Little Hoover Commission
The Little Hoover Commission's third hearing focused on identifying potential improvements to state IT project delivery is slated for June 25 and will feature testimony from Government Operations Agency Secretary Nick Maduros, among others.
Continuing with its series of hearings on how to reform state IT procurement, the Little Hoover Commission heard from experts such as Jeffery Marino and Jennifer Pahlka on Thursday, who made the case for fundamental reform.
The second hearing on state IT delivery is slated for Thursday and will feature testimony from several high-profile technologists.
The state’s slow, expensive and overly complex IT procurement process was the focus of a hearing before the Little Hoover Commission on Thursday. Experts testified about the need for a complete overhaul of the procurement system and an escape from the current “culture of fear.”
The Little Hoover Commission held a hearing last week on the impacts data centers could have on electric rates and the people who pay them. Commissioners acknowledged that the issues in this space extend far beyond rate structures and tariffs.
What to Know:
- Gov. Gavin Newsom wants the sprawling Business, Consumer Services and Housing Agency split into a Housing and Homelessness Agency and a Business and Consumer Services Agency. The Little Hoover Commission largely agrees.
- A key goal is to bring more focus to the state's housing problems: availability and affordability.
- Newsom submitted the reorganization plan to the Legislature on May 5, and the commission must now submit its report to him and the Legislature by June 4.
“I am honored to continue work on the Little Hoover Commission, an independent voice advocating for policy reform, efficiency and accountability,” Nava said.
The watchdog Little Hoover Commission has distilled the findings of a series of public hearings on artificial intelligence into a set of nine specific recommendations to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the Legislature.
The state oversight panel held a virtual hearing on artificial intelligence in May; this is the second such hearing. Speakers at Thursday’s hearing will include representatives of academia and industry.
The Little Hoover Commission has been looking into artificial intelligence and its potential uses in state government since 2018.
The award-winning executive with a deep background in government technology most recently served as the deputy city manager for the city of San Jose, a role to which he was promoted from chief information officer.
Experts shared testimony about artificial intelligence and the steps the state is taking to better position itself during the Little Hoover Commission hearing late last week.
The Little Hoover Commission will hear from Amy Tong, secretary of the California Government Operations Agency, at Thursday’s meeting, which will be held in Silicon Valley and streamed online.
A blog post on generative artificial intelligence from the Little Hoover Commission looks at Gov. Gavin Newsom’s recent executive order and reports progress in the field.
Assemblymember Bill Quirk’s AB 1733 amends the state law governing public access to meetings so elected officials could continue meeting via teleconference, a practice that began with the onset of COVID-19 restrictions in 2020.
The guidance from the state Little Hoover Commission follows its 2018 report “Artificial Intelligence: A Roadmap for California” and, in part, looks at progress since then.
The Little Hoover Commission, a California government watchdog agency, recommends that the state invest in a publicly owned, open source elections system. In this system, expert “white hat” hackers and interested members of the public could review the source code and report potential vulnerabilities to the California Secretary of State’s Office. Only authorized personnel would be allowed to physically modify the code.
Pedro Nava, chair of the state Little Hoover Commission, said his organization’s research shows significant benefits from allowing state boards and commissions to continue holding meetings online.
California must act soon to ensure that residents can permanently enjoy the benefits of remote participation in public agencies, write Pedro Nava and Bill Emmerson of the Little Hoover Commission.
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