Finalists for the 2009 Innovations in American Government Awards Address National Selection Committee Chaired by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend
Sixteen government finalists for the 2009 Innovations in American Government Awards presented on May 27 at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University. Representatives of each finalist program delivered brief remarks before the Innovations National Selection Committee, presently chaired by Kathleen Kennedy Townsend. Watch presentations at the following links:
Child Welfare Reform - State of Maine
Auto Insurance Fraud Task Force - City of Lawrence, Massachusetts
Higher Education Initiative - City of Kingsport, Tennessee
Online Inmate Information and Jail Visit Reservation - Santa Clara County, California
Emerging Contaminants Program - United States Department of Defense
Primary Care Access Network - Orange County, Florida
Center for Economic Opportunity - City of New York, New York
Neighborhood Place - City of Louisville, Kentucky
Crisis and Access Line - State of Georgia
Mapping Evapotranspiration from Satellites - State of Idaho
Data Feeds: Democratization of Government Data - Washington, District of Columbia
New Leaders for New Schools - Chicago Public School District, Illinois
Wraparound Milwaukee - Milwaukee County, Wisconsin
Residential Abandoned Property Program - City of Chula Vista, California
Video Service Delivery - United States Social Security Administration
Commonwealth Health Insurance Connector Authority - Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Members of the National Selection Committee include the Hon. William Clinger, Jr., Edwin Dorn, Maria Echaveste, David Gergen, Nancy Johnson, David Osborne, Ellen Schall, the Hon. Kathleen Kennedy Townsend, Carl Weisbrod, and Anthony Williams.
Since its inception in 1986, the Innovations Program continues to identify and promote excellence in the public sector. This year’s finalists offer unique solutions in economic development, social service reform, education, foster care, and environmental management that benefit the lives of our nation’s citizens.