California chief data officer announces statewide data strategy
California has a new statewide data strategy that boldly challenges some established ideas in the civic tech community, Chief Data ...
California launches cannabis licensing system
California cannabis-licensing authorities—BCC, CDFA, and CDPH—launched a unified licensing search platform on September 16, 2020. The platform was produced through ...
California Universities to Test COVID-19 Exposure Notification App
The California Department of Public Health (CPDH) and the California Department of Technology (CDT) are partnering with UC San Diego ...
California Partners with Chan Zuckerburg Initiative to find COVID-19 Cures
California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM) and the Chan Zuckerburg Initiative (CZI) are collaborating to advance scientific efforts in developing ...
California to Roll Out New COVID-19 Reporting System in October
California will roll out a new COVID-19 reporting system in October after it awarded a renewable six-month, $15.3-million contract to ...
DGS Measures Benefits of Teleworking
When the COVID-19 outbreak in March forced most state workers to telework indefinitely, the Department of General Services (DGS) took ...
Stewards of Change Institute teams with Stanford University on Equity Initiative
The not-for-profit think tank Stewards of Change Institute (SOCI) and the Stanford University Center for Population Health Sciences have joined ...
Christman appointed to oversee California’s public health data operation
Veteran data expert and former department CIO Scott Christman has been appointed to oversee California’s public health data operation, the ...
State Chief Data Officer Outlines Vision and Goals for California’s Data Strategy
Speaking to a Zoom audience of more than 80 people at the CalData Open Meeting on Aug. 12, California Chief ...
Newsom creates ‘strike team’ to address problems with unemployment system
Amid historic COVID-19 related unemployment highs and a day before a contentious Assembly hearing on California’s unemployment system, Gov. Newsom ...
Closing the Digital Divide Task Force Hearing
State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tony Thurmond will hold a hearing today of his task force to close the digital ...
California Releases Open Source Tech, Data to Track COVID-19
California has new technology tools and data to help government agencies and the public better understand the spread and impact ...
Senate Confirms GovOps Secretary Yolanda Richardson
On June 22, the California state senate confirmed Yolanda Richardson as Governor Newsom’s appointee as secretary for the Government Operations ...
NASCIO Report Outlines ‘Four Forces’ CIOs Should Consider for Legacy Modernization
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) this week issued a new report titled The State CIO Operating ...
New Policy Aims for 75 Percent of State Workers to Telework, Report Says
Just as California state offices began reopening on Wednesday in the wake of the COVID-19 shutdown and the recent protests ...
CHP Chief Information Officer Scott Howland to Retire
After nearly 30 years of service, California Highway Patrol (CHP) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Dr. Scott Howland will retire effective ...
Udaya Patnaik Appointed First Director of California’s Office of Digital Innovation
California has its first director for the Office of Digital Innovation, the Governor's Office announced on Wednesday: Udaya Patnaik, 46, ...
California Seeks COVID-19 Technology Solutions, Launches Portal to Gather Ideas
The California Department of Technology is seeking technology solutions in response to COVID-19, launching a portal (https://tech.covid19.ca.gov) to gather ideas ...
State partners with tech to provide connectivity and devices for remote learning in response to COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has forced the closure of schools across California, which has necessitated adequate internet access and technology to ...
Governor Newsom Reappoints Amy Tong as CDT Director
Gov. Newsom on Thursday announced the reappointment of Amy Tong as CDT Director, a position she has served in since ...
