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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 trade group Chamber for Progress, which represents tech giants like Meta, Google and X, is urging Gov. Gavin Newsom to kill bills that would add new financial liability rules and limit the use of addictive algorithms.
That’s one of the main ideas driving a deal between Geographic Solutions and California prison authorities. The company’s software is helping give soon-to-be-released inmates a chance to apply for jobs.
“Veracode staked an early leadership position with our first-to-market AI-powered solution Veracode Fix, and we’re putting our foot on the gas to extend that leadership,” he told Industry Insider — California. “I’m honored and humbled to lead Veracode in its next chapter.”
Industry Insider — California has updated its agency and department budgets page, allowing members to view data for allocations across state agencies and topic areas.
The positions are in the Department of Child Support Services, the California State Lottery, the Office of Technology and Solutions Integration and the Employment Development Department.
“Switching to a .gov domain provides further assurance to the public that the information found on our website is official, trusted information,” said Yolo County’s chief technology officer, Lee Gerney.
The State Controller’s Office, already out to bid for a system integrator for the massive modernization effort, plans to release three more solicitations this year to support its eventual system integrator.
The California Air Resources Board is seeking a chief information officer for its Office of Information Services, while the California Department of Technology is looking for a project director to oversee high-priority initiatives.
Citing unnecessary work and redundancy, Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a bill that would have put new annual reporting mandates around the state’s Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative.
The police department plans to install drones strategically — docked on roofs in central, east and west Elk Grove — so that they can be deployed quickly to respond to 911 calls.
Four Northern California counties were recognized for their innovation and IT excellence in this year’s Digital Counties Survey.
The Office of Data and Innovation has a new principal analytics engineer in Pleasanton-based Rajesh Veera. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced the appointment Friday.
The deal could be worth as much as $23 billion, according to sources close to the talks, and would be the largest tech deal so far for Google’s parent company.
The Judicial Branch of California made buys including license renewals, digitization agreements, support services and CALNET NextGen installation.
Part two of our coverage of the annual Digital Counties Survey highlights the IT work being done in San Mateo and Ventura counties, two California standouts in their population category.
Interim Chief Information Officer Michael Makstman has been tapped to lead the city and county’s Department of Technology on a permanent basis.
The solution will help to streamline the administrative process associated with the creation and management of the City Council agenda.
The annual Digital Counties Survey highlighted three familiar names this year, noting marked improvements in their strategic efforts and government innovation excellence.
Despite security concerns voiced by one supervisor, the county's Board of Supervisors voted this week to approve a contract with Dominion Voting Systems for new voting machines and technology.
Earlier this week, the California Department of Technology released a request for quotations for a contractor to manage the state’s move to a next-generation 911 system.
The five largest purchases between Jan. 1 and March 31 included subscription renewals for spreadsheet software and GIS services, as well as cabling and other items.
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