For Immediate Release
2011 Federal 100 Award Winners Announced: Government, Industry and Academic Leaders to be Honored at March 28th Awards Gala
(FALLS CHURCH, VA., February 9, 2011)—Federal Computer Week, published by 1105 Government Information Group, has announced the winners of the 22nd annual Federal 100 Awards. The Federal 100 Awards are presented to 100 government, industry and academic leaders who have played pivotal roles in affecting how the federal government acquires, develops and manages IT. The Federal 100 Awards Gala will be held March 28th at the Grand Hyatt Hotel in Washington, D.C. The complete list of all 2011 Federal 100 winners can be found at http://tinyurl.com/Federal100.
This year's winners, chosen by a select panel of government and industry leaders, include 23 from industry, two from state & local government and 75 from the federal government—with 55 in civilian agencies and 20 in the defense sector. Winners represent a cross-section of accomplishments, including individuals that developed the cybersecurity workforce, applied social media to disaster response, improved services to veterans, developed geospatial-based intelligence analysis and prepared the nation to deal with health emergencies.
The 2011 Federal 100 Awards Gala will also include the presentation of two Eagle Awards—one each from government and industry—in recognition of outstanding leadership.
"The Federal 100 winners are individuals who are agents of change,” said Anne A. Armstrong, President and Editor in Chief at 1105 Government Information Group. “For the last 22 years, the Federal 100 program has recognized and paid tribute to exceptional leadership in the government market. We are honored to be a part of that tradition of excellence.”
Federal 100 winners are nominated by Federal Computer Week readers and are selected by an independent panel of distinguished judges. This year’s judges are:
- Robert Carey, Deputy CIO at the Defense Department
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Teresa Carlson, vice president of Global Public Sector at Amazon Web Services
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Dan Chenok, senior fellow at the IBM Center for the Business of Government
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Tom Davis, director of Federal Government Affairs at Deloitte
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Priscilla Guthrie, former Intelligence Community CIO within the Office of the Director of National Intelligence
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David McClure, associate administrator for citizen services at the General Services Administration
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Bruce McConnell, senior counselor at the Department of Homeland Security's National Protection and Programs Directorate
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Stan Z. Soloway, president and CEO of the Professional Services Council
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Dave Wennergren, assistant deputy chief management officer at the Defense Department
Federal Computer Week’s March 28th issue is dedicated to the 2011 Federal 100 Awards. Federal Computer Weekreaches 80,000 federal government executives and policy-makers focused on the business of technology in government. It provides top-level coverage of agency programs, policies and funding, as well as best practices and procurement strategies, technology solutions and management techniques.
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