Gov. Gavin Newsom has appointed Ayushi Roy as California’s state chief technology officer, naming a public-sector technology official with experience in federal modernization efforts to one of the state’s top technology positions.
Cal-Secure 2.0, an updated statewide cybersecurity strategy intended to help California agencies address increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks, including threats enabled by artificial intelligence, has been published by the California Department of Technology, Governor Newsom announced on Friday (7/31/26). State Chief Information Security Officer Vitaliy Panych said the framework is intended to support improvements over time while maintaining a coordinated statewide approach.
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TechCA and the California Center for Government Innovation will host the fourth annual Emerging Technologies Forum on October 15 at Aggie Square, Sacramento’s innovation district on the UC Davis Sacramento campus near Stockton Boulevard. The forum will once again bring together government and industry leaders to explore emerging technologies and new approaches to public-sector innovation. Event organizers will soon send out a call for proposals to present at the annual event.
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