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The Marin County Digital Accelerator takes an agile approach to gov tech, moving fast to get work done. A recent project found a “single source of truth” to modernize planning and permitting. -
A group of 20 California state lawmakers sent a letter before the executive order was signed, asking their congressional counterparts to push back against pre-emption or other efforts to limit flexibility.
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A presidential executive order on AI could challenge a number of laws already in play. One in California, state Senate Bill 53, set safety disclosure requirements for companies operating AI models.
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Last week the California Fair Political Practices Commission passed a resolution allowing cryptocurrencies to be used as donations for political campaigns. The move reverses its earlier decision to ban digital currencies.
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The American Data Privacy and Protection Act would create the first nationwide privacy rules for technology companies and others, but a new federal law would supersede the California law passed by voters in 2020.
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A case study by the nonprofit Data Quality Campaign found California’s P–20W Cradle-to-Career data system to be a model for other states to follow, with clear parameters on data governance, funding and community outreach.
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Law enforcement groups and criminal justice reformers are at odds over a bill signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom that will allow the state to keep tabs on certain "sexually violent predators" through Global Positioning Systems.
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A lawsuit has been filed against California Attorney General Rob Bonta as a result of the June exposure of a trove of personal data housed in the Department of Justice’s Firearms Dashboard Portal.
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The California Attorney General's Office confirmed Thursday that the OpenJustice web portal remains offline after a trove of personal data related to concealed weapons applicants was exposed in late June.
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The state’s chief technology innovation officer and leader of the Office of Enterprise Technology within the Department of Technology stepped down this month. He had held the role since February 2021.
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Joy Bonaguro launched the San Francisco Data Academy during her time with the city. Now as California's chief data officer, she's expanding and improving the model to support agency-level analytics.
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State and federal judges and prosecutors are among the more than 200,000 people that had sensitive personal information, like addresses, exposed in the recent leak of state concealed handgun permit data.
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Kern County Fire Chief Aaron Duncan demonstrated the department's new technology during a press conference attended by representatives of various county agencies and local hospitals, which also provided safety tips.
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California State University's annual five-day workshop trained more than 70 students, professors and industry professionals in safety, data management and real-life applications of the technology.
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Initial reports of the exposure of personal information about concealed handguns permits was more expansive than initially thought. California Department of Justice officials now say several other data sets were exposed.
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The National Telecommunications and Information Administration has announced that the Rincon Band of Luiseño Indians will receive more than $1.2 million to expand high-speed Internet access on its reservation lands.
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Newly reintroduced legislation could soon force social media companies to publicly share their policies related to removing content. Advocacy groups, however, have several concerns regarding the bill.
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California Chief Information Officer Amy Tong explains how technology is helping combat deadly wildfires, her approach to making state agencies digitally accessible and ensuring Internet connectivity for all.
