The National Association of State Chief Information Officer recognized three state leaders who did innovative work and one who advanced cybersecurity.

NASCIO honored four state IT officials for their recent work responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, modernizing systems and defending against ransomware.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers presented an award to a former member who spent the past 20 years serving his state.

State technology officials in Colorado, Florida and Tennessee were recognized by the group for their contributions to advancing state technology policy.

Innovative state technology projects that could be duplicated in other states were recognized by NASCIO's voting panel, with Virginia and Colorado each taking home two awards.

The National Association of State Chief Information Officers says it plans to announce 10 winners at its virtual online conference in October.