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Award Categories
Golden Gov
For the visionary leader who implements innovative ideas, inspires others to get on board and has impact on not only their agency, but also the greater federal technology community and the country.
Director,
NTIS
Deputy Commissioner, TTS,
GSA
Deputy Commissioner, FAS,
GSA
Acting Administrator, Federal Procurement Policy,
OMB
Principal Deputy, Office of the Director of National Intelligence, ODNI & Deputy Director, NGA
Acting U.S. CIO, Executive Office of the President
R-TX,
U.S. House of Representatives
Cybersecurity Coordinator, Executive Office of the President
Director & Commander,
DISA/DODIN
CIO & Deputy Director, Plans & Integration,
U.S. Air Force
Deputy CIO, Cybersecurity,
DOD
Director of NSA, Commander of the U.S. Cyber Command & Chief of Central Security Service,
NSA
Acting U.S. CISO, Executive Office of the President & Sr. Director for Cybersecurity,
NSC
Secretary,
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Deputy CIO,
U.S. Army
D-VA,
U.S. Senate
Federal Leadership
For the federal leader helping their agency implement new technologies, strategies and IT programs to lower the cost of government while making it more innovative, agile and effective.
Sr. Procurement Official,
USDA
Executive Director, Unified Shared Services Management,
GSA
Acting CIO,
DOT
CIO,
DISA
CTO,
NARA
Acting CIO, Technology & Resiliency,
FCC
Chief Procurement Officer,
DHS
Program Manager, Continuous Diagnostics & Mitigation,
DHS
CIO,
U.S. Army
Acting Administrator,
USDS
CIO,
CIA
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, ITC,
GSA
CIO,
Dept. of Energy
Acting CIO,
EPA
CIO,
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
CIO,
FEMA
CIO,
Dept. of Education
CTO,
SBA
CIO,
NARA
CTO,
DHS
Chief Data Officer,
USDA
CIO,
HUD
CIO,
DOJ
CTO,
U.S. Air Force
Sr. Advisor, TTS,
GSA
Special Assistant to the President for Innovation Policy & Initiatives,
Executive Office of the President
CIO,
USAID
CIO,
SSA
CISO, Executive Director,
TSA
Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Acquisition,
GSA
CIO,
NRC
Acting CIO,
Dept. of Treasury
CISO, Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the Air Force,
U.S. Air Force
Branch Chief, FAS,
GSA
CIO,
SBA
CTO,
CMS
CIO,
GSA
CIO,
U.S. Air Force
CIO,
Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Commissioner, FAS,
GSA
Chief Data Scientist & Director of Analytics,
EPA
Acting CIO,
Dept. of Commerce
CTO,
GSA
CIO,
Dept. of State
CIO,
NASA
Acting CIO,
DOD
Deputy Assistant Commissioner for Category Management,
GSA
Industry Leadership
For the private sector leader driving change by being a valued partner to government and leading teams that help agencies work smarter and lower costs.
VP & GM, Public Sector,
Hewlett Packard Enterprise
SVP & GM, Public Sector,
Red Seal
SVP, Public Sector,
CA Technologies
Director, U.S. Federal Business,
CyberArk
Federal Sales Director,
Varonis
SVP & GM, Federal,
Dell EMC
President, Civilian Group,
Leidos
Sr. Director, Microsoft Azure Government,
Microsoft
VP, Public Sector,
Riverbed Technology
VP of Federal Sales,
McAfee
SVP, Public Sector Markets,
Verizon
VP, Public Sector,
PureStorage
CTO, Federal,
ServiceNow
Sr. Director, Government Sales,
Samsung Electronics America
EVP,
Salesforce
VP North America Public Sector,
NVIDIA
CTO, Defense,
CSRA
Sr. Director, Business Development & System Integrators, Government Education & Healthcare,
VMware
Venture Partner,
Insight Venture Partners
SVP & GM, Public Sector,
Red Hat
SVP & GM, Global Government Security,
Forcepoint
President,
DLT Solutions
President, Federal,
Cyxtera Technologies
VP, Federal,
Symantec
Disruptor of the Year
Leading innovators not afraid to challenge conventional wisdom and shake up the status quo.
Branch Manager, Agile & Mobile Services,
TSA
Director, FedRAMP,
GSA
Sr. Standards & Technology Advisor, Trusted Identities Group,
NIST
CTO,
HHS
Director, Web Applications Program,
IRS
Leader,
Defense Digital Service
Associate Director, Immigration Records & Identity Services Directorate,
DHS
Performance Analyst, Office of the Federal CIO,
OMB
Chief, Logistics CIO Support Division,
U.S. Air Force
Acting Executive Director,
18F
Cybersecurity Leader of the Year
For the Cybersecurity leader paving the way in Cybersecurity innovation and constantly looking for the best ways to keep our information safe.
CISO,
U.S. Senate
FedRAMP Program Manager, Cybersecurity,
GSA
CISO,
FEMA
CISO,
USPS
Sr. Security Analyst,
USDA
Product Director, Logistics Information Systems, AESIP,
U.S. Army
National Director,
U.S. Cyber Challenge
Director,
National Cybersecurity & Communications Integration Center, DHS
Assistant Secretary, Office of Cybersecurity & Integration Center,
DHS
Sr. Advisor,
TTS/GSA
Acting Chief, Risk Management Division,
NGA
Director, National Initiative for Cybersecurity Education,
NIST
CISO,
DOJ
Fellow,
NIST
CISO,
Census Bureau
Deputy CISO,
HHS
Chief of Cyber Readiness, Cyber Division,
FBI
Deputy Director, Operations,
U.S. Air Force
CISO,
HHS
D-Or.,
U.S. Senate
Tech Champion of the Year
For the leaders whose passion for tech made us all think outside of the box.
Open Innovation Director,
NASA
Web Manager,
IRS
Program Lead, Emerging Citizen Technology,
GSA
Sr. Advisor, Office of the CIO, Executive Office of the President,
OMB
Mobile Programs Manager,
GSA
Director of Innovation & Technology,
SBA
Most Inspiring Up & Comer
Young leaders who did exceptional IT work this year and made you think, “They’ll be running the show someday.”
Director, HCCIC,
HHS
DevOps Program Manager,
TSA/DHS
Program Manager, Digital Analytics Program,
GSA
Director of Operations,
DHS
Product Manager, PEO EIS,
U.S. Army
Integration Manager,
Census Bureau
Mission Outreach Manager, HSIN,
DHS
Project Manager,
Dept. of Treasury
Program Manager, Mobile Security Research & Development,
DHS
Innovation of the Year
The innovative approach to cross-agency or intra-agency technology that may have been unfathomable until recently.
DHS
Census Bureau
DHS
USASpending.gov
FirstNet
HHS
IRS
GSA
DIA
DHS
