Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Amanda Post

Post, an intelligence analyst at SRA International, joined the company in March 2008 and quickly displayed her superior research skills, critical thinking and analytic capabilities.

Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Susan H. Swart

Swart, CIO and head of the State Department’s Information Resource Management Bureau, successfully led three high-profile IT projects: consolidation of the department’s desktop computer network, development of a process for tracking progress of the department’s new State Messaging and Archive Retrieval Toolset, and departmentwide adoption of new collaboration tools.

Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Jiten Shah

As executive director of the Green River Area Development District, Shah overcame public skepticism and contractor turnover to lead the creation of a regional Internet broadband network that serves seven counties in western Kentucky.

Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Capt. Roy S. Petty

Petty was the driving force behind an effort to strengthen the defenses of Navy networks and coordinate similar efforts across the Global Information Grid.

People

Federal 100 winner: Allan Burman

Burman, president of Jefferson Solutions, is leading an ongoing series of discussions, sponsored by George Mason University and the IBM Center for the Business of Government, on improving federal procurements.

Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Shahid Shah

Shah, Netspective Communications founder and chief architect of the Budget Formulation and Execution Line of Business, provided technology leadership on an array innovations for the Office of Management and Budget and the BFELOB system.

People

Federal 100 winner: Vish Sankaran

Sankaran helped lay the foundation for the transformation of the U.S. health care system.

Modernization

Ressler: Virtual community organizer

Steve Ressler, an IT specialist at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, created a social-networking site called GovLoop that serves as an online meeting place for government employees worldwide.

Cybersecurity

Federal 100 winner: Dan Green

Green was instrumental in implementing the Universal Core data exchange system between the Defense Department and other agencies.

Modernization

Fed 100 winner: Janice Nall

Nall, director of the Division of eHealth Marketing, pioneered the transformation of CDC.gov and the use of new-media tools that expanded CDC’s audience reach.

Digital Government

Federal 100 winner: Stuart Willoughby

Stuart Willoughby helped the federal government improve its citizen services by expanding and enhancing its use of technology.

People

Federal 100 winner: Lloyd Thrower

Developing an enterprise architecture for an organization as complex as the Defense Department isn't easy. So the DOD CIO's office has been fortunate to have Thrower, who is the director of strategic planning and policy, on board.

People

Federal 100 winner: Eric Hackathorn

Hackathorn built NOAA's presence in virtual worlds by creating its Meteora Island in Second Life, which allows NOAA to globally broadcast its work.

Digital Government

Federal 100 winner: George Bressler

Bressler successfully mobilized representatives of 150 organizations — including state, local, federal and tribal government agencies — as lead coordinator for an anti-terrorism training exercise.

Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Molly Wilkinson

Molly Wilkinson, SBA's chief of staff, led several projects that improved the efficiency of the agency, including the Business Development Management Information System, a system allowing small-business 8(a) online applications.

Digital Government

Fed 100 winner: Elizabeth McGrath

McGrath led a project to automate and streamline the process for granting security clearances to Defense Department employees and contractors, allowing them to begin serving more quickly.

Modernization

Federal 100 winner: Col. Anthony Faughn

Faughn, director of communications at the Air Force’s Special Operations Command, led the development of a dashboard that supports the commander with secure collaboration and real-time situational awareness.

Digital Government

Federal 100 winner: Guri Glass

Glass, project director of the Installation Management Systems-Army, manages software applications designed to improve soldiers’ quality of life.

Cybersecurity

Federal 100 winner: Richard W. Etter

Etter used Lean Six Sigma processes to streamline the accreditation and certification process of cyber assets in the Navy.

Digital Government

Federal 100 winner: Melissa Hathaway

Hathaway is senior adviser to the director of national intelligence and chairwoman of the National Cyber Study Group, which helped develop the Comprehensive National Cybersecurity Initiative.