The past few weeks have seen a flurry of pomp and circumstance in state capitals as new governors are inaugurated and as incumbents deliver their State of the State addresses to lay out their visions.  As governors, administrators, and state legislators begin to roll up their sleeves for the work ahead, the IT Alliance for Public Sector (ITAPS), the alliance of leading technology companies in the public sector market, has developed a set of recommendations states should consider to develop their information technology (IT) innovation strategies.