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State Health IT and ARRA: NASCIO Urges State CIO Involvement

NASCIO's Health IT Working Group, chaired by Otto Doll, South Dakota CIO, just released "HITECH in the States: Action List for State CIOs." This brief examines the new landscape of health IT and health information exchange (HIE) in the states following the implementation of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA). The brief is available at www.nascio.org/publications.

Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government

Celebrating its 21st consecutive year, the Recognition Awards Program features categories reflecting the wide range of IT projects currently under development within state government. Emphasis was placed on recognizing programs that exemplify best practices, support the public policy goals of state leaders, represent an innovative use of existing and new technology, assist government officials to efficiently execute their duties, provide cost-effective service to citizens and are transferable to other agencies or units of government.

Thirty exemplary initiatives were chosen as finalists from 117 submissions by 31 states. NASCIO's Awards committee, comprised of judges from NASCIO's state and corporate members, selected the 2009 award finalists. Full submissions from all nominations are posted on NASCIO's website at www.nascio.org/awards.

The following is a list of the 2009 Recognition Award finalists organized by category:

Business Continuity & Disaster Recovery

• State of Illinois - Illinois National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS)
• State of Tennessee - Enterprise Storage, Backup/Recovery, and Tape Virtualization
• State of Utah - Business Continuity and Disaster Recovery Across Government Boundaries

Cross Boundary Collaboration & Partnerships

• State of Michigan - Government, Business and Academia collaboration to increase supply of graduating technology professionals, and promote economic growth
• Commonwealth of Virginia - University IT Internship Partnership
• State of Washington - Enhanced Driver License/Identification Card Project

Data, Information & Knowledge Management

• State of New York - NYS Enhanced Drivers License - A Smart Way to Travel
• State of Texas - Revenue and Sales Reporting (RASR) Business Intelligence Platform
• Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Performs: Virginia's Performance Leadership and Accountability System

Digital Government: G to B

• State of Michigan - Certificate of Need (CON) e-Serv
• State of Nebraska - Court Document E-filing
• State of Utah - On The Spot Renewal System and Highway Patrol Safety Inspections

Digital Government: G to C

• State of Minnesota - Minnesota Unemployment Insurance Technology Initiative Project
• State of North Carolina - Integrated Voice Recognition System for Unemployment Insurance Initial and Continued Claims
• Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia.gov Portal Widgets

Digital Government: G to G

• State of California - DCSS - California Child Support Automated System
• State of Michigan - Michigan Standard Desktop Environment
• State of North Carolina - Probation Officer's Dashboard

Enterprise IT Management Initiatives

• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - IT Shared Services
• State of Texas - Business Process Improvements Project @ Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
• State of West Virginia - West Virginia IT Consolidation Program

ICT Innovations

• State of North Carolina - Wearable Inspection Grading Information Network System
• State of South Dakota - Research, Education & Economic Development Network
• State of Washington - Statewide Electronic Collision & Ticket Online Records (SECTOR)

Information Security & Privacy

• State of Maine - CERTS
• State of Michigan - Secure Wireless LAN
• Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - Commonwealth Application Certification & Accreditation (CA)2

IT Project & Portfolio Management

• State of California - How to transform from a Project Management Office to a Performance Management Office on a shoestring budget
• State of Oklahoma - Information Technology and Telecommunications Application
• Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0

Join us in congratulating the 2009 Recognition Award finalists! One initiative in each category will be honored as the award recipient during the State Dinner and Award Presentation at NASCIO's Annual Conference on October 26 in Austin, Texas.

The Future of IT is the Focus of the Annual Conference

Make plans to join us in Austin, Texas for the 2009 Annual Conference on October 25-28 at the Hilton Austin. The theme of the event is IT Fuels the Future of Government. Registration is open and the deadline to take advantage of discounted early bird registration rates is September 9, 2009. Click here to register for the conference. Sponsorships opportunities are still available until September 30, 2009. Click here to secure your sponsorship.

Federal CTO Aneesh Chopra will present the closing keynote on October 28. Click here to view a preliminary agenda.

Plenary sessions include:

• Grabbing the Reins: When and How to Drive IT Consolidation
• Through the Looking Glass: Transparency in the States
• Perspectives on the Future of IT
• Securing the Weakest Link: Awareness and Training Strategies for States

Visit the Annual Conference Virtual Resource Center for the most up-to-date resources including educational video presentations, whitepapers, research briefs and other educational materials provided by the Annual Conference sponsors.

Private Sector IT Leaders on Annual Conference Panel

The Programs Committee announced the selection of a panel of private sector thought leaders for the 2009 Annual Conference session, "Perspectives on the Future of IT." NASCIO believes that an open exchange of ideas at this executive leadership level reflects the necessity and importance of relationships between the private sector and state CIOs. The following panelists were selected to participate in this forum:

• Paul Bell, President, Global Public Sector, Dell
• Jack Dangermond, President and CEO, ESRI
• Rebecca Jacoby, SVP and Chief Information Officer, Cisco

"Perspectives on the Future of IT" represents the first of a kind dialogue for NASCIO. Speakers were selected by a team of state CIOs from a field of highly qualified corporate member candidates. This session will take place in Austin, Texas on the morning of Tuesday, October 27, 2009.

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