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‘Yellow Alert’ System for Hit-and-Runs Given Another Chance

Assemblymember Mike Gatto, D-Glendale, is trying again on legislation that would allow law enforcement to use California’s network of digital signs to inform the public of serious hit-and-run incidents.

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CalTech Working on New Acquisition Policy for Software as a Service

The new policy is “forthcoming” and will include a list of criteria that the agency information officer or department-level CIO must sign off on.

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Wei Named CIO at California Victim Compensation and Government Claims Board

Last fall the California Victim Compensation Program (CalVCP) announced it was awarded a federal grant to initiate development of a new online access system that would include new functionality for...

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San Diego Presents 2016 IT Project Plans

San Diego’s proposed fiscal year 2016 budget summarizes what the city’s IT department is planning to accomplish through next summer. Among the projects: Finishing a Microsoft Office 365 integration to...

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California Student Aid Commission Planning Grant Delivery System Modernization

Tracy Howard has been getting up to speed the past five weeks in her her new role as the CIO of the California Student Aid Commission.

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State Might Spend $109 Million to Bring Broadband to Underserved Schools

A few K-12 schools in California are so remote and isolated that they aren’t connected to broadband, and no providers have put down the fiber-optic lines needed to service them. Gov. Jerry Brown has...

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Q&A: Assemblywoman Autumn Burke Discusses Vendor Performance Assessment Bill

First-time Assemblywoman Autumn Burke, D-Inglewood, has quickly become well versed in the state’s technology landscape. Her bill, AB 522, would require California to develop a performance evaluation...

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Vendor Performance Task Force Considering Key Performance Indicators

The Vendor Performance Task Force formed a year ago continues to meet virtually to discuss a proposed new performance assessment for IT vendors. The State Technology Procurement Division is getting the...

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State Posts New ‘Pollinator Protection’ Web Page

A new California Department of Food and Agriculture website is the bee’s knees. The department has posted a new “Pollinator Protection” Web page highlighting CDFA resources and programs on the topic....

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California Awards $1 Million Contract for Fingerprint Imaging Services

The Statewide Fingerprint Imaging System was built in 2000. The Office of Systems Integration oversees the project.

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Workers Comp Information System Gets Ready for ICD-10

The Division of Workers’ Compensation is prepared to test the International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision (ICD-10) reporting capability in advance of the Oct. 1, 2015, federal...

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Assistive Technologies Bill Clears Senate Governmental Organization Committee

Introduced by Sen. Joel Anderson, R-Alpine, the legislation would create an Office of Accessible Technology within the Department of Technology and name a chief who would be put in charge of developing...

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Covered California Plans to Spend $5 Million on IT Upgrades and Projects

California’s health insurance exchange proposes to spend $5 million “for IT infrastructure upgrades and projects necessary for organizational IT operations, security and efficiencies,” according to the...

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CalHR Studying Corporate Culture for Innovation Ideas

CalHR Director Richard Gillihan says the department is going to Silicon Valley companies to look at innovative ways they’re providing work opportunities and work flexibility, and how that could be...

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Governor’s Revised Budget Boosts Education, Adds to Rainy Day Fund

With California’s economy on the rebound, $6.7 billion more in General Fund revenue is expected to come into state coffers than the initial projection in January.

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State Hospitals Deploying Staff Scheduling System

Department of State Hospitals CIO Jamie Mangrum said the solution, from Care Systems Inc., will help the department’s Centralized Staffing Office manage bargaining unit rules and overtime pay.

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Cruz Appointed Chief Deputy Director of Operations at CalTech

Department of Health Care Services CIO and deputy director Chris Cruz has been appointed chief deputy director of operations at the California Department of Technology, the governor’s office announced...

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How Analytics Could Make State Hospitals Safer

In order to improve safety, the department is outfitting personnel with wearable duress alarms and launching a new electronic scheduling system to ensure workers aren’t as fatigued on the job. But the...

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OTech Chief Davood Ghods Plans to Retire in August

Since being appointed OTech’s chief in January 2014, Ghods has been striving to make the office more customer-centric and service-oriented, and grow the number of tenants using CalCloud, the private...

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CA Technologies Names State of California Director

Keith Haugrud has joined CA Technologies as director for the state of California. Haugrud will focus on applying CA Technologies’ solutions to improve the lives of the constituents of California....

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