California IT Leaders Recognized for Outstanding Contributions

The California Government Technology Summit* Best of California Awards this year highlighted the work of IT teams across state government, with projects spanning a range of disciplines.

In addition to those project teams, the Aug. 25 awards also called out the exemplary service of dynamic IT leaders. And the winners are:

Most Innovative Use of Technology

• California Health and Human Services Agency — Emergency Medical Services Authority; Department of Developmental Services; CalHHS Office of Technology and Solutions Integration — Data First Initiative
• California Department of Motor Vehicles — Cost-Fraud-Friction Reduction with Digital and Physical Verifiable Credentials
• California Department of Technology — Poppy: California Digital Assistant

Best Application Serving the Public

• California Employment Development Department — Unemployment Insurance Online
• State Water Resources Control Board — Division of Water Rights; Information Technology Division — The California Water Accounting, Tracking, and Reporting System (CalWATRS)

Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations

• California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services — Response Operations Directorate’s Incident Management Assistance Team; Information Technology’s Field IT Unit; Public Safety Communications Directorate — Incident Management Assistance Team Mobile Data Project
• California Cradle-to-Career Data System and California Office of Data and Innovation — Modern Data Stack Accelerator
• Employment Development Department; Labor and Workforce Development Agency; California Workforce Development Board; Employment Training Panel — Enterprise Time Reporting (ETR)

Visionary Award

• California Department of Motor Vehicles — Ajay Gupta

CA Technology Champion Award

• California Department of Technology — Crystal Holcomb

*The California Government Technology Summit is hosted by Government Technology, Industry Insider — California's sister publication.