Congratulations to Washington! The National Association of Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) just published a report [external link] on state privacy programs and found that Washington's privacy office is the only one in the country with a legislatively-funded budget, demonstrating the value that our state leadership has in respecting privacy and the importance of incorporating privacy…
WaTech in the News
In my interim role as the state Chief Information Security Officer, I wanted to touch base on our efforts to improve and maintain our cybersecurity posture.
The Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) is an essential division within WaTech and provides critical enterprise security services to the state and our agency partners. However, like any enterprise service…
StateScoop recently interviewed WaTech Director and State CIO Bill Kehoe for a story on employee burnout and remote work.
Bill talked about how, at the start of the pandemic, he found himself working longer hours from home. At WaTech, Bill said he's tried to make sure staff don't overwork themselves. Bill also discussed remote work, and the advantage it can bring when hiring staff for…
State Chief Information Security Officer Vinod Brahmapuram has announced he will be resigning, effective March 31, to become Senior Director for Security Practice at a Fortune 500 company
State Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe will serve as both state CIO and acting CISO while WaTech conducts a nationwide search for Vinod's successor.
"I want to congratulate Vinod on his…
Dear Washingtonians,
It's hard to believe we're entering our third year of the pandemic. This has been a challenging time for everyone, including in the world of cybersecurity.
The move to remote work for safety reasons has transformed information technology in a very short time. While cloud services were certainly important pre-pandemic, they are now central to how public and…