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- The Department of Cannabis Control is asking the Legislature for money to support IT enhancements and comply with recently signed legislation.
- Assembly Bill 8 created new oversight and enforcement mandates for the department that will require funding and resources.
- The department has also issued an RFP for a new Laboratory Information Management System Replacement project, with bids due in March.
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The departments of Technology and Fish and Wildlife have published a request for proposals for a new system to replace decades-old tools for monitoring animal species.
The Marin Wildfire Prevention Authority has developed a "dynamic risk scoring" system that uses computer simulations to assess the fire risk associated with each property.
County officials have their eyes set on an ambitious goal — to make the county carbon-neutral by 2030, starting with 25 measures centered on government operations. The effort will cost an estimated $38 million.
Despite all the drama that surrounded the state budget earlier this summer, California is still a "target-rich environment" where IT projects are concerned, according to the Center for Digital Government.
Those five contracts were for services including consulting, subscriptions and a management plan for independent verification and validation (IV&V).
“This innovative GenAI RFI2 process keeps California at the forefront of technology and AI advances that can help streamline state functions,” said the award from the National Association of State Procurement Officials.
Surfnet, a locally owned wireless and fiber Internet provider in Santa Cruz, has secured grant funding to extend broadband access to some of the rural communities in the Santa Cruz Mountains.
Sonoma County has joined a handful of counties — including Santa Cruz, San Benito and San Francisco — that have adopted a guiding blueprint for AI. Other California counties are not far behind in developing AI policies of their own.
The agency has struggled with declining revenue, administrative resources and post-pandemic workforce challenges. It seeks a certified small business to supplement IT operations.
Gov. Gavin Newsom signed three bills into law this week that outline new restrictions around AI-generated political content.
“We’ll be able to teach firefighters what dryness does to a fire, or wind, or a change in fuel type, because we have seen so many firefighters die on fires when they don’t anticipate what the fire’s going to do,” said Jason Forthhofer, a research mechanical engineer with the U.S. Forest Service.
State CIO Liana Bailey-Crimmins put out the call to industry representatives for creative solutions to some of the state's biggest challenges during comments at an industry forum Monday in Sacramento.
“The CISO will set the city’s cybersecurity vision, develop policy, mitigate risk, train others on security policies and practices, ensure systems and data are working, and be an IT security business partner for our 17 departments, chief innovation officer, and executive leaders,” the job posting says.
Candidates should have “a probing, analytical approach with the ability to pre-empt potential problems and identify inefficiencies” and experience working with vendors and service providers, according to the job posting.
The procurement process might need a clause stating that if a non-AI product ever decides to implement a new feature including AI, it triggers a need to re-evaluate the product for security and risk. This is the only way I can see to mitigate the risk of accidental breaches of data.
“What is happening in the world is this massive swell of AI technologies that are entering the classrooms, whether they like it or not,” said Suzanne DiBianca, the company’s chief impact officer and executive vice president. “We’re really trying to help the districts navigate that.”
Before joining Microsoft in August 2023, the Los Angeles-area resident held a series of sales and executive roles, including with Nuance Communications, NTT Ltd., CenturyLink Business, Time Warner Cable Business, Sprint, Lucent Technologies, and AT&T.
The new platform would integrate with the department's existing software to provide in-depth analysis and reporting capabilities around officer behavior and misconduct.
Partnering is a critical piece of the city’s strategy for digital transformation, informing its approach to digital equity and civic technology projects. A new digital inclusion plan builds on this approach.
Proposed solutions and services should align with the five phases outlined in Cal-Secure, the state’s cybersecurity strategic plan.
No stranger to the inner workings of Los Angeles County government, Loo is working to build out the connection between the business and IT sides of the house.
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