Dear Washingtonians!
I hope you all are doing well, staying home and staying healthy.
The COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging for everyone. However, I am cheered by early signs that conditions are improving in Washington state. Gov. Jay Inslee recently announced his Safe Start plan, a data-driven approach to reopening the state's economy in the coming days and weeks.
…Thank you for playing this year's Hacktober quiz! Overall, the game garnered more than 23,000 responses from state employees during the month.
The Hacktober campaign was aimed at raising awareness for Washington state's 65,000 employees and encouraging conversation about the role everyone plays to safeguard public data, and protect critical services.
We had several requests…
By the end of next year, more than 20 billion devices are expected to be connected to the internet.
It's easy to see why. Almost everything we purchase today can be connected to Wi-Fi networks including lights, water sprinklers, refrigerators, toys, watches, shoes - even golf clubs. Not to mention your cellphone, laptop and automobile.
While the so-called Internet of Things (…
On June 20th, IP Address Management was designated as an Enterprise Service. The net effect of this designation is to:
Assign WaTech responsibility to obtain IP Address blocks on behalf of all state agencies Require agencies to obtain their IP Address blocks from WaTechThis enterprise service designation is effective with IPv6. WaTech has already obtained a massive…
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…
