State IT Innovation of the Year The Iowa Department of Corrections worked with SAS to help improve operations and support data-driven decisions. Through the development of three…

State IT Innovation of the Year Pivot is an Indiana workforce engine that uses the Indiana Statewide Longitudinal Data System to provide a powerful set of data…

State IT Innovation of the Year Orchard is Georgia’s official design system. Orchard makes it easy to quickly build an accessible, mobile-friendly and uniform digital experience. The…

State IT Innovation of the Year In September 2024, the Arizona Department of Administration conducted a four-week pilot program using Gemini for Google Workspace with the participation…

State Leadership of the Year Marcus Thornton is the deputy chief data officer for the Commonwealth of Virginia. Thornton has worked in software engineering for the last…

State Leadership of the Year Jonathan Reich is the chief information officer for the the Office of the Georgia Secretary of State. Reich has more than 27…

State Leadership of the Year Bry Pardoe is the executive director of the Commonwealth Office of Digital Experience, also known as CODE PA. She’s served as the…

State Leadership of the Year Nick Marquis is the acting chief information officer for the State of Maine. He previously served as the state’s executive director of…

State Leadership of the Year Lisa Jammer is the chief people and culture officer at the Texas Department of Information Resources, where she leads the vision, strategy,…

State Leadership of the Year Hemant Jain is the chief information security officer for the State of Indiana. Jain joined the Indiana Office of Technology in May 2018, bringing…