Three California IT projects are among 33 initiatives nationwide named Tuesday as finalists for NASCIO’s State IT Recognition Awards.
The 26th-annual awards program from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO) honors outstanding information technology achievements in the public sector. NASCIO’s Awards Committee identified finalists from more than 100 nominees.
One winner each in 11 awards categories will be recognized during the association’s annual conference on Sept. 28 – Oct. 1 in Nashville.
The California finalists are:
California Highway Patrol Statewide CAD Replacement Project
Category: Enterprise IT Management Initiatives
The highway patrol replaced its CAD legacy system and Message Switch System (MSS)with a configurable off-the-shelf product. As part of this work, CHP standardized dispatch codes across the 25 Communications Centers (CCs) and implemented a new automated vehicle locator policy. The legacy system replacement was needed in part because it could not support CHP’s volume of 911 calls, due in part to increasing cell phone usage. The rollout was finished in 2012.
Corpsmember Recruiting System (CoRe)
Category: Fast Track Solutions
The California Conservation Corps (CCC) developed and deployed a new web-based portal for recruiting corpsmembers that replaced a legacy system built in 1989. Built and deployed in just three months, the new Corpsmember Recruitment System has taken in quadruple the number of recruitment applications received and saved money. The project was finished in January 2014.
Consolidated Patrol Vehicle Environment
Category: Information Communications Technology Innovations
In 2006, the California Highway Patrol reviewed the technology in its patrol cars and found the systems were outdated, not interoperable and sometimes hindered officers’ ability to drive safely. In 2012, CHP began rolling out a new in-car system engineered to reduce distraction, a single interface with redundant modes, radios that cover all public safety frequencies, and a mobile digital computer interface to access law enforcement records systems. Processing hardware was moved to the car trunk.
