We want to thank everyone who took part in this year’s Cybersecurity Awareness Month Campaign during October. Nearly 1,000 state employees participated, attending about 2.5 events each on average.
They had a lot of activities to go to, including an in-person escape room, online quiz games and more than a dozen presentations by cybersecurity and privacy experts.
The Washington…
Katy Ruckle, WaTech’s state Chief Privacy Officer, has received the Governor's Outstanding Leadership Award.
Katy recently attended an award ceremony where she was honored along with 20 other state managers recognized for their work.
Gov. Jay Inslee, in a letter to Katy congratulating her on the award, noted: “Outstanding leaders are…
Our state government IT systems are over-reliant on technology that represent Model T's in an age of electric cars and self-landing rockets. As a result, the delivery of state services today isn't much different than it was decades ago. Accessing them often requires navigating multiple agency websites and filling out forms, over and over.
What if…
After six months of intentional collaboration and idea-generation, WaTech released a new Enterprise IT Strategic Plan for 2023-2025 that will guide the state's journey toward a transformative future for a 'Connected Government, Strong Communities, Better Washington'. The plan lays out our vision to revolutionize enterprise IT by nurturing our greatest asset - our talented workforce - to…
Washington state CIO Bill Kehoe and Chief of Staff Amy Pearson talked to Government Technology about how WaTech is fully remote and even hiring out-of-state talent, but they still find ways to bring staff together on big projects.
Read the article and watch the interview at Building Culture While Working Remote in Washington State (govtech.com)…
