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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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Candidates are being sought by the California Department of Aging, the Department of Health Care Services, the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Financial Information System for California and the Employment Development Department.
The nonprofit California Emerging Technology Fund has announced that three dozen local governments will be receiving grant funding to mitigate the digital equity disparities in their communities.
Both virtual four-week programs are open to employees of state and local government in California. Registration has opened, and each course is limited to 20 participants.
The Los Angeles County Department of Public Works has issued a call to vendors for a new customer information system and related services for its six Waterworks Districts.
Jurisdictions are finding that their stores of data pose almost as much challenge as they do opportunity. Experts shared their experiences and the potential pitfalls during a recent event.
State Chief Information Officer Liana Bailey-Crimmins will discuss generative AI, industry partnerships and the state’s strategic technology outlook at the event, set for Monday in Sacramento.
The city’s computer-aided dispatch system for first responders hadn’t been overhauled in more than 20 years. The new system went live July 30.
The openings are in the Department of Finance, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, the Department of Health Care Services, and the Financial Information System for California.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation is looking for a vendor to maintain, operate and enhance two critical systems used by the Board of Parole Hearings.
The newest version of San Francisco's 311 app supports full functionality in the city's four most common languages: English, Chinese, Spanish and Filipino.
A roster of public-sector tech leaders will offer up their forecasts on future initiatives impacting IT across the state, providing “insights to help turbocharge business strategies and validate sales and marketing activities.” The half-day event is set for Sept. 16 in Sacramento.
Brian Kelly discussed the progress of construction after a slow start to the challenges that lie ahead for the ambitious rail project. Succeeding Kelly will be Ian Choudri, a senior vice president for transportation engineering firm HNTB Corp.
Key state departments are doing market research into what tools utilizing generative AI might be used to help the state with several key challenges including homelessness, data use, legislative research and financial efficiency.
Veteran technologist Chris Mattmann is the UC system’s first campus chief data and artificial intelligence officer. UCLA is one of just a few universities in the U.S. to have someone in this role.
Experts from the public and private sectors recently took aim at the big questions surrounding the massive amount of data they hold. Chief among them was accessibility and how to prepare for the next wave of AI-enabled tech.
The solution should be scalable, GIS-compatible and capable of managing work orders, tracking asset performance, scheduling preventive maintenance, generating detailed reports, and assisting in data-driven decisions.
After three years as the acting chief information officer for Los Angeles County IT, Loo was officially appointed to lead technology efforts as its permanent CIO this summer.
Recruitments are being done by the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Department of Finance, and the Office of Legislative Counsel.
Public officials and private stakeholders gathered in Natomas last week to celebrate the start of a more than 250-mile stretch of fiber-optic cable that will run from San Jose to Carson City, Nev.
“Chatbot solutions have been around for years now; however, augmenting them with AI produces better human-like conversion flows, translation and communications in various users’ native languages, regardless of the native language used by the jurisdiction,” writes Ben Palacio, senior IT analyst for Placer County.
Matthew Zhou of Oakland has been named the state’s new assistant chief data officer, and Summer Mothwood of San Francisco has been named principal analytics engineer.
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