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The mandatory VB6 version of Release 9.8 will be implemented on Saturday, July 11, 2026. Coexistent county CWSCMS.MSI file availability: The CWSCMS.MSI file will be available by Friday, July 3, 2026, for technical staff to begin testing the installation of the release.  The code will be located on the CWSDFSr share in the following locatio...

CARES SPOCs, CARES Technical Contacts, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership: We are sharing an important update regarding the CWS-CARES Production Simulation (Prod Sim) and other environments as we track toward our CWS-CARES Version 1 Go-Live on October ...

CARES SPOCs, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership: In this Weekly Digest: Final Reminder: Two (2) Days Left to Register for CWS-CARES Stakeholder Briefing #8 Understanding Organizational Change Management (OCM) and Business Process Re-engineering...

There are many exciting career opportunities available at Child Welfare Digital Services (CWDS). With the support of skilled, dedicated employees and the goal to improve the lives of children at risk of abuse and neglect, CWDS employees are committed to working in an agile environment to make this happen. If you are looking for new challenges ...

Co-Existent County SPOCs and Technical Contacts: June 19, 2026 UPDATE: Microsoft has not yet provided a permanent fix for the issue with KB5094126 (for Windows 11 v24H2 and v25H2) that is causing a 29956 error message when generating Word documents in CWS/CMS. IBM continues to strongly recommend that Co-Existent Counties do not install this p...

ALL SPOCs, Technical Contacts and CAD Contacts: The California Department of Technology (CDT) has scheduled maintenance of the SAFE Cloud service. The maintenance begins on Saturday, June 27, 2026, at 8:00 PM and concludes on Sunday, June 28, 2026, at 2:00 AM. The activity will cause interruptions in the SAFE Cloud service. Some Business Obje...

All Pilot County RFA Implementation Coordinators and SPOCs: The CWS-CARES team has scheduled maintenance activity for the CWS-CARES production environment for Friday, June 19, 2026, beginning at 6:00 AM and concluding at 8:00 AM. During the maintenance window, the CWS-CARES Resource Family Approval (RFA) Application Submission, Review, and Ap...

All Pilot County RFA Implementation Coordinators and SPOCs: The CWS-CARES team has scheduled maintenance activity for the CWS-CARES production environment for Monday, June 22, 2026, beginning at 5:00 PM and concluding at 8:00 PM. During the maintenance window, the CWS-CARES Resource Family Approval (RFA) Application Submission, Review, and Ap...

CARES SPOCs, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership: In this Weekly Digest: CWS-CARES Production Simulation Revised Dates & Key Details - 6/12/2026 Action Required: CWS-CARES Technical Readiness Resource Document Update Reminder: Nine (9) Day...

CARES SPOCs, CARES Technical Contacts, Implementation Coordinators, OCM Coordinators, County Leadership, Tribe Leadership, Probation Leadership, and State Leadership: Following up on our communication from June 5, 2026 regarding the postponement of the CWS-CARES Production Simulation (Prod Sim) environment, we are providing an update on what ...