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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 California Privacy Protection Agency is recruiting for a deputy executive director, who will also serve as the agency’s chief deputy director.
California continues to be the outlying leader in the transition to EVs. Some 21 percent of new car sales were electric this year. Forty percent of zero-emission vehicles sold in the United States are sold in the state.
Positions in recruitment include cybersecurity compliance officer, network and security architect, section chief and senior project manager.
In the just-ended second quarter, CHP’s five largest buys of IT goods included radios, stereo microscope equipment, an Internet phone system and other hardware.
Information from roughly 16 million users has been stolen by the CL0P Ransomware Gang, according to technology experts tracking the cyber attack. The group has exploited a vulnerability with the MOVEit Transfer tool.
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Nina D’Amato had been named acting CIO in February for the Silicon Valley county, where she had previously served as IT director for the Office of the CIO.
“I am delighted to congratulate Jonathan on his recent appointment as state chief technology officer,” state Chief Information Officer and CDT Director Liana Bailey-Crimmins told Industry Insider — California.
The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department’s Records and Identification Bureau seeks information on a web-based warrant system capable of complying with state and federal law enforcement requirements while refreshing a variety of workflows.
Industry Insider — California will not publish a newsletter Tuesday in observance of the July Fourth holiday. The newsletter will resume Wednesday morning.
Chief April Baxter, the chief information officer for the California Highway Patrol, discussed the department’s wide-ranging technology work underway at a recent Industry Insider — California Members Briefing.
ODI is recruiting for a lead platform engineer for data, and the Treasurer’s Office is seeking a manager for the Application Support Section.
California and some other states are already moving forward with adopting new rules to require the transition of truck fleets to zero-emission vehicles, with drayage fleets serving large ports to be fully electric by 2035.
As part of Industry Insider — California’s ongoing efforts to educate readers on state agencies, their IT plans and initiatives, here’s the latest in our periodic series of interviews with departmental IT leaders.
California’s new $310.8 billion state budget, signed Tuesday by Gov. Gavin Newsom, remains to be refined this summer in budget trailer bills — but already includes many millions for IT work in broadband, child welfare and education.
CalPERS said it had mailed letters Thursday to 769,000 members explaining that they would be offered two years membership in a credit monitoring and identity restoration service. CalSTRS said it was sending out letters this week to roughly 415,000 people who were affected.
Cal OES’ five largest purchases of IT goods in the first quarter of 2023 totaled just over $10.3 million, much of which was related to communications equipment.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is seeking a procurement and customer service manager, and the Department of Toxic Substances Control is seeking a principal data architect.
The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has released a request for qualifications letting companies know it plans to contract for project management services that include infrastructure work.
“We used human-centered design principles in the webpage layout and content development. We tested our prototype with Californians to make sure it was easy to use. Our goal was to make the information easy to find and understand.”
The scammers, pretending to represent DFPI and the Canadian Securities Administrators, are claiming that they’re holding the target’s crypto asset “cold wallet” — and demanding payment of fees in order to release the funds.
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