{"id":49487,"date":"2022-04-29T18:51:38","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T22:51:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/scoopmedia-develop.go-vip.net\/statescoop\/?post_type=bio&#038;p=49487"},"modified":"2023-01-23T03:43:43","modified_gmt":"2023-01-23T08:43:43","slug":"kevin-tunks","status":"publish","type":"bio","link":"https:\/\/scoopmedia-develop.go-vip.net\/statescoop\/bio\/kevin-tunks\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Tunks"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-industry-leadership-of-the-year\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">Industry Leadership of the Year<\/span><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The pandemic showed state governments the need to deliver services online. In response, agencies have shifted their approach to deliver mission-critical services with a greater eye toward flexibility. 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