WaTech Director and State CIO Bill Kehoe was recognized on July 26 by the 2023 Disability Inclusion Network's "Respect, Acceptance and Dignity of Persons with Disabilities" award, or the RADD Award, in the "Administrator/Manager" category.
The DIN Disability Inclusion Administrator/Manager Award celebrates individuals working within the state enterprise that show exemplary leadership…
WaTech is excited to announce the Technology Services Board (TSB) on July 13 approved more than $900,000 in funding from WaTech's new Innovation and Modernization Fund (IMF) for five agency projects aimed at improving state services.
The funding will help modernize antiquated systems and processes at state agencies. For example, the Department of Ecology is receiving $152,700 to…
Few things are more important to the operation of state government than the State Data Center (SDC), Quincy Data Center (QDC) and our Cloud Highway hardware in Seattle. It is the central nervous system for the delivery of vital services for Washingtonians.
So, you can imagine the amount of pressure that was placed on Chris Craig, WaTech's Network Operations Manager, and his team when…
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved Washington State's Cybersecurity Plan, a key requirement for the state to receive an anticipated $3.6 million in grant funds during the coming year.
The federal funding is aimed at addressing cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by state, local, and territorial governments. The state…
WaTech hosted seven in-person enterprise IT strategic planning workshops in March and invited over 80 agencies and 120 business and IT leaders. The goal was to generate diverse insights and ideas emphasizing how technology enables the state's work to support residents and customers.
Overall, 62 agencies were represented at the workshops and 100 business and IT leaders were in…
