WaTech in the News

The 14th Annual GIS Day Forum will be held at the 1500 Jefferson Building in Olympia on Wednesday, Nov. 18.

The free, hybrid event brings together GIS professionals and others who use geospatial tools in their work to share solutions that are improving data management, customer service and decision-making across government. Attendees will hear about practical GIS applications, explore…

When AWS invited Washington to serve as the lead employer partner for the Oct. 21 Kiro Buildathon, WaTech jumped at the opportunity to help students put their technology skills to the test.

Held at AWS's Seattle offices, the Buildathon brought together 64-80 students from North Seattle College and Bellevue College for a fast-paced, hands-on…

WaTech and the Washington State Office of Equity partnered to host the Washington State Geographic Information Council (WAGIC) Accessibility and GIS Webinar on September 23, bringing together government and industry professionals to explore ways to make geographic information systems (GIS) more accessible.

Led by Anisha Govindankutty of the Office of Equity, the two-hour webinar drew…

The Technology Services Board’s (TSB) Oct. 20 meeting highlighted the progress and challenges shaping three major efforts to modernize state government: the One Washington Program, the Workers’ Compensation Systems Modernization (WCSM) Program and the Health Care Management and Coordination System (HCMACS) Program. The updates covered recent milestones,…

WaTech’s Enterprise Cloud Computing Program (ECCP) is shifting from planning to delivery.

“This work has been at the heart of WaTech for the past four years, and it’s exciting to see us move from planning and vision into delivery,” said State Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe.

Designed to help agencies more easily find, obtain, use, and manage secure cloud services, ECCP…