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Destination Success – 2012 Annual Conference

Plans are underway for NASCIO's 2012 Annual Conference, October 21-24 in San Diego, California, at the Manchester Grand Hyatt. Don't miss this opportunity to gain invaluable knowledge and participate in unparalleled networking. Registration for the conference will open July 9, and early bird registration rates will be offered through September 5.

Sponsorships are now available for the conference. Sign up at www.nascio.org/events/2012Annual/sponsor.cfm. Contact Shawn Vaughn, NASCIO membership and communications coordinator, at svaughn@amrms.com.

Nominations Are Open for Two Outstanding State Government Awards

State Technology Innovator Award

NASCIO is accepting nominations for the State Technology Innovator Award. This award recognizes outstanding individuals who have made contributions to advance the state's technology policy agenda through the promotion of best practices, adoption of new technologies and advancements in service delivery. More information, including award criteria, is available on NASCIO's website. Nominations are being accepted through July 10, 2012, at www.nascio.org/awards/sti/.

Meritorious Service Award

Nominations for the Meritorious Service Award are being accepted through July 11, 2012. Don't miss the opportunity to recognize exceptional leadership in state government and dedication to the advancement of NASCIO's mission. The 2012 recipient will be recognized during a special ceremony at the Annual Conference. More information, including award criteria, is available at www.nascio.org/awards/msa/2012.cfm. If you are a state CIO and would like to nominate one of your fellow CIOs for this recognition, email Alison Keller at akeller@amrms.com.

CIOs Participate in NGA Forum on Public Safety

NASCIO was invited to participate in the "Preparing for Public Safety Broadband Forum," hosted by the National Governors Association (NGA) in Leesburg, Va., June 28-29. The meeting brings together more than 200 key state leaders, including 27 state CIOs and 18 NASCIO state members, to discuss preparations to build out the nationwide interoperable public safety broadband network, with the goal of educating both the governors and key state policymakers on challenges and opportunities related to public safety broadband.

Private Sector IT Leaders Offer Advice to State CIOs

The NASCIO Programs Committee is excited to announce the panelist selection for the Annual Conference VIP session, "Navigating toward Success through Data and Analytics." The session is part of a series of conversations designed to enhance the sharing of ideas between the private sector and state CIOs. The following panelists have been selected to participate in this forum:

Bill Cook, president, EMC, Greenplum Analytics Division
Douglas Harr, chief information officer, Splunk, Inc.
Donnie Haye, vice president, IBM, Smarter Supply Chain Analytics

Stay Connected in the NASCIO Community

Are you interested in legislative and regulatory news direct from Washington, D.C.? If so, join the Government Affairs Community for weekly news clips.

Congratulations to the top five most engaged members in the NASCIO Community this month:

Dick Clark, State of Montana
Jim Salb, State of Delaware
David Ballard, CenturyLink
Tim Brett, Deltek
Dirk Huggett, State of North Dakota

Recognition Awards Spotlight

This month, the spotlight is on the State of West Virginia, which was recognized in the category Risk Management Initiatives in the 2011 NASCIO State IT Recognition Awards.

Spotlight Project: Risk Management Initiatives: West Virginia Office of Technology Cyber Security Program

"West Virginia is honored to be this year's recipient of the NASCIO award in the Risk Management category," said Jim Richards, West Virginia chief information security officer. "The accomplishments of the Office of Technology, in the areas of risk identification and mitigation, are the result of teamwork and commitments on the part of committed staff that understand the importance of their mission, embrace teamwork, and maintain steadfast focus on the layers of security controls needed to maintain a viable program. West Virginia is very fortunate to have strong support for the security initiatives that have been undertaken, and to have a team with the vital skills needed to manage the variety of challenges associated with this type of Risk Management program."

NASCIO Director of Government Affairs Among WGR Leaders

The Women in Government Relations (WGR), Inc., a non-profit, non-partisan government relations associations, announced a new slate of leaders effective July 1, 2012. Among the list of volunteer leaders, our very own Pam Walker, NASCIO director of government affairs, was named one of the association's directors. Learn more about WGR at www.wgr.org.

Events of Interest

iHT² Health IT Summit
July 24-25, Denver, Colo. Register for the iHT² Health IT Summit and hear from national thought leaders on proven strategies for aligning IT strategies with business strategies as well as discovering best practices for securing ePHI, HIE models and implementing mobile health initiatives. Learn more at http://ihealthtran.com/HTML/denverhome.html.

Annual Health Insurance Exchange Congress
Register to attend the Annual Health Insurance Exchange Congress, taking place November 13-14, 2012, at the Hotel Sax Chicago. NASCIO members are eligible for a 25 percent discount off their registration fee. The Health Insurance Exchange Congress is the only event bringing together representatives of health plans, states and the federal government to address the opportunities and challenges presented by the implementation of health insurance exchanges. To register for this event, email register@iirusa.com and mention the discount code XP1710NASCIO.

