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Congratulations 2012 State IT Recognition Award Finalists!

Successful information technology initiatives in state government deserve to be highlighted and shared in order to promote innovation, foster better government, and engage citizens. NASCIO has selected 30 state IT initiatives in 10 categories as finalists for its 2012 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government.

Finalists in NASCIO's prestigious awards program, which is celebrating its 24th consecutive year, were recently announced, and one initiative in each category will be honored at NASCIO's upcoming Annual Conference. Projects and initiatives from NASCIO member states, territories, and the District of Columbia were eligible for nomination, and finalists were selected by NASCIO's Awards Committee from a field of more than 120 nominees.

The finalist will be announced during the 2012 Annual Conference in San Diego on October 22. To see a list of all nominations for the State IT Recognition Awards, click here.

Is Big Data a Big Deal for State Governments?

NASCIO's newest issue brief, one in a series on analytics in state government, explores the future of data generation. The brief is available at www.nascio.org/publications.

Leadership Refreshes Goals and Objectives

In July, NASCIO released an updated strategic plan, with a stronger emphasis on CIO leadership. To view the press release, click here. The updated strategic plan is available on the NASCIO website at www.nascio.org/aboutNASCIO/strategicPlan.cfm.

Leaving Performance Bonds at the Door for Improved IT Procurement

On August 1, the Procurement Modernization Committee released its newest brief, which focuses on finding the proper balance for performance bond requirements in state IT procurement. Download the brief at www.nascio.org/publications/.

Don't Miss the Early Bird Discount! – NASCIO 2012 Annual Conference

The NASCIO programs committee is putting together an outstanding program that you will not want to miss in San Diego. Make sure you register before the Early Bird discount expires on September 5, 2012.

Time is Running Out: Secure Your Sponsorship

September 20 is the deadline to secure your sponsorship for the Annual Conference. View the sponsor details and sign up at www.nascio.org/events/2012Annual/sponsor.cfm. Contact Shawn Vaughn, NASCIO membership and communications coordinator, at svaughn@amrms.com.

The Annual Conference sponsors provide a wealth of resources to state members in the Sponsor Resource Center, available at www.nascio.org/events/2012Annual/src.cfm. The resource center is easily searchable by keyword or topic, so you can find exactly the right information; simply click on a sponsor logo to see what that company is presenting, or look up information by topic. NASCIO would like to thank our sponsors for their continued support.

Your Chance to Win a $50 Gift Card

Fill out the survey for the NASCIO Nautical Feud at www.surveymonkey.com/s/KH9G683 and be entered to win a $50 gift card. Your answers will fuel the "survey says" answers at the Nautical Feud networking event at the Annual Conference.

Is Your State Going the Distance?

Wednesday morning, conference attendees will be participating in the first-ever NASCIO 5k. Sign-up up at www.nascio.org/events/2012Annual/GiveBack.cfm and enjoy a walk or run along the San Diego Bay. Proceeds go to the San Diego Futures Foundation.

Remember the state with the most kilometers wins – is your state on the map yet?

Stay Connected in the NASCIO Community

Did you know NASCIO's blog was recently named one of State Tech Magazine's list of 'Must-Read' technology blogs? Visit our blog here: community.nascio.org/NASCIO/Blogs/ViewBlogs/. Click here to see the full list of StateTech's blogs.

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

Peshan Kalu Marakkala, State of Minnesota
Alisanne Maffei, State of Nevada
Rosa Lara, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Dick Clark, State of Montana
Calvin Rhodes, State of Georgia

Events of Interest

iHT² Health IT Summit
September 19-20, New York, N.Y.

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/newyorkhome.html.

Health Insurance Exchange Congress
Register to attend the 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 brings 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, email register@iirusa.com and mention the discount code XP1710NASCIO.

Watch on Washington

House and Senate in Recess
The House and Senate are in the summer recess, with both chambers returning the week of September 10. Before leaving, the House and Senate leadership agreed to a fiscal 2013 continuing resolution (CR) that would fund the government at the level established by last summer's debt limit law through March 2012. When lawmakers return, they will face a number of issues that need to be resolved from the expiring tax cuts, to preventing the automatic sequestration cuts to defense authorization.

