WaTech in the News

Basically an apps contest is a publicity event that focuses talent and energy to support a worthy technical cause.

The principal resources needed are talent, time and coolness.

Talent: the principal forms of talent are participants, evangelists and mentors

Mentors are typically mature…

License eXpress was the first product delivered by the first Scrum team at Department of Licensing. Building on the success of that first Scrum team in 2012, Licensing now has over 60 IT staff participating on 10 Scrum teams. Instead of dissolving at the end of a project, the teams stay intact pulling in new projects and work. Products of the teams include: improved Firearm licensing system…

BELLINGHAM - Students might be surprised by the variety of careers available in the public sector and should strongly consider working for government, state Chief Information Security Officer Vinod Brahmapuram told a cybersecurity class this week.

The state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) made a daylong visit at Western Washington University on Feb. 19. OCS was there to congratulate a…

It's summer vacation time again and travelers are busy packing cell phones, tablets and other connected devices into their luggage along with sunscreen and books.

Please keep in mind that cyber criminals are waiting for you to go on vacation as well.

They troll social media sites to learn who is traveling and left their home unoccupied. They also tap public Wi-Fi networks…

Sept. 20, 2016

Sept. 20, 2016

Contact: Governor Inslee's Communications Office | 360.902.4136 Washington receives 'A' grade for improving state digital technology OLYMPIA - The Center for Digital Government today released the results of the 2016 Digital States Survey. Every two years, this tool benchmarks the use of digital technologies in individual states in such…