CIO Transitions

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Committee & Work Group Updates

The Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee held a call on June 14, with a presentation by Ashwini Jarral, director, program and technology services for the IJIS Institute. Jarral provided an overview of the new IJIS initiative springboard, which seeks to provide a venue to engage industry as a foremost avenue in driving the adoption and use of national information sharing and interoperability standards by justice, public safety and homeland security agencies. The presentation is available for NASCIO members in the NASCIO Community library.

A small team from the Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee is collaborating on an analytics series on big data. If you would like to contribute to this work, contact Eric Sweden at esweden@amrms.com.

The Health Care Working Group is exploring options for the next set of deliverables as well as tracking the rulings that are expected to be announced by the U.S. Supreme Court during this last week of June.

The IT Procurement Modernization Committee is developing a series of short issue briefs on IT procurement. This series will identify solutions to problems states run into during procurement and contracting. The committee is exploring the topics of enterprise procurements and performance bonds in conjunction with TechAmerica. The series is expected to be released in early July.

The Social Media Forum is currently discussing targets for additional terms of service (TOS) negotiations. Discussions continue between NASCIO staff and YouTube to help clarify the TOS request process for state members. We urge states to continue forwarding requests to Liz Fossett at lfossett@amrms.com.

The State and Local Collaboration Working Group hosted a call June 12 with a presentation on Nebraska's e-filing initiative. The working group continues to focus on a best practice framework for describing state and local collaborative initiatives. Forward best practices to Eric Sweden at esweden@amrms.com.

The State Connectivity and Broadband Working Group is developing a response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) request for information on the state and local grant program. The grant program is a component of the Spectrum Act passed earlier this year; the Spectrum Act will provide $7 billion for the development of a nationwide, interoperable public safety broadband network, from which $135 million will be available for state and local planning grants. The NASCIO comments are available online at NTIA and in the NASCIO Community.

The State Digital Identity Working Group continues the comment period on the SICAM Guidance and Roadmap. Volunteers have submitted comments to the SICAM draft that is posted on the NASCIO Community.

NASCIO: Making Connections

Doug Robinson, NASCIO executive director, and many state CIOs are participating in the National Governors Association Public Safety Broadband Forum, June 28-29 in Leesburg, Va.

Robinson spoke at the Deloitte University State Government Industry Learning event, June 26-27 in Westlake, Texas

Chad Grant, NASCIO senior policy analyst, attended the 2012 State Healthcare IT Connect Summit, June 19-21 in Dulles, Va. This is the third year NASCIO has partnered with Healthcare IT Connect.

Charles Robb, NASCIO senior policy analyst, represented the association at the Global Privacy and Information Quality Working Group meeting, June 19-20 in Savannah, Ga.

Mark Your Calendar

Upcoming NASCIO Committee Calls and Meetings

State and Local Collaboration Working Group – Tuesday, July 10, at 2:00 pm Eastern
State Connectivity and Broadband Working Group – Wednesday, July 11, at 2:00 pm Eastern
State IT Procurement Modernization Committee – Wednesday, July 11, at 2:00 pm Eastern
Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee – Thursday, July 12, at 2:00 pm Eastern
Executive Committee – Thursday, July 12, at 3:30 pm Eastern
Security and Privacy Committee – Tuesday, July 17, at 1:00 pm Eastern
Corporate Leadership Council – Wednesday, July 18, at 3:00 pm Eastern
Social Media Forum – Tuesday, July 24, at 2:00 pm Eastern
Health Care Working Group – Wednesday, July 25, at 3:00 pm Eastern

Corporate Member Partner Profiles

Each month, NASCIO will randomly draw three corporate members to be featured in the monthly newsletter. To view a complete list of NASCIO's corporate partners, visit www.nascio.org/aboutNASCIO/corpProfiles.

Harris Corporation

Contact: Greg Coleman Title: Marketing Coordinator, Public Safety Markets		Phone: (612) 521-4607 Email: gcolem02@harris.com Web address: www.harris.com

Juniper Networks

Contact: Caroline Rinker Title: Business Development Address: 1301 Preston Ln Hopkins, MN 55343		Phone: (612) 250-3372 Email: crinker@juniper.net Web address: www.juniper.net/us/en/solutions/ public-sector/ state-local-government/
Juniper Networks' high-performance network infrastructure enables next generation networks to provide a responsive and trusted environment for accelerating service delivery, while lowering costs. Juniper's solutions help Government, Education and Medical organizations realize fast, reliable and secure access to advanced data, voice and video applications and services over a single network.

Smarsh

Contact: Sam Kolbert-Hyle Title: Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Initiatives Address: 921 SW Washington Street, Suite 540 Portland, OR 97205		Phone: (866) 762-7741 Fax: (202) 342-1404 Email: skhyle@smarsh.com Web address: smarsh.com/government
Founded in 2001, Smarsh is the managed service leader in secure, innovative and reliable email archiving solutions for compliance and records retention, proactive litigation readiness and mail server and mailbox management. The hosted deployment model enables organizations to eliminate IT infrastructure costs and minimize operating burden, while benefiting from Smarsh expertise in hosting large volumes of mission-critical data.