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California law requires schools to adopt policies restricting cellphone use during the day, but a new bill proposes requiring bell-to-bell policies for K-8 and ensuring those students don't need phones to do their work. -
The state’s new chief data officer is a longtime exec at the California Health and Human Services Agency; and, most recently a high-ranking guide at the Department of Health Care Services.
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IT systems are major government investments with high stakes and long-term consequences. The planning that goes into their procurement deserves careful forethought and governance.
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The California Department of Finance said it rejected the California Student Aid Commission's budget request for IT needs, contending those needs could be met through its existing unspent funds and a state grant.
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California is supplementing its traditional process of navigating public comments with AI, to do a better job of gathering actionable insight. Its model may inform similar engagement efforts by other governments.
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The University of Southern California will put one of the largest donations in its history toward applying AI in fields where the university already has strengths, including film and the arts.
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Nearly a month after California Department of Technology Director Liana Bailey-Crimmins retired, Gov. Gavin Newsom has found her replacement, at the Government Operations Agency.
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It’s unclear what the state executive’s next move will be. He is among several C-level technologists who have stepped down recently, including Senior Counselor to the Governor Amy Tong.
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Before production, consider whether that method is repeatable, a panelist said at the California Public Sector CIO Academy. Others recommended identifying service challenges early, and ensuring leadership is set.
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A new type of artificial intelligence is helping city governments spot problems like potholes faster and with more accuracy than ever before, but government must maintain traditional privacy standards.
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The one-year-old dashboard helps students plan their path to college while also offering a treasure-trove of educational and career data. The state also has increased the tool’s accessibility.
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A new security feature is being added to California driver’s licenses and ID cards, while QR codes are intended to reduce waiting at Department of Motor Vehicles field offices.
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Liana Bailey-Crimmins, who retired April 6 as state CIO, has joined the Center for Digital Government as a senior fellow. Like Government Technology magazine, the center is a division of e.Republic.
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Like freeways, major technology systems can be multiyear endeavors. Procurement expert and columnist Daniel C. Kim asks: If that’s the case, why are we funding them like annual operating expenses?
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An executive order from Gov. Gavin Newsom compels several state departments to recommend procurement changes that would let AI companies explain policies and safeguards. It aims to mitigate risk around innovation.
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A poll of 94,000 students, faculty and staff across 22 CSU campuses found nearly every respondent had used AI at some point, but students were still wary of trusting it and faculty reported negative effects.
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Improper use of artificial intelligence to write and research legal briefs has led to errors in four criminal cases in Nevada County, prosecutors admitted in court documents.
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Veteran county CIO Tim Dupuis marked his last day in place Friday before heading to retirement. The Board of Supervisors named Chief Technology Officer Ram Gurumurthy as interim CIO.
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An attack that has left the city largely paralyzed is now in its fifth day, with no end in sight, as the City Council announced a special session in part to adopt a resolution of a state of emergency.
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The director of the California Department of Technology and state CIO since June 2022 will be stepping down after a 38-year career. That included guiding CDT’s on-the-ground response to the 2025 wildfires.
