Oct 27, 2009, News Report
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The National Association of State Chief Information Officers acknowledged the recipients of its 2009 Recognition Awards for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Information Technology in State Government and at a dinner and award presentation at the group's annual conference in Austin, Texas, yesterday.
The following is a list of award recipients by category:
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State of Illinois - Illinois National Electronic Disease Surveillance System (I-NEDSS)
State of Washington - Enhanced Driver License/Identification Card Project
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Performs: Virginia's Performance Leadership and Accountability System
State of Utah - On the Spot Renewal System and Highway Patrol Safety Inspections
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia.gov Portal Widgets
State of Michigan - Michigan Standard Desktop Environment
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania - IT Shared Services
State of North Carolina - Wearable Inspection Grading Information Network System
State of Michigan - Secure Wireless LAN
Commonwealth of Virginia - Virginia Technology Portfolio 2.0
New President
NASCIO also announced the election of a new president. Utah CIO Stephen Fletcher succeeded Gopal Khanna, CIO of Minnesota, as president for the 2009-2010 program year.
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