NASCIO Announces Recipients for NASCIO 2025 State IT Recognition Awards
Denver, CO, Wednesday, October 15, 2025 —The National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) has announced recipients for the NASCIO 2025 State IT Recognition Awards. This year over 130 submissions were received from NASCIO member states and territories and over 60 NASCIO members served as volunteer judges.
The award program honors technology innovation and excellence in state government. The submissions showcase the use of technology to address critical business problems, more easily connect citizens to their government, improve business processes and create new opportunities that improve the lives of citizens. To ensure states have access to the innovations and leading practices of their peers, all award submissions have been added to NASCIO’s Awards Library.
NASCIO Awards Committee co-chairs Katrina Flory, CIO for the State of Ohio, and David Edinger, CIO for the State of Colorado, announced the recipients at the awards and recognition dinner at the NASCIO 2025 Annual Conference.
Award recipients for the 2025 State IT Recognition Awards are:
Artificial Intelligence
State of Minnesota: AI Tool Revolutionizing Legislative Review
Cross-Boundary Collaboration
State of Minnesota: State Agencies Unite to Feed Minnesota’s Children
Cybersecurity
State of Ohio: Ohio’s Defense-in-Depth Approach to Fraud Prevention
Data Management, Analytics & Visualization
Commonwealth of Massachusetts: Emergency Shelter Response: Shared Data Enabling Smarter, Compassionate Support
Digital Experience: Agency/Program Solutions
State of Kansas: Kansas Department of Labor: Taking Kansas Unemployment Insurance from Disco to Digital
Digital Experience: Enterprise Solutions
State of Connecticut: Smart Scheduling: Elevating the DMV for a Smoother Experience
Enterprise Technology Management
State of Washington: Disrupting the Norm: How Washington Turned Procurement into a Platform for Innovation
Information & Communications Technology
State of North Carolina: Next Generation 911: Validating the Implementation of Next Generation 911
Operational Efficiency:
State of Arizona: SOLVE AI: Smart Operational Learning for Vulnerable Engagement
State CIO Office Special Recognition
State of Washington: Modernizing the Mission: Washington’s Innovation & Modernization Program Paves the Future of Statewide Services
To review these and other submissions, please visit NASCIO’s Awards Library: www.NASCIO.org/awards.
Contact
Meredith Ward
Deputy Executive Director
NASCIO
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