| MOST POPULAR Top 25 Turns 20: Read About This Year’s Winners Government Technology’s Doers, Dreamers and Drivers hit an important milestone with its 2021 announcement this week: the 20th year of this signature program honoring the work of dedicated public servants committed to good government. The most-read profile this year is a special group award acknowledging the herculean efforts of public-sector tech leaders across the country. See an at-a-glance view of their work with our infographic, then page through the 25 profiles. Surging Interest in Civic Tech And speaking of elevating the profile of government IT work, GT Associate Editor Zack Quaintance looked at the increased interest in tech innovation at the federal level ushered in by the new administration. Identifying “a renewed and very public surge of interest from private-sector technologists in working with the federal government,” Quaintance talked to a number of experts who quantify the trend. 18F to Help Wisconsinites Get Back to Work COVID-19 tested every state unemployment system in the country, and few were up to the task. But the state of Wisconsin has enlisted a new partner to help its Department of Workforce Development modernize so it can better serve unemployed residents: 18F. The partnership will use modular contracting to develop a user-focused approach on an aggressive fall 2021 timeline. Online Payments Coming to West Virginia “This is something that should have happened a long time ago,” West Virginia State Treasurer Riley Moore said of the recent bill signed into law by Gov. Jim Justice aimed at bringing online payments for government services to the citizens of the state. The law requires that local governments in the state’s 55 counties get on board with online digital services as well. | 