Vote now for the StateScoop 50 awards
You have until Friday, April 7 to vote for the StateScoop 50 Awards!
IOT CIO Tracy Barnes is nominated for the GoldenGov award, the visionary state executive leading state government into a new technology landscape with innovative ideas and inspiring others to get on board.
Anushree Bag, Department of Child Services CIO and IOT Chief Information Security Officer Hemant Jain are nominated for the State Leadership award, the public sector principal helping government implement new technologies, strategies and IT programs.
Finally, the State Earn and Learn (SEAL) IT Program is nominated for State IT Innovation: The cutting-edge state IT approach to cross-agency or intra-agency technology that embraces innovation.
The annual awards honor the best and the brightest who make state government more efficient and effective.
Anyone can vote as many times as they would like. The winners will be announced at a reception on April 30, 2023.
Vote here: https://statescoop.com/statescoop50/vote/
Tracy Barnes, Ted Cotterill named Top 25 Doers, Dreamers and Drivers
Indiana Office of Technology CIO Tracy Barnes and Management Performance Hub's general counsel and Chief Privacy Officer Ted Cotterill have been named 2023 Top Doers, Dreamers & Drivers by GovTech 
The 22nd annual recognitions highlight a diverse group of IT and other professionals united by one goal: making public-sector services better for residents.
Barnes was recognized, among other reasons, for his work and direction to improve whole-of-state cybersecurity by working with local governments to secure its data.
The 25 winners include Chief Information Officers, Chief Information Security Officers, broadband chiefs and privacy experts in cities, states, counties, special districts and nonprofits.
Every year, the Top 25 honorees demonstrate an unwavering commitment to the often unglamorous work of ensuring the nationwide government systems are accessible, reliable and fit for the 21st century. This year is no exception.
Historically, GovTech has frequently bestowed IOT staff as a Doer, Dreamer and Driver. Former CIO Paul Baltzell earned the distinction in 2015, followed by former CIO Dewand Neely in 2017 and Anu Bag in 2022.
Read more about the 2023 honorees here: https://www.govtech.com/top-25.
Register now for APM Day
The Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) is inviting state employees to an introduction to Cisco's Full-Stack Observability (FSO) on Tuesday, April 25th, from 9:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. at the Indiana Government Center, Harrison Hall - Conference Room 22.
Learn how IOT and state agencies leverage Full-Stack Observability today. Hear from AppDynamics and ThousandEyes product experts, success stories from current users within the state, and the Full-Stack Observability product roadmap presented by Seth Price, Director of AppDynamics Public Sector.
Featuring:
- Cisco's Full-Stack Observability at IOT
- FSO 'Day in the Life' presented by Elliot Karash, Senior Architect
- Success stories within Indiana Agencies - What's in it for you? Presented by Brad Welsh, Program Manager
- Cisco's Full-Stack Observability Roadmap for the Future
Who should attend:
Agency CIOs, Application Owners, Network Engineers, and Application Developers
Meeting Details:
- Date: April 25, 2022
- Time: 9:00AM - 1:00PM | Coffee served at 9:00 a.m.
- Lunch will be provided
Location: The Indiana Government Center South - Harrison Hall - Room 22, 302 W Washington St, Indianapolis, IN 46204
April is Records Management Month
Celebrate with the Records Management team of the Indiana Archives and Records Administration (IARA) by learning about email management and participating in an online scavenger hunt throughout the month of April.
Email Spring Clean Party
When: April 19, 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. EDT
Email can be a challenge - it can feel never-ending and ever-increasing! But the good news is that most of the email messages we send and receive either don't need to be maintained at all (duplicates and non-records) or have a very short retention period Unsure how to find these? The RM Team can help!
This is your chance to finally clear out unneeded email from your inbox and folders in a live, hands-on event. We will describe the specific types of email that you can delete, give you step-by-step instructions and do a demonstration of the best way to locate each of those types of email. Attendees will have time to delete email during the session and ask questions of Records Management staff.
The team will also provide detailed instructions so that you can delete at your own pace later. Click here to register for the workshop.
Online Scavenger Hunt
When: April 3-28
Join the team for an online scavenger hunt on the IARA website throughout April.
Through April 28, state employees can hunt for records management treasure on IARA's Records Management pages. The first five people to answer all questions correctly win a prize.
Complete the questions in this form by Friday, April 28, 2023 at 5:00 p.m.
2023 Community Listening Tour kicks off
After an exhaustive 92-county tour in 2022, the Indiana Office of Technology (IOT) is back on the road with its expanded 2023 statewide Community Listening Tour, talking to local units of government and finding how we can work together to better protect against growing cybersecurity threats and attacks.
The tour will make stops in regional areas of the state - Northwest and East Indiana were stops in March. State legislators and other federal government representatives may be in attendance at these meetings as well.
IOT is seeking feedback on needed additional state resources and how the state should deploy the State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program (https://www.in.gov/iot/slcgp-committee/) funding.
Up Next: Fort Wayne (April 14) and Lawrenceburg (April 21).
Local governments across Indiana are partnering with IOT as a resource for free cybersecurity training, web hosting and access to cost-saving technology and equipment.
Learn more about the upcoming dates and what else IOT can offer local units of government here: https://www.in.gov/iot/local-government-services/.