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Federal 100 winner: Brad Boston

Cisco Systems' Brad Boston advises governments on best practices and technologies and has campaigned to improve government certification of information assurance tools.

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Federal 100 winner: Frank DiGiammarino

DiGiammarino, vice president of strategic initiatives, leads the creation and execution of special initiatives at the academy, which delivers innovative approaches to government’s management challenges.

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Federal 100 winner: James Ryan

Ryan, deputy director of the Small Business Administration’s Disaster Credit Management System Operations Center, led the design, development and deployment of an online loan application that allows people affected by a disaster to securely apply for loans.

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Federal 100 winner: Tom Clark

Clark, the Coast Guard’s network architect and senior network engineer, constructed the Coast Guard’s IT architecture in a way that would transition the agency to the Homeland Security Department’s common IP network, known as OneNet.

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Federal 100 winner: Carlton Brown

Carlton Brown, a deputy product manager of the Army Program Executive Office's Defense Wide Transmissions Systems, revived a canceled acquisition for secure wireless modules, getting the modules delivered under budget and with design improvements.

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Federal 100 winner: Richard Geisenberger

Geisenberger led a task force that prompted legislative and regulatory changes that enabled the creation of a uniform electronic notary system used by banking and legal officials across the country.

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Federal 100 award: Jolene Lauria Sullens

Sullens has championed the Justice Department’s Unified Financial Management System.

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Federal 100 winner: Steve Ressler

Ressler, an IT specialist at Immigration and Customs Enforcement, launched the networking Web site GovLoop.com to better connect people involved in government.

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Federal 100 winner: Chris Worrall

Worrall led the development of an online program used to fill drug prescriptions of uninsured people affected by major disasters.

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Federal 100 winner: Mary Laureno

Laureno directed the successful deployment of the Next Generation Desktop program, which has reduced costs and improved service for the government's Medicare call center.

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Federal 100 winner: J. Greg Hanson

Hanson is known for the innovative solutions he has provided for Criterion’s customers at the Defense and Homeland Security departments.

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Federal 100 winner: Ray Boyd

Boyd led the development of the Defense Department's Techipedia, a collaborative tool that keeps DOD employees up-to-date on commercial research and emerging technology.

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Federal 100 winner: Teresa Carlson

Carlson, vice president of federal business, is responsible for the $1.7 billion Microsoft division, including sales, marketing, communications and contracts. In addition, she devotes much of her time as a leader in the IT community.

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Federal 100 winner: Philip Klokis

Klokis, director of the Office of Enterprise Infrastructure at the General Services Administration, manages the mission-critical IT Global Operations project.

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Federal 100 winner: Miguel A. Rivera

Rivera laid the groundwork that allows departmentwide information sharing through the DHS Infrastructure Transformation Program.

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Federal 100 winner: Lt. Col. Richard Leino

Leino orchestrated the development of a system that enables Marines to stay connected to the Navy Marine Corps Intranet while in the field.

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Towns calls for IT committee on stimulus spending

Federal, state and private sector IT leaders should help track the stimulus package, House committee chairman suggests.

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Agencies establish stimulus-focused sites

While the Obama administration and Congress have started tackling economic issues, agency Web teams have been setting up sites that help carry out the goals of the stimulus work.

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DISA makes software collaboration agreement

The agency will develop and share management and administration software under a cooperative research and development agreement.