Having hired a new CISO, CDO, CTO and chief of staff, Washington's CIO says the state's ready to accelerate many of its programs.

The new law creates two new panels to advise the governor's office and the state CIO on emerging threats and incident response practices.

Ralph Johnson, currently CISO for the company that owns the Los Angeles Times, has been named Washington's new statewide CISO.

A data breach at the state auditor's office is prompting a move away from federated IT security.

Ronald Buchanan said WaTech has faced some rough times but that the time has arrived to regain its fellow statewide agencies' trust.