NASCIO Attends NCSL's Legislative Summit
Pam Walker, NASCIO director of government affairs, Pam Walker attended the National Conference of State Legislatures (NCSL) Summit from August 6-9. More than 1,200 state legislators and staff members from across the country attended to learn about and discuss the pressing issues facing states. The Legislative Summit offered over 100 policy sessions including many NASCIO issues. Presentations from the conference are available at www.ncsl.org/meetings/2012-legislative-summit-online-resources.aspx.

CIO Transitions

Read the latest state CIO transitions – Click here.

Meet our newest members:

City of Bessemer (local associate member)
City of Huntington Beach, CA (local associate member)
City of Maui, Hawaii (local associate member)
Sophos (Corporate member)

Committee & Working Group Updates

The Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee held its monthly call on August 9. Dr. Brian Cameron, executive director of the Center for Enterprise Architecture at The Pennsylvania State University was a guest speaker. Dr. Cameron presented "Big Data and the Need for Enterprise Architecture," which is available on the NASCIO Community.

The Health Care Working Group hosted a call with the HIMSS Legal Taskforce on the legal ramifications of the Supreme Court decision on the Affordable Care Act. In addition, NASCIO continues discussions with HIMSS on a potential survey related to health IT. The working group continues to explore options for its next set of deliverables and plans to have speakers from the Department of Health and Human Services discuss in more detail what the Federally Facilitated Exchange would look like and what would be the state requirements.

The IT Procurement Modernization Committee continues to develop a series of short issue briefs on IT procurement. On August 1, in collaboration with TechAmerica and the National Association of State Procurement Officers, NASCIO released "Leaving Performance Bonds at the Door for Improved IT Procurement."The committee is currently working on a set of recommendations related to modernizing the Rrequest for proposal (RFP) process for IT procurement.

The primary focus of the Security and Privacy Committee over the last month has been monitoring the progress of the Deloitte-NASCIO 2012 Cybersecurity Survey. 47 states and two territories have completed the survey. Since this year's survey was considerably more detailed than the 2010 version of the survey, this response rate is thought to be excellent, and we are very appreciative of the time and effort state Chief Information Security Officers put into their responses. The survey results are expected to be released in mid-October.

Staff members are also preparing updated materials for NASCIO's Cybersecurity Awareness webpage in connection with the observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October.

The NASCIO Social Media Forum hosted an all-states webinar on Social Media in State and Local Government on August 21. The webinar was targeted at state government members, but was also attended by Public Technology Institute members and other local government participants. The webinar included a presentation by Chris Cotner, a senior analyst with Deltek. Cotner covered key findings from Deltek's June publication, "Social Media in State & Local Government - A New Paradigm for Engagement and Innovation." During the call, Cotner provided insights concerning the evolving and increasingly sophisticated use of social media tools by state and local agencies. Terms of service-related efforts during the month have included work on a general letter of invitation to social media providers, which will leverage prior agreements and will hopefully lead to discussions with several other vendors.

The State and Local Working Group held its monthly call on August 14 with guest speaker Jim Sparks, geographic Iinformation officer with the Indiana Office of Technology. Sparks presented on the Indiana Data Sharing Initiative and the IndianaMap. At this juncture, there are 19 finalized scenarios that demonstrate state and local government collaboration. The committee is working on a white paper that will present lessons learned, best practices, and calls to action regarding cross-jurisdictional "joining up." Special thanks to those who have contributed scenarios to this initiative. To participate and learn more, contact learn Eric Sweden at esweden@amrms.com.

The State Connectivity and Broadband Working Group's regular monthly calls have continued, with continued focus on pending public safety broadband network announcements expected out of the National Telecommunications and Information Administration in late August. With the appointment of FirstNet board members on August 20, the momentum of broadband build-out will significantly increase, and state-level planning is already well underway. The working group will continue to identify and report on state-level issues going forward.

The State Digital Identity Working Group has finished the SICAM Guidance and Roadmap and the anticipated release date is early September. NASCIO recently participated in the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace (NSTIC) Steering Group meeting in Chicago, IL on August 15 - 16. During the Steering Group meeting, the charter and by-laws were approved and elections took place for key stakeholder groups on the Management Council. The working group has begun drafting a call-to-action in support of the principles of NSTIC and is looking to partner with the State, Local, Tribal, and Territories stakeholder group of the Identity Ecosystem Steering Group Management Council prior to release.

NASCIO: Making Connections

Dugan Petty, NASCIO president and Oregon chief information officer, presented at the National Association of State Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers annual conference in Seattle, Wash, August 12-15. Petty will be speaking at the annual IT Solutions Management for Human Services Conference August 26-29 in Baltimore, Md.

