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These 36 projects at the federal, state and local levels show just how transformative government IT can be.

Government rarely gets credit for the tremendous range of innovation it drives.   But as the winners of our 2018 Government Innovation Awards make clear, amazing things are happening at all levels of the public sector.

The 36 Public Sector Innovations below include everything from AI-powered mission enablers to cloud-based reinvention to cybersecurity workforce development.  In some cases, the technology itself is transformative, while in others creative use of readily available tools is the game-changer.    All, however, show how IT and innovation can dramatically improve government.

We hope you enjoy learning more about each of these winners in the profiles below -- and that you're able to join us to celebrate them (along with the 2018 Rising Stars and Industry Innovators!) at the Nov. 8  Government Innovation Awards dinner. 


2018 PUBLIC SECTOR INNOVATION WINNERS

3D Printing for Replacement F-35 Parts
U.S. Marine Corps, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, Combat Logistic Battalion 31

Administrative Data Research Facility
Census Bureau

Ambient Temperature Monitoring in the Global Supply Chain
USAID

Business Intelligence for Better Oversight
Government Accountability Office

BUYSMARTER Initiative
Department of Health and Human Services

Career PathFinder
Los Angeles County

Code.gov
General Services Administration

Cyber Direct Commissioning Program
U.S Army, Cyber Command

Enhanced Dynamic Geo-Social Environment
Department of Homeland Security, Science and Technology Directorate

Federalist
General Services Administration

FedRAMP Tailored
General Services Administration

High-Fidelity Adaptive Deception & Emulation System
Sandia National Laboratories

HSIN Cloud Migration
Department of Homeland Security, Homeland Security Information Network

Human Capital IT Modernization
Office of Personnel Management, Human Resources Line of Business

Intelligent Grants Automation
Department of Health and Human Services

International Trade Blockchain Proof of Concept
Customs and Border Protection

JPL Open Source Rover
NASA,  Jet Propulsion Laboratory

LEADER Replacement System
Los Angeles County, Department of Public Social Services

MOCYBER RockNSM
Missouri National Guard/Air National Guard

North Atlantic Right Whale Protection System
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

OC Ballot Express
Orange County, Calif., Registrar of Voters

Ohio Benefits Process Automation Pilot Project
Ohio Department of Administrative Services

Paper Automation and Digitization
Federal Election Commission

Risk-Limiting Post-Election Audits
Colorado Department of State

Roadway Monitoring with AI and IoT
City of South Bend, Ind., Department of Public Works

Software-Defined Networking for the DISN and the DoDIN
Defense Information Systems Agency

StormSense
Virginia Commonwealth Center of Recurrent Flooding Resiliency

Transforming SBA Cybersecurity via the Cloud
Small Business Administration

Unmanned Aerial Vehicles for Healthcare Delivery
USAID

Unstructured Machinery Repair for Navy Ships
U.S. Navy, Military Sealift Command

VA Medical Images and Reports
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Health Administration

Violent Criminal Apprehension Program
Federal Bureau of Investigation

Virtual Situation Room
City of Independence, Ore.

Wake County Tax Assessment Model
Wake County, N.C., Revenue Department

Wireless Vital Signs Monitor
U.S. Navy, Office of Naval Research

Wrong-Way Driver Detection System
Arizona Department of Transportation

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