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List of awards

The Tax Department has a well-earned reputation as a trailblazer in efficient and fair tax administration, as reflected in various honors received over the years.

Tech Trailblazer Award (Granicus): GovDelivery automated email campaign to engage and educate key audiences

Public Service Excellence Individual Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Chief Financial Officer Eric Mostert

Public Service Excellence Team Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Tax Reform Team, formed in response to 2017 federal tax changes

Public Service Excellence Individual Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Executive Deputy Commissioner Andrew D. Morris when he was Processing Division Director 

Public Service Excellence Team Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Corporation Tax Reform Team

Governor Hugh L. Carey Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship (Center for Digital Government): Acting Commissioner Nonie Manion

Top 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds (Forbes' Tax Girl, Kelly Phillips Erb): Office of Communications and Outreach

Award for Taxpayer Service and Education (Federation of Tax Administrators): Income Tax Web File and E-file Education Campaign

Top 100 Must-Follow Tax Twitter Feeds (Forbes' Tax Girl, Kelly Phillips Erb): Office of Communications and Outreach

Person and Administrator of the Year (State Tax Notes): Robert Plattner

Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving an Agency's Business Needs (Center for Digital Government): Civil Enforcement's Inventory Management System

Best of New York Award for Best IT Collaboration Among Organizations (Center for Digital Government): Suspension of a Driver License for Tax Delinquency Program

Best of New York Award for Best In-House Developed Application (Center for Digital Government): Model-Driven Audit Selection Program

Governor Hugh L. Carey Award for Outstanding Public Stewardship (Center for Digital Government): Commissioner Thomas H. Mattox

Outstanding Technology Application (Federation of Tax Administrators): Fraud Analysis and Selection Team 

Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving an Agency's Business Needs (Center for Digital Government): Sales Tax Web File

Outstanding Management Program (Federation of Tax Administrators): Enterprise-wide approach to risk management

Best of New York Award for Excellence in Public Service (New York State Bar Association): Deborah Liebman, Deputy Counsel

Empire 2.0 Showcase Agency of the Year Award (New York State Office of Information Technology Services, in conjunction with the New State and the Center for Technology in Government): Taxpayer Contact Center for their Hurricane Sandy support

Best of New York Award for Demonstrated Leadership in Management of Information Technology (Center for Digital Government): Jim Lieb, Director of Architecture and Web Solutions

Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving the Public (Center for Digital Government): Online Services Portal and Framework

Green Information Technology Award (Center for Digital Government): Virtual Desktop Infrastructure

Leadership Award (Federation of Tax Administrators): Nonie Manion, Audit Director

Public Service Excellence Award (State Academy for Public Administration): Nonie Manion, Audit Director

State CIO of the Year (Government Technology Magazine): Brian Digman
 

Business Process Management Award (Gartner Research)

Finalist in Frans Edelman Award for Achievement in Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)

Government Information Technology Innovators Award (Information Week)

Best of New York Award for Best Application Serving an Agency's Business Needs (Center for Digital Government): Collections Optimization Project

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