In 2024, the Legislature passed SHB 1947, which eliminated the Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO) and incorporated all duties and responsibilities to Washington Technology Solutions (WaTech), as well as renamed the agency from Consolidated Technology Services (CTS) to WaTech. Previous references to the OCIO or CTS should be understood to refer to WaTech.
Few things are more important to the operation of state government than the State Data Center (SDC), Quincy Data Center (QDC) and our Cloud Highway hardware in Seattle. It is the central nervous system for the delivery of vital services for Washingtonians.
So, you can imagine the amount of pressure that was placed on Chris Craig, WaTech's Network Operations Manager, and his team when…
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security approved Washington State's Cybersecurity Plan, a key requirement for the state to receive an anticipated $3.6 million in grant funds during the coming year.
The federal funding is aimed at addressing cybersecurity risks and threats to information systems owned or operated by state, local, and territorial governments. The state…
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…
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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…
