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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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Vallejo city officials are reporting that the gunshot detection sensors they installed in gun crime hot spots are not working properly. The city is working with the vendor, Flock Safety, to resolve the technical issues.
In the first quarter of 2023, the State Water Resources Control Board spent roughly $18,844,546 on IT services.
The positions are with the Mental Health Services Oversight and Accountability Commission and the Governor’s Office of Planning and Research.
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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.
“Our goal is to facilitate meaningful discussions between L.A. County IT leaders and industry partners to help both sides work together and deliver results,” said Mike Driessen, vice president of Subscription Services for Industry Insider parent e.Republic.
The California Civil Rights Department has deployed a statewide website and hotline to offer residents a safe and anonymous method to report hate incidents and crimes.
In a new request for information, the California State Water Resources Control Board wants to hear from IT vendors on financial management software.
Lynn Fyhrlund, former chief information officer for Milwaukee County, Wis., is coming west.
Two chief information officers and a program manager from the University of California teamed up on a podcast to discuss the three-day UC Tech 2023 conference set for July.
The funding sought would enable the California departments of Public Health and Social Services to move ahead with significant technology work with the potential for statewide impact.
“In this role, I’m going to be focusing on working with state departments and agencies and bringing technology solutions to their business problems,” Andrew Hinkle told Industry Insider — California.
The California Department of General Services seeks information on what it would take to improve state procurement and contracting via human-centered design.
Responsibilities of the position include overseeing all phases of the application development life cycle; developing and implementing programming activities; and developing metrics to measure the success of technological projects and processes.
The university is set to add the new college, its first in more than 50 years — and is providing free curriculum to help spread data science to California community colleges, California State University and more.
Recent finance letters documenting changes to Gov. Gavin Newsom’s 2023-2024 Fiscal Year proposed state budget also contain information on tech work underway at entities including the California Department of Motor Vehicles.
The Financial Information System for California is planning a Vendor Day for May 31. Interested tech vendors must first answer a series of questions in order to be invited to participate.
Candidates for the role in the California Department of Technology should have knowledge of data networking routing, switching, firewalls, load balancing, intrusion detection systems and intrusion prevention systems.
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.
The veteran technologist will lead Tracy’s Innovation and Technology Department, as well as its smart city initiatives.
“Finding Jim Jennings was like finding a diamond in the rough,” said Jim Van Voorhis, Datadog’s regional director of state, local and education sales.
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