The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System

Feb 27, 2026 - In early 2025, OES paused the transition of additional dispatch centers in order to investigate. It found four main concerns: Dispatch centers did not have a clear support process when it was necessary to report a trouble ticket.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5145

The 2026-27 Budget: Office of Emergency Services Next Generation 911 System [Publication Details]

Feb 27, 2026 - This brief summarizes the history, costs, and current status of the state’s effort to deploy a Next Generation 911 system and assesses the administration’s proposal to abandon the existing regional approach in favor of a statewide model. It also offers recommendations regarding legislative oversight of this project and the long-term governance of the state’s 911 system.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Detail/5145

The 2022-23 Budget: California Department of Technology

Feb 22, 2022 - Rate Development Process for State Data Center IT Services. CDT sets State Data Center IT  service rates to recover the cost of services, both direct (such as hardware and software) and indirect (such as internal CDT administration).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4552

The 2025-26 Budget: EDDNext

Feb 25, 2025 - Integrated Contact Center This project seeks to modernize the department ’s contact center through (among other improvements) additional self ‑service options, enhanced voice recognition, and multi ‑language functionality.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4985

The 2023-24 Budget: Overview of Information Security Proposals

Mar 23, 2023 - This post provides an overview of information security (IS) proposals in the Governor’s 2023-24 budget, including our assessment and recommendations across the proposals and specific to the California Cybersecurity Integration Center (Cal-CSIC).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4748

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Consider Monitoring State Data Center Rate Reassessment Process for IT Services. Another option the Legislature could consider is to monitor the progress of the rate reassessment process for the State Data Center that is currently underway to verify that IT services hosted by the State Data Center will be comparable both in levels of service and price to major private vendors.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756

The 2021-22 Spending Plan: Other Provisions

Sep 23, 2021 - The Small Business Finance Center at the IBank administers small business loan guarantee programs and a disaster loan program. The budget includes $70  million for the Small Business Finance Center. Of this amount, $50  million is to provide financing to the most underserved small businesses, including female owned, minority owned, and small businesses operated in low- to moderate-income tracts.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4452

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Business and Economic Development

Mar 18, 2025 - Among many other provisions, the law established the National Semiconductor Technology Center (NSTC) and Natcast. The NSTC is a cooperative public-private effort to advance semiconductor research and development (R &D).
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5018

The 2025-26 Budget: Governor’s Office of Service and Community Engagement

Mar 11, 2025 - For example, UC Los Angeles (UCLA) has a UCLA Volunteer Center that partners with local community and campus organizations to get students involved in civic engagement. Community engagement and service centers and opportunities exist at other UC campuses, as well as at community colleges and private universities.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5015

The 2021-22 Budget: State Board of Equalization

Feb 23, 2021 - Delays in approving claims for the welfare exemption. A backlog in the Legal Entity Ownership Program. A case management backlog for the Taxpayers ’ Rights Advocate. Governor ’s Proposed 2021 ‑22 Appropriation 30   Percent Higher Than 2019 ‑20 Spending.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4385