the state Senate voted Monday to impose rules on Internet service providers in a bid to guarantee that Californians have fair and reasonable access to the Internet.
Three system upgrades will interface between law enforcement agencies.
San Francisco's attempt to bring affordable, high-speed Internet service to every home and business in the city was set to take a major step forward today as city officials began choosing private-sector partners to build the network at the lowest possible cost.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation named CalPERS Controller Kristin Montgomery to the position of deputy director/chief operations officer over Enterprise Information Services’ (EIS) Operations and Support — one of two deputy directors appointed this week by Russ Nichols, CDCR’s director of EIS.
Several California counties have begun replacing voting technology in anticipation of this year's mid-term elections. While all of the state's technology will be replaced by 2020, only a few counties are testing out new styles now.
Gov. Jerry Brown wants a 15-fold increase in the number of zero-emission cars in California, but the multibillion-dollar tab has some wondering.
State Auditor Elaine Howle, the nationally recognized chief of the California Bureau of State Audits, has been reappointed to another term by Gov. Jerry Brown.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has named Donald Page to the position of Deputy Director/Chief Technology Officer over Enterprise Technology Services.
Ventura County has appointed CIO Mike Pettit to the position of assistant CEO and chief of staff for county government.
The widespread use of the words "open" and "data" in company monikers is reflective of where government priorities lie in 2018. Good government is guided by open, transparent operations.
The deadline has been extended until next Friday for vendors to submit questions to a state agency about an RFI pertaining to identity and access management solutions.
"White hat" Ben Sadeghipour described ways to find bugs within multiple systems, a skill that could be used to support local government jurisdictions.
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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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