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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 positions are cybersecurity and engineering manager, enterprise quality assurance systems architect and enterprise storage engineer, respectively.
Four staffers have alleged in separate claims that they faced retaliation — either from their managers or City Attorney Hydee Feldstein Soto herself — after they highlighted problems within the office.
The state has signed another agreement with an AI industry leader, this time focusing on bolstering the state’s technology talent pipeline.
In June, AC Transit upgraded its previous software on Tempo buses to more advanced AI hardware and software designed to recognize lane lines, bus lanes, bus stop dimensions and bus sizes, ensuring accurate violation detection, officials said.
“This position will serve as a member of the agency secretary’s top advisory team, fully participate as a member of the agency management group and provide direct input on agency decisions,” the job posting says.
California began rolling out free earthquake early warning apps about five years ago. In 2024, after various improvements, a string of moderate earthquakes and wider use, the network is finally coming into its own.
The open roles are division chief, project and procurement manager, information security officer, senior network engineer and senior physical security engineer.
The academic health system uses a single talent management platform for some 20,000 users as it considers replacing its current technology.
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Bill Glaholt, a veteran of state government who's on the cusp of retirement, has advice to his successor: “Find a mentor. ... Get your ego completely out of the way and just absorb anything that they have — the things that they’ve thought, the things that they’ve done that didn’t work, the things they’ve done that did work.”
This senior leadership role will oversee user experience, digital communications and marketing functions within the IT department for the entire University of California system.
“I’m ready to get after it!” Brandon Gilmore said. “Those who know me understand my strong track record in generating high demand and building robust pipelines.”
By way of comparison, the California Department of Consumer Affairs spent $4.2 million on the corresponding purchases in Fiscal Year 2022-23.
The department bought six drones this year after voters approved Proposition E, which lets police use surveillance cameras and drones to pursue felony and violent misdemeanor suspects. The drones facilitated three arrests in July.
The departments are looking for candidates to help lead teams and work on a major modernization project, a broadband initiative and project oversight.
The 30-minute webinar this morning will provide an overview of California’s $297 billion state budget, highlighting which agencies and projects may offer opportunities for industry to partner with government.
“Saying goodbye to something we’ve built together, shaping the IT department into the world-class technology organization it is today, is incredibly difficult,” Gray said.
The 30-minute webinar Thursday will provide an overview of California’s $297 billion state budget, highlighting which agencies and projects may offer opportunities for industry to partner with government.
The Emergency Medical Services Authority and the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration are nearing the date they set to release a solicitation for a system that would bring a paper-based process online statewide.
Management of ReserveCalifornia.com has been transferred to a new contractor, Texas-based Tyler Technologies, in an eight-year agreement that promises to further consolidate access to the state’s outdoor recreation areas under that single, centralized web platform.
In a brisk webinar, the IT leaders from Marin and Napa counties and Union City offered insights into what projects are pending, what’s ahead, and how the vendor community can play a role.
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