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April 2013	Computerworld Honors Program selects OIT as a 2013 Laureate in the Collaboration category.
March 2013	Kristin Russell Honored as one of Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers of 2013
March 2013	OIT Selected as Participant in the National Center of Women and Information Technology's (NCWIT) Pacesetters Program
September 18, 2012	State Of Colorado’s Secretary of Technology and Chief Information Officer Honored as Top 10 Breakaway Leader
June 6, 2012	Governor’s Office of Information Technology Recognized by CIO Magazine as One of the CIO 100 Award Honorees for Work on Colorado Information Marketplace
June 1, 2012	Governor’s Office of Information Technology announces the Colorado Information Marketplace
March 14, 2012	Kristin D. Russell Named a Computerworld 2012 Premier IT Leader
September 13, 2011	Colorado Launches Public Safety Communications Training for First Responders
June 22, 2011	New Online Tool Opens Another Door to Public Assistance Programs for Coloradans in Need
June 16, 2011	State Seeks Resident/Business Feedback on Broadband
February 3, 2011	Governor Hickenlooper Names Kristin Russell Secretary of Technology and Chief Information Officer
October 21, 2010	Governor Ritter Proclaims October Cyber Security Awareness Month
September 27, 2010	Governor Ritter Applauds $15.4 Million for Adams County Emergency Responders and State Broadband Mapping
April 30, 2010	State Health IT Program Director Appointed
December 2, 2009	Colorado Broadband Footprint Unveiled
November 30, 2009	Colorado Awarded $2.1 Million to Improve Broadband
November 18, 2009	Self-Service Website Improves Access to Public Benefits (PEAK Phase 1)
October 27, 2009	Colorado Governor Receives Inaugural State Technology Champion Award from the National Association of State Chief Information Officers (NASCIO)
October 19, 2009	State GIS Coordinator Jon Gottsegen Elected Next NSGIC President

OIT In the News

May 2013	Chris Wells, Director of Healthcare Information Technology, cited in Government Technology's article Colorado Experiments with Telemedicine for Inmates.
May 2013	Chief Technology Officer Sherri Hammons' work on the Colorado Benefits Management System (CBMS) and WyCAN (a four state consortium working together on creating an unemployment system on a SaaS model) are discussed in The Legacy Play, a thought leadership paper published by the Center for Digital Government.
April 2013	In recognition of OIT's work on the RISE Link project, the State of Colorado was announced as a finalist in the Data Quality, Master Data Management (MDM), and Megatrend: Big Data categories of the 2013 Informatica Innovation Awards. Winners will be announced in June. In recognition of its work on the RISE Link project, the
March 2013	Jonathan Trull, Chief Information Security Officer, talks with Government Technology about Colorado's shift in culture regarding IT security issues in an article titled Colorado Embraces New IT Security Philosophy.
February 2013	Congratulations to Kristin Russell on being named one of Government Technology's Top 25 Doers, Dreamers & Drivers for 2013! This award recognizes visionaries in the public sector for their innovations in improving and strengthening government services.
February 2013	Monica Coughlin, Director of IT Economic Development & Broadband Strategy, and Jessica Roe, Chief Communications Officer, were selected as honorees in the Denver Business Journal's Forty Under 40 awards. This annual award recognizes 40 dynamic up and coming leaders under the age of 40 for their business success and contributions to the community.
January 2013	Secretary of Technology & Chief Information Officer Kristin Russell and State Chief Information Security Officer Jonathan Trull discuss Colorado's move to Google Apps for Government and how email is being protected in Government Technology's article New Tool Helps Colorado Better Secure Cloud Email Data."
October 2012	Kristin Russell is featured in State Tech magazine videos during NASCIO's annual convention. To view, click on any of the following links: The Zen Factor of Being a CIO; The New, New Citizen-Centric Government; and IT Aims to Do More and Do it Better. Ms. Russell is also quoted in StateTech's article Lessons Learned About Multi-State Collaboration.
October 2012	Kristin Russell talks to Government Technology about Colorado's move to Google Apps for Government. Watch the video interview here.
October 2012	The Center for Digital Government has released the results of the rigorous 2012 Digital States Survey and Colorado is at the front of the pack! With a B+ rating, Colorado is among the top 16 states receiving high marks for their use of digital technologies to improve service delivery, increase capacity, change cost structures and reach policy goals.
September 2012	Kristin Russell, Secretary of Technology & CIO, and Sherri Hammons, Chief Technology Officer were video-interviewed by Computerworld's Enterprise Mobile Hub, about the state's plan for enabling state employees to do work anytime, anywhere, from any device and how security concerns are begin addressed. Part 1: Colorado CIO & CTO: BYOD Starts Here Part 2: Making Colorado a "Mobile Magnet"
September 2012	Kristin Russell was named a 2012 Top 10 Breakaway Leader by Global CIO Executive Summit. This prestigious peer nominated and judged award recognizes CIOs from across the globe for their leadership in elevating their people, partners and business. Click here for a list of all award recipients and quotes from their own executives.
August 2012	The Colorado Eligibility Application Kit (PEAK) was a winner of the Digital Government Achievement Awards (in the Government-to-Citizen state government category). This national award from e.Republic’s Center for Digital Government recognizes and highlights outstanding applications that are enabling government to operate more efficiently.
July 2012	A large number of public sector IT employees across the nation will be eligible for retirement in the next five years. Kristin Russell authors a StateTech column titled Tackling the Government IT Talent Gap in which she shares her strategy on attracting new workers to public service.
