March 24, 2026

Personnel Letter #26-007: Affordable Care Act – Information Reporting Penalties Appeals Process Open April 1 – April 30, 2026

Action Required: Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees.

Description: Personnel Letter #26-007: Affordable Care Act – Information Reporting Penalties Appeals Process Open April 1 – April 30, 2026 is available on the State Controller’s Office website.

Population Affected: All HR Offices and CSU Campuses

Update - State Controller's Office (SCO) Impacted by Technology Outage

Action Required: UPDATE - Share the following information with all human resources (HR) office employees.

Date Incident Identified: March 19, 2026

Description: As reported Friday, the State Controller’s Office (SCO) experienced a limited, internal technology incident for devices in our Personnel and Payroll Services Division and California State Payroll System (CSPS) project. This resulted in temporary loss of access to the SCO network—including email, shared drives, and internal systems—for a defined group of users.

At no point did this incident impact the integrity or operation of the statewide payroll system, nor did it disrupt SCO’s ability to meet its statutorily required payroll and financial obligations.

By 11:00 a.m. on March 20th, 100% of critical personnel were restored with network access, and core operations continue on schedule.

Date Incident to be Resolved: As stated Friday, all business operations and mainframe systems remain operational, and documents can still be uploaded and processed through the mainframe and ConnectHR as needed.

Population Affected: All HR Offices