A crippling pandemic, a volatile economy, and unprecedented wildfires: Throughout 2020, California public employees worked under extreme difficulties to deliver citizen services and keep back-office operations running despite an onslaught of challenges. Now, as they turn their attention to the year ahead, they are re-evaluating — and adjusting — IT plans for modernization and other initiatives. Indeed, fewer than a quarter of government agencies in California are proceeding with all their projects as planned, according to a new survey from the Center for Digital Government (CDG). The survey, which polled more than 120 state and local employees in California on the impact of COVID-19 to their organizations, found only 22 percent of respondents said they are continuing

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