Calvin Rhodes, Georgia chief information officer, spoke at the MS-ISAC Annual Meeting, August 20-22 in Atlanta, Ga.

Doug Robinson, NASCIO executive director, spoke on an all-state webinar with the National Association of State Chief Administrators on August 15. He will moderate a panel of state CIOs at the National Association of State Technology Directors Annual Conference in Baltimore, Md on August 28. .

Eric Sweden, enterprise architecture and governance program director, and Chad Grant, senior policy analyst, participated in the Strategy to Apply Reusable Technology (START) multistate consortium update call on August 14.

Sweden also participated in the Justice Training and Technical Assistance Committee monthly call on August 15, which detailed the planned release of the National Information Exchange Model 3.0.

Grant and Robinson participated in the National Strategy for Trusted Identities in Cyberspace Identity Ecosystem Steering Group launch meeting August 15-16 in Chicago, Ill.

Grant spoke at the EduCause K-20 Identity Management Task Force on August 15. He also represented NASCIO and spoke at the America Association of Motor Vehicle Administrators Annual International Conference in Charlotte, N.C. August 20-21.

Robinson and Dugan Petty will represent the association at the Government Accountability Office Executive Council for Information Management and Technology September 12-13 in Washington, DC. Later in the month, Robinson will be speaking at the National State Auditors Association IT Conference September 26 in Nashville, Tenn.

Mark Your Calendar

Upcoming NASCIO Committee Calls and Meetings

Health Care Working Group – Wednesday, August 29 at 3:00 pm Eastern
State Digital Identity Working Group – Thursday, August 30 at 3:00 pm Eastern
Executive Committee – Thursday, September 6 at 3:30 pm Eastern
State and Local Collaboration Working Group – Tuesday, September 11, at 2:00 pm Eastern
State Connectivity and Broadband Working Group – Wednesday, September 12, at 2:00 pm Eastern
State IT Procurement Modernization Committee – Wednesday, September 12, at 2:00 pm Eastern
Enterprise Architecture and Governance Committee – Thursday, September 13, at 2:00 pm Eastern
Security and Privacy Committee – Tuesday, September 18, at 1:00 pm Eastern
Staff members are also preparing updated materials for NASCIO's Cybersecurity Awareness webpage in connection with the observance of Cybersecurity Awareness Month in October.
Corporate Leadership Council – Wednesday, September 19, at 3:00 pm Eastern
Social Media Forum – Tuesday, September 25, at 2:00 pm Eastern
Health Care Working Group – Wednesday, September 26, at 3:00 pm Eastern
State Digital Identity Working Group – Thursday, September 27, 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.

Alexander Open Systems

Contact: Morey Sullivan Title: Vice President, Government Markets Address: 12851 Foster St Ste 200 Overland Park, KS 66213		Phone: (913) 307-2389 Fax: (913) 307-2380 Email: morey.sullivan@aos5.com Web address: www.aos5.com
AOS is the leading consultative technology partner in the Midwest. AOS specializes in consulting, designing, implementing and supporting local, wide area & wireless networking, communication & collaboration, data center, physical and data security.

Level 3 Communications

Contact: Sharon Montgomery Title: Vice President, Sales Address: 1025 Eldorado Blvd Broomfield, CO 80021		Phone: (571)730-6525 Email: Sharon.montgomery@level3.com Web address: www.level3.com
Level 3 Communications is a premier global provider of state-of-the-art data, voice, video and managed solutions, serving enterprise, content, government and wholesale customers. With our highly reliable and secure network, we enable stronger connections around the globe by delivering integrated IP solutions that address customers' needs for scalability, flexibility and efficiency. Leveraging our expansive metro footprint and global reach, our team of dedicated people exemplifies our commitment to partnership.

Ricoh America Corporation

Contact: Steve Bissey Title: National Director, State and Local Government Sales Address: 5 Dedrick Pl West Caldwell, NJ 07006		Phone: (610) 514-7648 Email: steve.bissey@ricoh-usa.com Web address: www.ricoh-usa.com
Ricoh is a global technology company specializing in office imaging equipment, production print solutions, document management systems and IT services. Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh Group operates in more than 200 countries and regions. In the financial year ending March 2012, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 1,903 billion yen (approx. 23 billion USD).