The WA State Department of Health works closely with county public health departments to measure and improve public health around the state. The key measures and data are reported on the agency's PHIP website every year. A few of the measures are also posted on the state's general-purpose open data site, data.wa.gov. Here's an example of a drinking water projects diagram, and the dataset…
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Dear Washingtonians!
I'm very excited to tell you about a new initiative to advance a whole-of-state approach to cybersecurity in collaboration with the National Governors Association (NGA).
Washington state was recently selected as one of four states nationally by the NGA to hold a policy academy over the next several months to advance a whole-of-state cybersecurity posture.…
New studies by Pew Research show more than 80% of U.S. adults now own smartphones. A growing proportion - 37% - access the internet primarily through their devices.
Smartphones have made life easier not only for users, but also for corporations wanting to learn more about your everyday habits and for bad actors wanting to steal sensitive information.
Here are some steps users…
RCW 19.360 authorizes state agencies to use electronic signatures to conduct their business unless otherwise prohibited. However, the decision to use or rely on electronic signatures is one that each agency must make on their own, based on a business assessment and risk analysis.
To support state agencies in their evaluations, Electronic Signature Guidelines have been published…
Here are the technology-related bills to watch for the week of January 26, 2015:
HB 1391/SB 5315 An act relating to aligning functions of the consolidated technology services agency, office of the chief information officer, and department of enterprise services.
https://lawfilesext.leg.wa.gov/biennium/2015-16/Pdf/Bills/House%20Bills/1391.pdf https://app.leg.wa.gov/…