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Industry representatives talked through some of the considerations surrounding government adoption of artificial intelligence during the recent GovAI Coalition Summit in San Jose.
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The governor’s office has announced three new IT-related appointments to the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, the Office of Data and Innovation, and the California Government Operations Agency.
LAPD officials added a disclaimer to the site’s crime page about the department’s shift to the National Incident-Based Reporting System, which will bring it in line with federal guidelines aimed at gaining more detailed crime data.
Khaled Tawfik “will also identify opportunities for vendors to partner with the city to help prioritize equity, accessibility and citizen-centric service delivery.”
The city of Oakland is recruiting for three open Information System Specialist III roles within the Information Technology Department.
The improvements could mean that, depending on where they are and where the quake begins, Californians would receive an earlier, more accurate estimate of magnitude before the Earth starts shaking.
The California Public Utilities Commission is partnering with Maximus to oversee its California Connect program, which provides services to the state’s deaf and disabled residents through new technologies, policies and advocacy.
The California Privacy Protection Agency, which is tasked with creating and enforcing an accessible data deletion mechanism for Californians, is set to host a listening and learning session this month.
Lawmakers in California have proposed legislation on everything from deepfakes to data transparency to large-system safeguards. The big question: Which bills could pass?
Deloitte Consulting, INRIX Inc. and Accenture will be paid $1 each to develop and test potential AI tools in a secure environment during a six-month pilot program with the California Department of Transportation.
The State Treasurer’s Office is seeking a CTO, and the Office of the Inspector General is recruiting for a specialist in solution architecture.
The California Department of Technology and the Office of the Inspector General are seeking talented candidates for these and other tech positions.
“ODI provides the subject matter expertise to prototype ideas and to help state departments improve solutions,” says Jeffery Marino, director of the Office of Data and Innovation.
Generative AI put government on its heels as officials tried to understand what it is and how to keep it from derailing the status quo. Now, a more proactive approach is taking hold, officials say.
The California Department of Insurance is seeking a chief to oversee the Business Technology Management Bureau, and the California State Lottery is seeking a mobile app developer.
About 1,400 students went to the Marriott Hotel in downtown Oakland, some from considerable distances, to take the SAT exam, which is now entirely online. Officials had to cancel the test due to Internet connectivity problems.
The California Highway Patrol’s five largest expenditures during the first quarter of the year included subscription services, a safety platform, server preparation and investigative services.
A report issued last fall mentions opportunities to use AI for tutoring, summarization and personalized content generation, but it also labels education a risky use case.
By all — or most, anyway — accounts, California is leading the way on how AI dovetails into state government. Gov. Gavin Newsom and academic experts discussed this progress during the Joint California Summit on Generative AI.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is among the agencies, companies and nonprofits that are engaging in the booming “space race” to fight the flames.
The Employment Development Department is asking for industry feedback on a planned request for proposals for a sweeping overhaul of its claims management system, which uses decades-old technology.
“In an ideal world, governments will be able to request proposals from vendors and reduce AI spin-up times by having these agency-unique models and context engines shareable across various platforms,” writes Ben Palacio, senior IT analyst for Placer County.
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