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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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Watch Duty, a wildfire-tracking app manned by volunteers monitoring fire scanners, provides emergency information to the public. As the app expands, so does debate about fire department scanner traffic encryption.
The Little Hoover Commission has been looking into artificial intelligence and its potential uses in state government since 2018.
Los Angeles County’s Internal Services Department has several open solicitations for IT goods and services that are set to close later this month.
The recruitments are being done by the California Department of Justice, the California Highway Patrol and the Office of Data and Innovation.
Elon Musk has taken issue with Apple’s partnership with OpenAI, threatening to ban Apple devices at his companies. He has called the collaboration an “unacceptable security violation.”
The chief information officer must have working knowledge of the following IT domains: business technology management, client services, information security, IT project management, software engineering, and systems/network engineering.
The California departments of Technology and General Services held one of two annual vendor forums late last week. The online event was awash in upcoming opportunities and developing procurement policies.
A costly scam perpetrated against the city of Fresno in 2020 could have been halted, a Fresno County Civil Grand Jury found. In a report released last week, the jury noted that city practices have since been improved.
“One of my goals will be to support the delivery of tailored, relevant and efficient experiences to citizens,” Brian Chidester told Industry Insider — California. “In doing so, governments can not only meet the rising expectations of their citizens but also drive greater engagement, trust and satisfaction.”
“So now, we at CDT will have to go through the process of deciding, well, given the funding that we currently have, how will we best proceed?” said Mark Monroe, deputy director of California’s Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative.
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.
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