Intergovernmental Solutions Award Winners Announced at 2005 Management of Change Conference

The American Council for Technology (ACT) yesterday announced the winners for its 2005 Intergovernmental Solutions Awards at the 25th annual ACT Management of Change Conference taking place in Philadelphia.

These programs were given the opportunity to display their solutions at the conference's Innovative Technology Showcase.

Four federal programs and four state and local programs were selected as winners of the awards today for demonstrating commitment to progress through technology.

2005 Federal Agency Winners

• Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC) -- Defense Biometric Identification System (DBIDS)
• United States Office of Personnel Management -- The e-Training Initiative
• United States Office of Personnel Management -- Recruitment One-Stop/USAJOBS
• High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area (HIDTA); Missouri Statewide Police Intelligence Network (MOSPIN); National Drug Pointer Index (NDPIX); National Law Enforcement Telecommunications System (NLETS); and Regional Information Sharing Systems (RISS) - National Virtual Pointer System (NVPS)

2005 State and Local Winners

• Arlington County -- Public Safety Mobile Data Communication System
• PEMA -- Pennsylvania Emergency Incident Reporting System (PEIRS)
• WorkSource Oregon Employment Department -- iMatch Skills
• Michigan Department of Information Technology (DIT) -- Michigan Public Safety Communication System (MPSCS)

The Co-Chairs for the Intergovernmental Solutions Awards and Innovative Technology Showcase were Denis Gusty, the Director, Intergovernmental Solutions for the General Services Administration, and Jason Khan, the Chief Technology Strategist for SRA International's Touchstone Consulting Group.

"As the co-chair for this year's ISA awards, I was impressed with the amount and caliber of the submissions we received. This year's winners clearly demonstrate how government is driving strategic results through technological innovation," said Denis Gusty.

"There are so many incredible projects going on across government," said Barry C. West, President of ACT. "The ISA awards are a great way to recognize the people making things happen at all levels of government, from both within and beyond the Washington, D.C. area."

For more information on these and all of the other programs chosen as ISA Award finalists, visit www.actgov.org/ISAAwards.

The 2005 ISA winning programs were selected based upon the following six criteria:

• Intergovernmental and Collaborative -- Projects must involve intergovernmental activities with significant potential to provide new and/or improved information to all citizens. Projects must also demonstrate collaboration with other organizations (in the public and private sectors).
  
  
• Innovative and Effective Use of Technology - Utilize innovative or emerging technologies to support the agency's mission and achieve extraordinary business value. Describe the specific technology based innovation and its strategic importance to the agency.
  
  
• Business Transformation - Demonstration of how the solution was applied to fundamentally change the organizations business processes and its ability to deliver its mission. Have at least an operable prototype system by January 31, 2005.
  
  
• Available and Transferable - Must be available and accessible regardless of economic or disability status. Must be replicable/transportable to other organizations and have widespread national or regional application.
  
  
• Impact and Results - Demonstrates significant positive impact to the organization and/or its stakeholder community. Demonstrates sustainable outcomes which result in significant cost or time savings. Describe the improved performance and/or measurable results experienced after the solution was implemented.
  
  
• Technology Leadership - Demonstrates a solution approach that serves as a model for other agencies or departments.