WaTech in the News

The Secretary of State publishes a searchable database of all the corporations in Washington with their UBI, registered agent, profit/nonprofit status etc. Very cool. They also offer a downloadable flat file in either XML or tab-separated format. It's a big file though -- about a gigabyte.

Here's what a sample set of the database looks like in data.wa.gov:

Washington state is one of four states nationally selected by the National Governors Association (NGA) to work on policies to advance whole-of-state cybersecurity postures. The NGA made the announcement today.

"I am proud that Washington was one of only four states selected by the National Governor's Association (NGA) to help advance the whole-of-state cybersecurity model," Gov. Jay…

Summer is here and many 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 have left their home unoccupied. They also tap public Wi-Fi networks to steal…

The FCC's 2015 Broadband Progress Report includes an interactive map visualization of areas in the country where residents don't have access to broadband -- using the FCC's new(ish) broadband speed standard of 25 megabits download and 3 megabits upload.

Washington Health Benefit Exchange (HBE) won recognition in the 2014 State IT Awards presented by the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) as a finalist in the Digital Government to Citizens category for the Washington Healthplanfinder: As Facilitator for Washington State's Health Insurance Market.

The HBE was created in state statute in 2011 as a "…