Every year the Excellence.Gov Awards are held to highlight the very best government IT projects, and I’m the chair this year! The awards receive significant publicity every year, including the annual award ceremony, which is one of the Industry Advisory Council’s largest events. These awards are a great way to recognize project staff for their successful work. Information on past awards is located here, here, here, and here.

This year the awards topic is Leveraging Technology to Enhance Collaboration, with a focus on how government organizations achieve their objectives by more effectively working together by using innovative technologies. Some examples might include collaboration for…

…citizen impact

…business operations

…protecting the homeland

…improving mission delivery

…shared mission delivery

…Line of Business implementation

Nominations open in October/November and you can nominate any government IT project through the closing date in mid-December. Nomination information will be available on the ACT/IAC web site and can be sent to you directly. To receive the form or for additional information, please contact me at 202–742-8471 or by e‑mail.