Dear Washingtonians!
I loved the theme for this year's International Women's Day - "Choose to Challenge."
The opening paragraph on International Women's Day website could not be more powerful: "A challenged world is an alert world and from challenge comes change. So let's all choose to challenge. How will you help forge a gender equal world? Celebrate women's achievement. Raise…
Public and private organizations across the country are falling victim to ransomware that is interrupting services. Costs to recover data and restore systems can quickly spiral into the millions.
Ransomware encrypts files on computer hard drives, making them impossible for users to access. Bad actors usually demand a ransom payment in Bitcoin in return for a key that might, or might…
The State of WA publishes a variety of large datasets on government contracts that are often of interest to transparency advocates and the civic tech community. Here are a couple of examples that deserve more attention:
Agency Contracts with vendors active in 2014(data provided by WA Dept of Enterprise Services - click here for the table)
Contarcts by Agency 2014 -…NASCIO-award nominated project by Washington State Ferries (WSF) helps riders navigate ferry schedules. Know Before You Go Somewhere -- an easy way for ferry riders traveling in their vehicles to check for space availability of upcoming ferry departures -- was nominated for the Information Communications Technology (ICT) Innovations accolade in the 2014 State IT Recognition Awards…
Dear Washingtonians!
I wish everyone a safe, healthy and happy New Year. There is much to look forward to in the coming months, including the promise of vaccinations and a new normal.
Without question, 2020 was a horrendous year and I'm glad to see it in the rearview mirror. COVID-19 has had a huge impact on all of our lives and resulted in significant changes in how we do…
