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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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California’s secretary of state is rolling out a new system for trademark and servicemark approval today.
Gov. Jerry Brown first proposed an online community college in June, when he directed the community colleges' chancellor to create the institution. His proposed budget calls for $100 million in startup funding.
Pondera Solutions, an award-winning Sacramento tech firm, names a vice president of sales who has a long track record of success in the sector.
Artificial intelligence, and its ramifications in society and the workplace, is the key topic this month when the board of California’s Little Hoover Commission meets in the state Capitol.
Geographic information system adoption has sped up in California, especially in city and county governments.
Procurement specialists in the public sector shouldn’t avoid working with startup firms. They can be more flexible and forward-thinking, and they often have their eyes keenly on the future.
Techwire has been querying IT leaders in government and the private sector about what trends they see in government technology in 2018. Today, the last installation in the series appears, featuring two figures from industry.
A state board on Thursday approved a major overhaul of how state IT workers are classified, a reorganization that the head of the California Department of Technology says will bring more skilled tech workers to the state ranks and keep them there.
For those interested in positions of IT leadership, a few key leadership positions have opened up in state government.
California’s complicated property tax laws have caused many counties to continue using legacy systems, often coded in COBAL, into the modern era.
A national survey has determined that Sacramento is among the top 20 U.S. cities for STEM professionals. Other California cities on the list include San Jose (20th), Los Angeles (35th), Bakersfield (62nd), Riverside (83rd), Fresno (87th), Stockton (91st) and Oxnard (92nd).
Overseeing IT for the Human Resources Department of the nation's most populous county is no small task. CIO and Assistant Director Murtaza Masood, whose agency handles all things tech for more than 100,000 employees, looks ahead to 2018 and beyond, and sees data analytics, predictive modeling and digital workspaces as the essential tools.
From bolstering state IT security to replacing legacy systems at the DMV, Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget asks lawmakers for millions of dollars in technology upgrades at state agencies. Overall, he proposed a $4.768 million budget for the California Department of Technology in the coming fiscal year, representing a slight increase over this year’s budget of $4.765 million.
The complexity of mapping high-risk fire areas has caused new delays in California's regulatory efforts, and the Public Utilities Commission is set to vote on whether to grant another deadline extension.
Three more IT leaders offer Techwire readers their analyses of what trends and practices are likely to have a large influence on government tech in 2018. Hint: Look to the cloud.
Sacramento County is refreshing several of its systems for the new year.
The state Employment Development Department built out several modernizations in 2017 and is working to increase process efficiency and reduce costs with new software and system upgrades.
As the Legislature waits to see Gov. Jerry Brown’s proposed budget, due Wednesday, Techwire looks back on the adjustments made to the current year’s IT spending.
In a world of big tech investment, where a company with a zany idea may flare up and fizzle out or it may hit the stock market at a billion-dollar value, is there room for technology that helps city hall update its application forms? It’s beginning to look like the answer is yes — especially in California, home to 31 of the GovTech 100 firms that serve state and local government in unique, innovative, effective ways.
The Legislative Analyst’s Office has released an evaluation of the California State University (CSU) Cross-Campus Online Education Program, finding that CSU needs to enroll more students, provide more courses, improve access and provide better data on the online programs.
State lawmakers have introduced a bill to bolster the ability of emergency officials to contact residents who may be in harm's way — a topic that has been scrutinized since last year's devastating Napa and Sonoma County wildfires. The legislation would create uniform statewide emergency notification protocols and would require all counties to develop and adopt guidelines for using Wireless Emergency Alerts.
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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.
Insights from A1M Solutions on low-cost, low-risk ways to implement AI today
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