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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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“We are thrilled to welcome Mike to the Executive Leadership Team as our new CISO,” said Janine Seebeck, CEO at BeyondTrust.
Kaiser told SFGATE that “certain online technologies, previously installed on its websites and mobile applications,” may have transmitted personal information to third-party vendors Google, Microsoft Bing, and X (Twitter).
The California Department of Social Services has a very full plate, with several major IT projects at various stages.
Interim Director Michael Owh has been appointed to lead Los Angeles County’s Internal Services Department on a permanent basis.
The electric vehicle maker will chop 2,753 jobs in the Bay Area, according to official WARN notices the company sent to the state Employment Development Department.
The California Department of Real Estate spent just more than $100,000 on its top seven IT goods purchases of the first quarter.
The device is the 235th camera in the city featuring automatic license plate recognition, or ALPR, technology from Flock Safety.
The Board of Supervisors on Tuesday heard a presentation on County CEO Fesia Davenport’s 2024-2025 fiscal year proposed budget and the financial challenges ahead.
The Employment Development Department is looking for someone to oversee the Financial and Strategy Management Office within its Technology Governance Division.
The school district, based in Orange County, is looking for a wide array of technologies to meet the current and future needs at several school sites and administrative locations.
Millions of Californians are expected to be impacted by the expiration of federal Internet subsidies created by the Affordable Connectivity Program. April is the last month of full benefits under the program.
San Francisco-based Hayden AI has launched a new product called Automated Double Parking Enforcement to help parking enforcement crack down on violators.
Kevin Lothar Petrik has been selected to lead the Department of Technology’s geographic information systems efforts. He brings experience from the public, private and nonprofit sectors.
The Department of Consumer Affairs spent just more than $2 million on its top seven IT goods purchases in the first quarter of this year.
“When deadlines are stretched too far into the future, staff often feel overloaded, leading to decreased morale and efficiency,” writes Steve Monaghan, director of Nevada County’s Information and General Services Agency.
“The incumbent will be leading the implementation of the new cryptocurrency monitoring technology such as Ethereum Chainalysis,” says the job posting by the Department of Financial Protection and Innovation.
The state’s health insurance marketplace plans to implement Google’s Document AI in June, automating parts of its verification process for resident health insurance coverage applications.
“I’m excited to join the team at Golden Bridge Strategies and hope to build on the success they have had in working with clients on IT projects that have a positive impact on the delivery of public-sector services,” Smith told Industry Insider.
Erdkamp brings extensive leadership experience to the CalSAWS executive director role. The high-profile project to streamline benefits access spans all 58 counties in the state.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to inform readers about state and local agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with IT leaders. Responses have been lightly edited.
The nation’s largest state justice system spent $1,669,358 on the corresponding purchases in the first quarter of 2023.
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