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Newsletter November 2025
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 "What we plant in the soil of contemplation, we shall reap in the harvest of action." ~Meister Eckhart
November 12 - SIPA Supplier Cornflower Labs
Designing Intuitive User Experiences for Users and Data Analysts
Join us as Cornflower Labs shares its experience and advice from working on data projects across our state. Cornflower will share what "good data in, good data out" looks like in data entry processes and discuss how data quality starts with data entry. They will also highlight how to resolve data input and UX challenges to transform visualization and data analysis capabilities in teams like yours.
December 3 - SIPA Supplier Gartner, Inc.
Optimizing Sourcing & Spend – Practical Strategies and AI Evaluations to Maximize Value and Your Budget
With tightening budgets and expanding mandates, leaders must find innovative ways to stretch every dollar in order to accomplish their objectives. This makes sourcing and spend optimization not just a financial strategy, but a mission-critical imperative.
Join Gartner, Inc. for an engaging session tailored to government leaders seeking to unlock near-term Return on Investment (ROI) and long-term impact through smarter sourcing strategies. By optimizing current spend, organizations can free up budget to reinvest in other high-priority initiatives
Eagle County is hosting a Google GEMs in State and Local Government "demo" session that will be informal, and requires no prior use of Google GEMs. They'll talk about what GEMs are, how to use them, and then show actual, deployed use cases. If you'd like to take a few minutes to show/talk about your Gemini GEM project, email Brandon Williams (brandon.williams@eaglecounty.us) and he'll get you on the schedule. The presentation will be hosted via Google Meet on Friday, November 21, 2025 from 9:30-10:30 am.
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Did you know that having an accessibility statement on your website and offering accommodations is one of the easiest and fastest things you can do to improve the accessibility of your website? Learn more about how to creating accessibility statements for your website with these articles and examples:
CISA provides information and resources for SLTT organizations to help bolster their cybersecurity posture. The two primary ways are through emergency communication coordination and information sharing across organizations. You can read more about these programs at: https://www.cisa.gov/audiences/state-local-tribal-and-territorial-government.
 Congratulations to Mesa County, and thank you for the great video explanation! To learn more about our Micro-Grant Program which will re-open next spring, please see our Micro-Grant page.
 The SIPA Board of Directors has approved the awards for the Fall 2025 cohort of SIPA GovGrants. This cohort will include 25 awards totaling over $11.7 million. Since the program's launch in 2024, SIPA GovGrants has now made 85 awards for almost $34 million collectively. Congratulations to those awarded! The program will re-open in the spring of 2026 for the next round of applications.
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 Service Launches
New Government Partners - Welcome!
- Edgemont Ranch Metropolitan District
- Greeley-Weld County Airport Authority
- Central Marksheffel Metropolitan District
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Please join us in welcoming SIPA's newest member, Jennifer Elliot! As Program Manager, Jennifer leads the strategic management of SIPA's custom applications, ensuring their optimal utilization, security, and accessibility for state and local governments. Learn more about her on our SIPA Team Page, and don't hesitate to contact any of our staff for assistance. |
 We're proud to announce that colorado.gov website has won the 2025 Silver Davey Award and the Department of Revenue website was chosen as a 2025 Marcom Honorable Mention.
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Please join us in welcoming our newest supplier, Mile High Cyber! They work with small and large governments and specialize in Penetration Testing, Vulnerability Management, Incident Readiness & Remediation, Cyber Risk Assessment, Security Awareness & Strategy, and HIPAA/CMMC Technical Validation. |
Take advantage of SIPA's simple procurement process and negotiated contract terms! SIPA, created by the general assembly, provides digital government services to better engage with constituents, manage operations and protect data to assist all Colorado governments.
 
 Did you know that you can see status updates, and uptime for websites, payment services, AccessGov/Engagement Builder, and custom apps on Tyler Colorado's DGS Colorado System Status Page? Subscribe to receive email alerts about outages!
Need technical assistance? Submit a service request to Tyler Colorado using their customer support portal.
Please review your billing, technical, or general communication contacts, and submit updates to the Customer Contact Update Form.
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