NIC : StateScoop 50 Awards 2015 Honors Several NIC Government Partners and Projects

OLATHE, Kan.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--NIC Inc. (NASDAQ: EGOV), the dominant provider of eGovernment services, announces several of its government partners and eGovernment services were honored among the 2015 StateScoop 50 Awards. Approximately 10,000 individuals from state and local IT communities voted among 100 top-ranking IT leaders and initiatives to select the top 50 winners for 2015.

The winners were selected in six categories: State Executive of the Year, State Leadership Award, Industry Leadership Award, State Up & Comer, Innovation of the Year, and State IT Program of the Year. Government services that were honored among the top 50 and developed in partnership with NIC include:

Innovation of the Year

• Central Business Licensing & Registration Portal, Maryland Department of Business & Economic Development
• Management & Performance Hub, state of Indiana
• Maryland Safety Inspection System, Maryland State Police
• my.IN.gov, Indiana Office of Technology
• myStafford Citizen Portal, Stafford County, Virginia

State IT Program of the Year

• Maine Corporate Fraud Monitoring, Maine Bureau of Corporations, Elections & Commissions
• Strategy to Execution Framework, state of Wisconsin/OET
• Vermont Content Management System, state of Vermont
• Veteran's Registry Application, Nebraska Department of Veterans Affairs

In addition, NIC's Chief Operating Officer Robert Knapp was honored with an Industry Leadership Award, recognizing private sector pioneers driving change in government IT with unique solutions. Mr. Knapp was acknowledged for his commitment to making sure NIC's 9,700 eGovernment services are innovative and create value by providing efficiencies and responsive customer support in a secure manner.

"Congratulations to all of our government partners, our teams, and their projects that were honored with a StateScoop 50 Award," said Harry Herington, NIC's Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board. "I am always pleased when the government services we create with our government partners are recognized for the convenience and value they deliver citizens and businesses. I am also very proud of our Chief Operating Officer, Robert Knapp, for being honored as an industry leader. His creativity and passion for eGovernment truly makes him one of the country's top digital government leaders."

The StateScoop 50 Awards are presented by Scoop News Group, publisher of StateScoop and its affiliate website FedScoop. Winners were honored during a reception on April 27, 2015 during the NASCIO midyear conference at the Hilton Alexandria Mark Center in Alexandria, Virginia.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the "100 Best Small Companies in America" six times, most recently ranked at No.36 (2014), and the company has been included five times on the Barron's 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

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