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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 event will cover the state’s generative AI procurement guidelines and offer vendors an opportunity to ask the burning questions they have about the new process.
The event next week will feature speakers including San Diego Chief Information Officer Jonathan Behnke; Chief Information Security Officer Brendan Daly; Dennis Gakunga, chief sustainability officer for the city of Chula Vista; and Nathan Short, IT director for the Encinitas Union School District.
Jonathan Behnke participated in a concise but comprehensive video overview of the role that he and his department play in managing the digital infrastructure for the nation’s eighth-largest city.
The firm is based in El Dorado Hills and focuses on preventing fraud and abuse in government benefit payments. Founders Greg Loos and Linda Miller have announced the professionals who make up the company’s C-suite.
The Employment Development Department announced a new direct-deposit option for benefits recipients.
“It is fitting that CDT and DOR go live in FI$Cal on the 10th anniversary of onboarding the first wave of departments to the system,” writes Michelle Moody, deputy director of FI$Cal’s Business Operation and Solutions Division.
An update issued Friday by CalSAWS notes that in addition to the addendum to the original RFP, the question period for vendors has been extended from its original June 18 deadline to June 25. CalSAWS held the bidders’ conference last week.
Bad actors compromised the email accounts of more than 50 Los Angeles County Department of Public Health employees, gaining access to potentially sensitive client information.
Industry Insider — California will not publish a newsletter Wednesday in observance of the Juneteenth holiday. The newsletter will resume Thursday morning.
“We are pleased to provide an improved user experience with our new website accessibility features so all members can access our job-critical content,” said Mike Driessen, publisher of Industry Insider and vice president of Subscription Services for parent company e.Republic.
“There’s so much happening at ODI, and I think we’re now at a point where we can start to really tell those stories, and I’m excited,” Lally told Industry Insider — California.
The city and county of San Francisco is looking for a vendor to provide data and evaluation services for its Department of Early Childhood, and an ongoing request for qualifications seeks tech and other vendors for its Urban Area Security Initiatives.
PG&E officials could not be reached for more detailed comment on why the company is funding the AI center in San Jose or what benefits it might gain from the emerging technologies.
Gov. Gavin Newsom has announced the appointment of Edward Bómbita as commander of the state’s Cybersecurity Integration Center within the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services.
“We took immediate action to address this mistake, and we sincerely apologize for the inconvenience that customers have experienced as a result of this issue,” said Jonathan Behnke, the city IT director.
The award-winning veteran of state service outlined for Industry Insider — California his goals, his priorities and his expectations as he takes over as agency information officer for the California Department of Food and Agriculture.
The California State Lottery is seeking candidates for senior product manager and business solutions architect.
The San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency got the OK this week to pursue its plan for automated speed enforcement in 33 locations throughout the city — and vendors got a new bidding opportunity.
The five largest purchases of IT goods by the Financial Information System of California were with the same five vendors as in the first quarter of 2023: Mythics VIII LLC, HF Tech Services Inc., OPTM West, Allied Network Solutions Inc. and Dynamic Systems Inc.
Both positions work with the State Disability Insurance section of the Employment Development Department.
As the conversation around girding state workers from the impacts of generative AI heats up, one advancing bill could establish new rules for state and local government call centers.
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