The Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) published a new report stating that legacy IT systems at the Department of Labor (DoL) and state and local governments are an overarching issue within the DoL’s unemployment insurance (UI) program.
The book, Technology vs. Government: The Irresistible Force Meets the Immovable Object, was written and edited by Lloyd Levine, and co-published with contributions from eight other chapter authors including myself. Levine is a former member of the California State Legislature, and Senior Policy Fellow at the University of California. Levine’s tome is being called both a solid guidepost and a stark warning for government policy and administrative leaders at all levels of the public sector – especially for those leaders and their private sector IT vendor partners who have faced the wrath of public reprobation for their too-frequent shortcomings.
California is preparing to install a network of 480 high-tech cameras in Oakland and the East San Francisco Bay area to help law enforcement identify vehicles linked to crimes using real-time information and alerts.
As more states are prioritizing the role of data privacy, the state chief privacy officer (CPO) role is continuing to grow in importance, according to a recent report from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO).
New Mexico Attorney General Raúl Torrez has launched a new interactive online portal to address the data-sharing and public-facing aspects of Missing and Murdered Indigenous People (MMIP) in New Mexico.
The state of Nevada has launched the Nevada Open Finance Portal, a new website that provides detailed, up-to-date information on state spending.
The state of Oregon has launched its new Oregon Transparency Website, which provides information and resources on public meetings, public records, state salaries, revenue, and budgets. The site was created by Oregon’s Enterprise Information Services and went live last month.
The Missouri Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded more than $7.9 million in Federal funding to expand cellular service across the state. The funding comes from the Cell Towers Grant Program, which is funded by the Federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA).
The California Department of Technology (CDT) and Department of General Services (DGS) hosted their annual IT Vendor Forum last week, with the state’s week-old announcement of an IT spending freeze casting a considerable pall over the 300 or so interested virtual attendees from the state IT vendor community.
Thanks to a new piece of legislation being signed into law, the Illinois Department of Professional Regulation (IDFPR) will be able to use a competitive, expedited process to identify and implement a new professional licensing system.
