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For immediate release: September 10, 2003
Contact: Beth Roszman

NASCIO Announces Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology

(Scottsdale, Arizona) - For the 16th Consecutive year, NASCIO, representing the chief information officers of the states, has selected winners to receive the 2003 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology. The awards are given annually to state IT programs and systems that have created proven cost effective, innovative solutions in the operation of state government. This year the program received 133 nominations from 33 states. This represents a record number of nominations. Winners were selected in nine categories and one additional project received a special recognition award.

NASCIO President and Missouri CIO, Gerry Wethington, stated, "The NASCIO awards program is the premier event for recognizing technology innovations by states and their private sector partners. The winning projects exemplify the "best of the best" and serve to demonstrate how information technology works to increase efficiencies, cost effectiveness and service delivery at the state government level."

NASCIO's Awards committee, comprised of state and corporate members, chose the award winners. Carolyn Walton, CIO for the state of Arkansas, chaired the committee. Criteria for selection included a description of the project with length of time in operation; relative significance to the operation of government; benefits realized by service recipients, taxpayers, agency, state; and return on investment. Full submissions from all nominations are posted on NASCIO's website at http://www.nascio.org/awards/index.cfm

In the following you will find a list of winners organized by category. We encourage you to visit each link for a description of the project and contact information for the winners.

Accessibility
Tennessee - Tennessee Information Infrastructure(TNII)

Communications Infrastructure
South Dakota - South Dakota's Statewide Radio System

Digital Government - Government to Business
Michigan - Employer Filed Claims Project

Digital Government - Government to Government
California - CalPERS Empowers Its Employer With Web "Self-Service"

Digital Government - Government to Citizen
Washington - Washington INET Application

Enterprise Information Architecture
North Carolina - Adaptive Architecture for Criminal Justice Systems

Innovative Use of Technology
Kentucky - Helping Kentuckians Participate in the New Economy: Kentucky Virtual Adult Education Portal

Security and Business Continuity
Michigan - Secure Michigan Initiative Project

State IT Management Initiatives
Virginia - Commonwealth of Virginia Information Technology Transformation Initiative

Special Recognition
Texas - Using Biometrics to Improve the Texas Welfare System

NASCIO represents the state chief information officers from the 50 states, six U.S. territories and the District of Columbia. Members include cabinet and senior level state officials responsible for information resource management. Other IT officials participate as associate members and private sector representatives may become corporate members.

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For more information contact NASCIO Executive Director Elizabeth Miller at (859) 514-9171 or NASCIO Programs and Communications Coordinator Beth Roszman at (859) 514-9167.

You may also see http://www.nascio.org/aboutNascio/index.cfm. For more information on Global, see http://it.ojp.gov/topic.jsp?topic_id=8.

Association Management Resources, Inc. (AMR) provides NASCIO's executive staff. For more information about AMR visit http://www.amrinc.net/