NASCIO honors eight states
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers honored eight states for outstanding technology projects that improve government
The National Association of State Chief Information Officers honored eight states for outstanding technology projects that improve government. Selection criteria included submission of a project description detailing how long the project has been in operation, its significance to government operations, the benefits to recipients — including taxpayers or state agencies — and the return on investment.
The awards, presented during NASCIO's annual conference last week in Scottsdale, Ariz., went to:
* Michigan's Employer-Filed Claims application, which allows employers to electronically submit an unemployment claim for a laid-off worker.
* Michigan's Secure Michigan Initiative Project, which is a comprehensive model for assessing vulnerability and risks of systems and networks.
* Tennessee's Information Infrastructure, a managed services network that provides local, long, mobile and global access to emerging data, voice, video and Internet services.
* South Dakota's Statewide Radio System, available to public safety agencies free of charge.
* California's Public Employee Retirement System's secure portal for retirement, health and payroll information.
* Washington's INET Web-based application, which allows individuals interested in working for the government to apply for jobs online.
* North Carolina's Adaptive Architecture for Criminal Justice, which moved the justice system from a mainframe to a Java-based platform.
* Kentucky's Virtual Adult Education Portal, which gives undereducated adults improved access to basic reading, writing, math and related educational materials.
* Virginia's Information Technologies Agency, which replaced three state agencies and consolidated IT divisions within 94 executive branch offices.
NEXT STORY: DigitalNet's JCON deal extended