WaTech in the News

Travel and Expense Management System (TEMS) training used to last 3.5 hours and was held only in person, and only in Olympia.

Thanks to the eLearning team at Enterprise Services, users can now access TEMS training online, for free. The training runs just 35 minutes and is broken into multiple chapters, allowing users to learn as much, or as little, as they need to about the system…

Criminals are hard at work trying to steal money being sent to taxpayers under the federal CARES Act. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) is urging taxpayers to be on the lookout for a surge of fraudulent calls and email phishing attempts related to the Coronavirus, or COVID-19. Taxpayers should watch out not only for phishing emails but also text messages, websites and social media attempts…

The cybersecurity landscape is changing rapidly, and not in a good way.

Cyberattacks are no longer the sole domain of nation states and a relatively small number of criminals with technical skills. Hackers now sell their services on the internet; much like private stores sell goods and services to the broader public online.

State and local…

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WAMAS - Get Involved Flyer - general focus

WAMAS - Value Proposition Flyer - government focus

WAMAS - Use Cases Flyer - state & local focus

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) Report on Addresses and Orthoimagery was made public and Washington was one of five states interviewed for this report.

Along with the Geospatial Program Office's interview, visits and presentations were made by the Department of Revenue and Transportation.

Specific recommendations were made on pages 72 and 73. It is…