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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 California State Library is using technology — and a newly redesigned website — to help users look things up. The work took months and was a collaboration between the State Library’s Web design team and computer science students.
As a California commission with the power to recommend policy to the state Legislature studies artificial intelligence, it is getting mixed signals about just how heavy-handed the state should be in regulating the technology. Some think the state should wait to regulate AI until it knows more about it, and some think it should approach AI with more caution.
The state's power grid overseer, the California Independent System Operator, has launched a Web page that tracks greenhouse gas emissions from resources used to generate electricity for about 30 million consumers.
The University of California and California State University systems have teamed up on a shared procurement system, known as CalUsource, that’s designed to streamline the procurement process and save money. The new process, which went live last month, “may be the largest effort of its kind in higher education and possibly any industry,” UC says.
An address on a cable contract, the location of a cellphone, a store purchase or a simple Internet search for a vacation spot. All of that information about a consumer can be unknowingly collected and sold by businesses — at least for now.
Artificial intelligence is the topic Thursday at a Capitol meeting of California’s Little Hoover Commission. Board members will hear experts address four key areas related to AI and state government.
Predictive analysis might someday be used by child-welfare workers to help predict which children might be more likely to need help. California child-welfare officials heard a description of the technology Tuesday — with the caution that it's just a possibility, not a concrete plan.
As infrastructure ages, municipalities seek replacements for supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems.
A member of the California Energy Commission, along with many in the solar industry and environmental movements, is warning that the Trump administration's planned tariffs on imported solar technology could cost jobs and raise prices for homeowners.
The California State Auditor has a new report addressing the topic of nine “high-risk issues” in state government, and IT oversight is one of them.
San Diego County is transitioning to a new outsourcing agreement. The new contract includes $1 billion over seven years for all IT services.
The California Senate passed legislation Monday intended to beef up security on wireless routers, televisions, children’s toys and other smart devices that connect to the Internet.
In preparation for the release of the proposed state budget, Techwire asked several agencies for information on what they saw happening to IT spending in the 2018-19 fiscal year.
Vendors who are interested, or even curious, about becoming part of the state’s Pre-Qualified Vendor Pool for Agile Development/Digital Services have until 2 p.m. Friday to ask questions about qualifying through the California Department of Technology.
The California Internet for All (AB 1665) bill took effect this month, providing $300 million for infrastructure and $30 million for resources and services that would bring the Internet to areas across California.
Today is the deadline to submit questions for clarification about an RFI that was issued last week by the California Health and Human Services Agency's Office of Systems Integration, pertaining to identity and access management solutions. The deadline for responses to the RFI is next Friday, Jan. 26.
The Department of Technology is seeking nominations for the 2018 Champion of Technology Awards.
Seeking to restore federal protections that governed Internet use, a key state Senate panel on Thursday endorsed legislation intended to ensure that Californians have free and open access to the Internet. The Senate Appropriations Committee sent SB 460 to the Senate floor only after its author, Sen. Kevin de Leon, pledged to make a significant change on who would oversee Internet service providers and guarantee so-called "net neutrality" rules in California.
A California-only net neutrality bill would maintain a level playing field, its proponents say. But industry figures are pushing back, saying the measure is costly and unnecessary.
Four IT executive positions remain open in California state government — and application deadlines are looming, with one deadline today and one Friday.
A California congressman wants to meet with the top three microchip makers to better understand the implications of two security flaws that affect almost all computing devices in the world.
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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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