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…
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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…
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…
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…
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…
