State IT Leadership of the Year Between 2020 and early 2022, the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration rolled out a new service platform it calls Customer Connect, replacing…

State IT Leadership of the Year The Kansas Department of Labor’s April announcement that it’s finally — after some aborted attempts — replacing the 50-year-old mainframe that…

State Leadership of the Year As CIO of TennCare, Tennessee’s Medicaid program, Hugh Hale recently led the creation of a new, highly automated eligibility system. “We’ve made…

State IT Leadership of the Year The Texas Department of Information Resources has in recent years created multiple centers of excellence — educational offices to support officials in…

State Leadership of the Year Georgia’s longtime chief digital officer, Nikhil Deshpande has played key roles in establishing the state’s social media presence and leading the move…

State IT Leadership of the Year As Vermont’s CTO, Mark Combs is responsible for building modern applications to be used by the state’s agencies — a process…

State IT Leadership of the Year When the American Rescue Plan passed last year, Colorado Gov. Jared Polis tapped Natriece Bryant, the deputy chief customer officer in…

State IT Leadership of the Year Lt. Col. Seth Barun serves as branch chief of the North Carolina National Guard’s cyber unit, leading soldiers and airmen who…

GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year Wood started as Massachusetts’ CIO in 2018, just after the state formed its new Executive Office of Technology Services and Security.…

GoldenGov: State Executive of the Year  Tong was named California’s secretary of government operations in March, following five years as CIO. She oversaw rapid-fire technology improvements during…