Golden Gov: Executive of the Year Department of Veterans Affairs CIO James Gfrerer likes to call the COVID-19 pandemic a “black swan” event in that it’s once-in-a-lifetime.…

Golden Gov: Executive of the Year Karen Evans became CIO of DHS, the largest civilian department in the federal government amid a once-in-a-lifetime pandemic. But as a…

Golden Gov: Executive of the Year Moving most of the Department of Defense to telework might have seemed an unimaginable task nearly a year ago. But with…

Golden Gov: Executive of the Year  Amid the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Deputy Federal CIO Maria Roat rose to the occasion in a number of…

Most Inspiring Up & Comer Allison Wolff has been at NASA for nearly 17 years, starting in human resources and advancing to her current role as an…

Most Inspiring Up & Comer Working on endpoint security at the Department of Veterans Affairs has been no easy task since COVID-19 hit. With everyone teleworking, the…

Innovation of the Year In just four months, seven artificial intelligence vendors demonstrated working prototypes for helping agencies better use contractor past performance data — a big…

Federal Leadership of the Year Jeff Bardwell oversaw the creation of a new pathway for hiring current, high-performing college students into federal acquisition careers in the Student…

Federal Leadership of the Year Brown has been with USCIS for five years and in the CTO role for nearly two. He’s focused his efforts on cloud…

Federal Leadership of the Year Greg Garcia held two roles this fall, carrying on his deputy CIO duties and filling in as acting CIO after the retirement…