Our most popular event of the year Want to see the new County laptops? Get your Skype photo taken AND import it into your Skype account? Learn how to go paperless? These are just some of the 10 stations (and dedicated Service Desk teams) at KCIT’s Hands on Technology Day, April 13 from 1 p.m. – 4 p.m. in the Chinook Atrium.   KCIT teams spend the entire afternoon explaining, showing and fixing! Skype for Business Tips and Tricks: 30 minute in-person (and via Skype) tutorials. Session One: Set up a meeting for… Read More

The upcoming 520 Bridge Replacement events presented an opportunity for approximately 160 underrepresented student populations from nine school districts to celebrate the grand opening of the world’s longest floating bridge. On March 24, their attendance kicked-off the 520 Bridge celebration with an integrated partnership established between Environmental Health Services, Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT), University of Washington – College of Engineering (UW), and various community partners to promote college and career readiness for youth to become involved in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM). The students were invited to participate in a… Read More

Our latest Employee Town Hall is now available to watch on-demand in its entirety or as individual segments. Hosted by Natasha Jones, Director of Customer Service, the Employee Town Hall featured King County Executive Dow Constantine, Budget Director Dwight Dively, and Matias Valenzuela, Director of the Office of Equity and Social Justice, in a discussion on the 2017/18 budget forecast and its implications for employees and our priorities. Employee Town Hall  (complete with captions –  59’26”) Read more to see all the segments available to watch

Parking spots at Goat Hill Garage will be extremely limited in April. A resurfacing project will temporarily block off part of the 8th floor and the entire 9th floor. Approximately 80 parking stalls will be unavailable for the duration of the project. The work is scheduled to begin during the first week of April, and will take about four weeks, depending on weather. Goat Hill Garage users are strongly encouraged to use other transportation options such as carpools, vanpools, or public transportation. Please visit King County Employee Transportation Program for additional options…. Read More

Just recently a bus rider noticed her route driver had a positive, courteous attitude and thought to share her praise for him with KC Employees. “I was riding on route 4 from downtown towards the Central District. The driver had the BEST attitude and GREAT customer service. There was a panicky rider who though he missed her stop and he handled it with such grace. She even ended up having a nice, relaxed conversation with him all the way until she got off. He greeted everyone and said good-bye to everyone. If you can… Read More

Recently, KCIT Leadership team members successfully used Skype for Business to conduct the first round of interviews for the Deputy Chief Information Officer position. Highly qualified resumes came in from across the U.S. “We scored the resumes but Chief Information Officer Bill Kehoe said the ability to communicate was really important and we didn’t exactly have budget to fly in folks from around the country,” said Alex Jacobson, KCIT Human Resources Associate. Enter Skype for Business. Each candidate had a 30 minute Skype interview with a presentation. “It took a lot of… Read More

The King County Assessor will begin testing the viability of web advertising on the Department’s website this week. This Pilot Project for web advertising was approved during the 2015/2016 budget process and is aimed at testing the revenue generating potential of web ads on the Assessor’s website. Web ad security is a priority for this pilot, and a strong security protocol has been put in place to ensure that the ads are not vehicles for malware or viruses. In addition, the content of the ads will be focused on consumer services and… Read More

Crossposted from Public Health Insider Since 2003, not a single child in King County has died from a helmet-preventable bicycle injury. What helped lead to this victory? King County’s Child Death Review – a collaborative effort to identify opportunities and interventions that prevent children from dying. As the ‘doctor’ for the community, we are responsible for looking at broad trends and understanding the systems, policies and practices in our community that can prevent disease and death.  Our local hospitals look at deaths in their systems, and we look at deaths in our… Read More