Here are the technology-related bills to watch for the week of January 26, 2015:
HB 1391/SB 5315 An act relating to aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1391.pdf https://app.leg.wa.gov/…
Public gatherings and crowded places are increasingly vulnerable to attacks because of their relative accessibility and the large number of people who gather together. Organizations of all types including businesses, critical infrastructure owners and operators, the general public, schools and houses of worship face a variety of security risks.
To help organizations…
The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) and other national groups are urging organizations to take preventative action to protect themselves against a surge of ransomware attacks.
Local governments across the United States and overseas have been hit in recent weeks. Louisiana declared a state of emergency July 24 after three school systems were attacked with…
The WA State Department of Revenue has developed a very cool new visualization of the savings to taxpayers from various tax incentives and policies. It's a Tableau interactive visualization posted online, (see below) and the data behind it is also available for bulk download as an Excel file.
The visualization and data are part of the new 2016 Tax Exemption Study…
A creative use of geographic information systems (GIS) to assess property earned the Washington State Department of Revenue (Revenue) top honors from the International Association of Assessing Officers (IAAO).
Revenue received the 2014 Distinguished Assessment Jurisdiction Award for its property tax GIS application. The IAAO gives the award to an agency that has implemented a new…
