The Board of Supervisors voted unanimously this week in favor of a nearly $1.5 million contract to replace the Department of Mental Health's Public Guardian Client and Asset Management System.
The call-routing problems, which have plagued the 988 system since it began operating in July 2022, would be fixed if a bill by U.S. Sen. Alex Padilla, which would use a new technology called geo-routing, is passed by Congress and signed into law.
As state and local IT leaders told Industry Insider in its regular One-on-One interview series, they’re continuing to move to the cloud and harden surfaces against bad actors — while taking important steps in AI and in closing the digital divide.
The county of Los Angeles and the California State University system are among the state and local entities in the early stages of technology projects.
Los Angeles County is the nation’s most populous county, with an overall annual budget of more than $42 billion and an estimated IT budget of more than $850 million.
The 2023-2024 fiscal year budget for the nation’s largest county is being finalized, with recommended funding for IT hardware and software, Internet access and training as well as data and cybersecurity projects.
The conference is presented by Government Technology magazine, sister publication to Industry Insider — California, and is open to those working in the public sector.
Others in the early stage of technology projects include Santa Clara County, the city of San Diego and the University of California, San Francisco.
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.
Three Los Angeles County departments recently announced a joint plan to tackle the digital divide with a focus on IT upskilling, digital literacy through library technology and remote digital accessibility utilizing the public park system.
“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.
