WaTech in the News

Here are technology-related bills to watch through this week.

Go to https://app.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ to track activities on any bill.

Meeting Schedules for February 10, 2015

General Government & Information Technology - 2/10/2015 3:30:00 PM Full Committee House Hearing Rm C John L. O'Brien Building Olympia, WA 98504

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Dear Washingtonians,

I want to update you on new legislation, recently signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee, that takes an important step in creating a unified approach to cybersecurity in state government.

Senate Bill 5432 establishes the state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS) as the state's lead organization in combatting cyber threats and creates a clear mandate for the…

Thank you to everyone who participated in this year's Hacktober campaign!

Thousands of state employees took part in WaTech's fourth annual Hacktober campaign, organized by the state Office of Cybersecurity (OCS). This year's campaign included a new online quiz, an improved cybersecurity escape room, a "careless cube" (outside the escape room) and a series of presentations all aimed at…

For National Library Week I'm dropping in at libraries near my meetings to try transform my work environment. Today I'm working from the Seattle Public Library's Northgate branch, following a morning meeting with the Office of the Education Ombuds.

The Education Ombuds helps families (over a thousand a year) navigate issues in the education system. Like most of WA government they…

The State Auditor does a lot more than just audit state agencies. They are also the steward of the uniform chart of accounts - a shared standard on reporting basic financials that makes it possible to compare and explore the financials of all kinds of communities in the state.

You can run reports from this cool database query page: LGFRS