People
Wayne Speaks: Making the rounds for military health applications
2010 Rising Star award winner Wayne Speaks developed a process for assessing the performance of critical Military Health System applications on a daily basis.
People
James Carver: Surging technology to the next battlefield
2010 Rising Star winner James Carver managed on-time fielding of more than 3,200 systems to more than 50 active-duty Army, National Guard and Reserve units at more than 36 sites worldwide.
People
Douglas Haskin: Fortifying hardware and software for soldiers in the field
2010 Rising Star awards winner Douglas Haskin helped successfully field more than 4,000 hardware items to soldiers and successfully implement 50 software changes.
People
Sara Mosley: Locking down the State Department's Internet connections
2010 Rising Star award winner Sara Mosley helped the State Department emerge as a leader in network security by leading the deployment of the Trusted Internet Connections initiative.
Digital Government
Joy Laibl: Revolutionizing JPL's networks
2010 Rising Star award winner Joy Laibl led the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's movement to assess supercomputing architectures, mass storage, networking, visualization and audio/video post-production hardware and software.
Cybersecurity
Gena Alexa: Securing U.S. land borders
2010 Rising Star winner Gena Alexa led the Western Hemisphere Travel Initiative, a cross-agency program that uses radio frequency identification, license plate reader and biometrics technologies with Customs and Border Patrol intelligence systems to secure U.S. land borders.
Modernization
James Wenke: Improving disaster recovery, virtually
2010 Rising Star award winner James Wenke developed a virtual server environment that saved money and improved reliability by providing failover capacity and increased survivability.
People
Ryan Swann: Keeping the workforce on track
2010 Rising Star award winner Ryan Swann led the development of a system that helps human resources managers sift through huge volumes of personnel data and gauge how well their agencies comply with HR policies and goals.
People
Donna Sheets: Shedding light on military medical mistakes
2010 Rising Star award winner Donna Sheets oversaw the design, development and deployment of a Web-based system that military medical personnel use to report possible medication or surgical errors or other patient safety concerns.
People
Martin Vozzo: Revitalizing distance learning
2010 Rising Star award winner Martin Vozzo revitalized the management of the JKO distance learning program. The program now offers nearly 450 certified courses, with more than 128,000 registered users.
People
Andrew Heo: Stewarding $10B in information
2010 Rising Star award winner Andrew Heo overhauled an information assurance program to ensure that $10 billion of Space-Based Infrared System assets have worldwide availability.
People
Nina Preuss: Connecting NIH scientists to data
2010 Rising Star award winner Nina Preuss created an online collaborative scientific community that helps scientists find software, data and other available resources about neuroimaging informatics.
People
Christopher Barnes: Empowering supercomputer users
Barnes enabled six geographically disparate DOD organizations to combine into a single enterprise, serving supercomputer users in government, industry and academia
Digital Government
GAO hands down decision on Unisys bid protest
Decision by GAO clears the way for CSC to finally begin work on the $500 million TSA infrastructure contract.
Digital Government
Cybersecurity is hot on campus
Cybersecurity is a growth industry, and the first-of-their-kind degree programs at the University of Maryland are attracting hundreds of applicants.
Digital Government
Public-private effort on cybersecurity needs a push from Congress
The cooperation of government and the private sector is necessary for security in cyberspace, but it might not be feasible without some regulatory muscle.
Modernization