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Technologists are in demand at the California Student Aid Commission, the Department of Transportation and the State Compensation Insurance Fund, as each agency looks to strengthen its team.
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The tool, called a Benefits Recommender, is among the state IT projects highlighted in the California Department of Technology’s annual report, Realizing the Success of Vision 2023. It was created by the Office of Data and Innovation, part of the California Government Operations Agency.
Facing a looming deadline to introduce proposed laws, state Assembly members and senators continue to release legislation that could impact IT companies and governments alike.
“I will continue to work with the public sector, helping them overcome some of their biggest IT challenges, address some of their biggest priorities, and provide insights to strengthen their decision-making,” Ballard told Industry Insider — California. Her focus will be the departments within the California Health and Human Services Agency.
The annual report, published Thursday, offers metric-based summaries of the California Department of Technology’s work in cybersecurity, project delivery, procurement duration, workforce training, and data access and outcomes.
Two solicitations in generative artificial intelligence focus on improving the process of health-care facility inspections and expanding access to health and social services information for residents who speak limited English.
The device allows law enforcement agencies to log the phone’s unique identifying information and pinpoint the phone’s location. With additional software, they’ll be able to collect the content of communications.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to inform readers about state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
The Office of Energy Infrastructure Safety seeks a chief information officer, and the Department of Social Services is recruiting for a senior project leader.
During the second half of 2023, the California Department of Child Support Services spent $4.6 million on its five largest purchases of IT goods — significantly less than it spent in the first half of the year.
The PayPal announcement coincided with Block Founder and CEO Jack Dorsey following through on his commitment to widespread job cuts at the finance and payments-focused tech firm, reportedly letting go of close to 1,000 people.
A project using multiple data sets and lidar technology can predict and model how fires will affect specific forested areas and help balance the interests of sometimes-competing stakeholders.
This short video overview examines, among other things, the implications and the possibilities of generative AI in government and how its ascendancy will affect procurement, citizen services, interoperability and workforce development.
The California Department of Real Estate is using existing resources to achieve its Portal Modernization Project and a single identity for external users, but it may receive funding in the proposed state budget for workload costs and IT equipment needs.
California’s Health and Human Services Agency and the Department of Motor Vehicles are recruiting for roles in IT leadership.
The California Department of Technology has spent more than $28 million so far this fiscal year through Leveraged Procurement Agreements, which allow departments to buy directly from suppliers through existing contracts and agreements.
Taking over the California SLED market for Alation, Elliott Kelly said his short-term goal is “to meet with as many agencies as possible to learn about each organization’s unique challenges, which will uncover larger industry trends.”
In a request for information released Thursday, the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation contemplates a new cloud-based solution that would replace an existing system and integrate disparate processes.
Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposed $291.5 billion state budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year brings a small cut to the California Department of Social Services but would also fund several technology projects in various stages.
The Costa Mesa resident will serve county and municipal governments and publicly funded health systems and health plans in the state’s Central Valley, Central Coast and Bay Area.
“These truisms are not searchable via Google or AI platforms; they are gleaned from the front lines of government IT management,” writes longtime technology leader Steve Monaghan, director of Nevada County’s Information & General Services Agency.
The California Department of Food and Agriculture’s retiring agency information officer, Rob Peterson, says the position is a complex one that requires a blend of skills.
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