State IT Innovation of the Year Indiana is having success with its State Earn and Learn, or SEAL, temp-to-hire program, which offers opportunities in IT to residents…

State IT Innovation of the Year California made digital vaccine cards available to its residents last June, launching an online tool that uses QR codes to link…

State IT Innovation of the Year Launched in 2019 as a central depository for data from across state government, the Georgia Data Analytics Center has already launched…

State IT Innovation of the Year Illinois implemented an AI-based help desk system to quickly assist residents looking for answers about state services. The state chose Google…

State Leadership of the Year Dale Walters has worked for the State of Illinois for more than six years, first as a telecommunications manager and now as…

State IT Leadership of the Year Montana CTO Matt Van Syckle is at the forefront of an effort, requested last year by Gov. Greg Gianforte, to get…

State IT Leadership of the Year As the No. 2 data official in Virginia, Marcus Thornton is helping mature the commonwealth’s use of data from within a…

State IT Leadership of the Year Oklahoma CISO Matt Singleton is responsible for securing 111 state agencies, a mandate that led him to being an early endorser…

State IT Leadership of the Year When Wyoming CIO Gordon Knopp resigned in May 2021 amid a major breach of health data, Gov. Mark Gordon asked deputy…

Unifying IT services “isn’t the sexiest thing,” says North Dakota CTO Duane Schell, but it is yielding “massive efficiencies” across the enterprise. Schell, who’s worked for the…