Disabled Veteran Business Enterprise Program Review

Dec 2, 2025 - (In  other words, the DVBE must actually perform work and cannot simply lend its certification to another business to help win a bid.) This is called a “commercially useful function ” or “CUF ” violation.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/5095

The 2023-24 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Mar 20, 2023 - The FCC defines broadband as high ‑speed internet access that provides a minimum of 25 Megabits per second (Mbps) download speed and 3 Mbps upload speed. (Mbps measures how much data can be downloaded or uploaded over a network connection.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4747

The 2024-25 Budget: Broadband Infrastructure

Feb 28, 2024 - The  FCC defines broadband as high ‑speed Internet access that provides a minimum of 25 Megabits per  second (Mbps) download speed and 3 Mbps upload speed. (Mbps measures how much data can be downloaded or uploaded over a network connection.)
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4867

Nonreporting Entities' Information Security Compliance

Mar 30, 2023 - Many nonreporting entities used cybersecurity training software offerings to conduct at least annual cybersecurity awareness training and perform mock phishing exercises —that is, e ‑mails or messages sent by internal IS staff to attempt to mislead an entity ’s employees into, for example, clicking a link or downloading a file that contains malware.
https://lao.ca.gov/Publications/Report/4756