June 2012	OIT named 2012 Computerworld Honors Laureate in two categories: PEAK - the Colorado Program Eligibility and Application Kit (received finalist distinction) in the Collaboration category and Colorado Statewide Interoperability Training Program in the Safety/Security category. More about this prestigious honor can be found in the article titled Computerworld Honors 2012 Winners: Using Technology to benefit society.
June 2012	Read about the recently debuted Colorado Information Marketplace (CIM) at data.colorado.gov in Public CIO's article titled New Website a One-Stop Shop for Colorado Data.
May 2012	Kristin Russell and Sherri Hammons talk about the benefits of a private sector partnership with customers and their recently published white paper for a Citizen Engagement Platform (CEPaaS) in Government Technology's article Colorado Eyes New CRM Model for Government.
April 2012	The Denver Post lists Kristin Russell as one of 20 up and coming leaders and influential women in Colorado.
April 2012	Chief Technology Officer Sherri Hammons discusses the Colorado Information Marketplace in Governing's article Colorado Government Takes a Play from "Moneyball".
February 2012	Kristin Russell is featured in Government Technology' article State CIOs Discuss Next IT Priorities.
February 2012	Kristin Russell discusses the relationship between risk taking and innovation in CIO magazine's article Premier 100 IT Leaders: Earning the rewards of risk-taking and how she is using her private sector experiences to improve state government.
February 2012	Learn more about Kristin's philosophy and see why she is a great choice for for the Computerworld Premier 100 IT Leaders award in the PC Advisor article Premier 100 IT Leader profile: Kristin D. Russell.
February 2012	Kristin Russell named one of Computerworld's Premier 100 IT Leaders for her bold approach to transforming the status quo and changing the way IT services are delivered in the State of Colorado!
December 2011	Government Technology's article titled Oregon, Montana, Utah and Colorado Partner to Share GIS Data in the Cloud discusses the multi-state RFI and resulting recommendations to develop an RFP for a multi-tenant GIS cloud and creating a governance structure.
November 2011	Kristin Russell graces the cover of Public CIO. In the accompanying article CIOs Seek Ways to Replace Legacy Systems, Kristin talks about her belief that state governments can address this challenge by thinking differently and working together.
October 2011	The Center for Digital Government recently honored Colorado as the winner of its very first annual Cybersecurity Leadership and Innovation Award. The award program recognizes the commitment of government agencies to keep confidential data secure despite evolving threats. The award highlights our state’s early adoption of technology and implementation of processes to mitigate risks and combat security breaches.
October 2011	The Colorado Oil and Gas Commission's eFORM program selected as one of eight national winners of The Council of State Government's Innovation Awards. The award recognizes Colorado for making smart use of technology to deliver services more efficiently and affordably and for helping reduce the average time it takes to get a permit for drilling a well.
September 2011	Government Technology publishes an article titled Unique Radio Standards Training Debuts in Colorado which is about the free Colorado Interoperability Training Program being offered by OIT.
June 2011	Jonita LeRoy, OIT Business Development Rep, nominated for a CSIA Apex award in the Champion of the Year category! The prestigious Apex technology awards recognize outstanding accomplishments and leadership by Colorado's technology companies and professionals.
June 2011	Denver Business Journal publishes article titled Russell focused on improving state's IT infrastructure (published June 10, 2011).
May 2011	ColoradoBIZ Magazine publishes article titled Athena finalist: Kristin Russell, State's secretary of technology defies stereotypes.
April 2011	Colorado PEAK named to the Class of 2011 Computerworld Honors Program Laureates in the Human Services category! This program recognizes organizations that create and use information technology to promote and advance the public welfare, benefit society, and change the world for the better.
April 2011	InformationWeek names Kristin Russell a "Government CIO 50."
March 2011	Kristin Russell Discusses New Role as Colorado CIO and Secretary of Technology published March 22, 2011 by GovernmentTechnology.
March 2011	Kristin Russell was interviewed by ColoradoBIZ Magazine on March 10, 2011. Watch the interview and hear Kristin discuss the future of technology in Colorado.
March 2011	Secretary of Technology and State Chief Information Office Kristin Russell is one of five finalists for the Colorado Women's Chamber of Commerce "2011 Athena Award." This award honors the Denver woman who best exemplifies exceptional professional achievement, devotion to community service, and generosity in actively assisting other women in their attainment of professional excellence and leadership skills.
March 2011	In advance of its "C-Level @ A Mile High" event, CSIA, Colorado's Technology Association, interviewed Chief Financial Officer Todd Olson. Click here to listen to the "Celebrity" podcast.
January 2011	DTRS System Technician Matthew Englebrecht is interviewed by Mission Critical Communications for its on-line article titled Colorado Relocates 700 MHz Narrowband Licenses.
October 2010	Public PIO published Chief Information Security Officer Travis Schack's opinion piece titled Back to Security Basics.
August 2010	Acting State CIO Leah Lewis talks about Colorado's planned hybrid approach to cloud computing in a FedTech article titled The Many Faces of Cloud.
June 2010	An article on Colorado's Data Sharing Strategy was published in Public CIO along with a companion video interview with the state's Chief Data Officer Micheline Casey.
March 2010	CivSource published a three-part series on OIT: Part I - Moving Mountains: Colorado charts path towards IT consolidation in new report Part II - Moving Mountains: Concurrent Swim Lanes in OIT's consolidation plan Part III - Moving Mountains: Sharing data on both sides of the Continental Divide