WaTech in the News

WaTech hosted seven in-person enterprise IT strategic planning workshops in March and invited over 80 agencies and 120 business and IT leaders. The goal was to generate diverse insights and ideas emphasizing how technology enables the state's work to support residents and customers.

Overall, 62 agencies were represented at the workshops and 100 business and IT leaders were in…

In this edition of Coffee with Kehoe, State CIO Bill Kehoe recounts the changes our workforce underwent during the COVID pandemic and what that means for the future.

Transcript edited for length and clarity. (See video and listen to podcast)

Welcome to the second version of Coffee with Kehoe 2023. In today's episode, we're going to be talking about the post-pandemic office of the…

Irene Vidyanti joined WaTech on March 15 as our new state Chief Data Officer (CDO), working within the Architecture and Innovation Division.

As the state CDO, Irene is responsible for transforming public service through the use of data. The position is responsible for statewide data strategy, enterprise data governance, and empowering the state's workforce…

Ralph Johnson was named WaTech's new state Chief Information Security Officer (CISO) on Dec. 1, 2022.

Ralph replaced Vinod Brahmapuram, who resigned in March for a private-sector job. State CIO and WaTech Director Bill Kehoe, who has served as acting CISO during the interim, appointed Ralph to the position.

Ralph currently leads the information security program for NantMedia…

Government Technology recently published a news story about WaTech proposing legislation that would establish a "legacy modernization fund" to supply grants to agencies as they undertake the modernization process.

"If governments are going to move forward with transformation of their services to the public, they must have a plan to modernize their legacy systems. You can no longer push…