State IT Innovation of the Year In February 2024, the Nevada Department of Employment, Training and Rehabilitation replaced its IT system with a mobile-friendly cloud solution, enhancing…

State IT Innovation of the Year Previously, judges in Nebraska had to download, edit, sign and re-upload documents. This method was inefficient and time-consuming. Now, judges can…

State IT Innovation of the Year Maine Revenue Services replaced all of its previous online services with a new tax portal designed to make paying, filing and…

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…