Federal Leadership Pete Waterman leads FedRAMP, the government’s flagship program for securing cloud services, with a focus on balancing speed and rigor. Under his direction, FedRAMP has…

Federal Leadership As CIO of the National Nuclear Security Administration, James Wolff oversees one of the most sensitive technology portfolios in government — keeping the digital backbone…

Federal Leadership Dawn Zimmer helps steer the vast digital enterprise of the Department of Energy, where cutting-edge science, clean energy innovation, and national security converge. She stepped…

Industry Leadership Leigh Palmer serves as vice president of technology delivery and operations for Google Public Sector, where she leads initiatives that empower government agencies to modernize…

Industry Leadership Molly Just-Behr is a transformative leader at Databricks, where she serves as the global head of public sector. With a background as a former Department…

Industry Leadership Christian Hoff is a pivotal architect in the modernization of U.S. IT systems. As director of federal civilian at Amazon Web Services, he leads initiatives…

Innovation of the Year The State Department has emerged as a leader in adopting generative AI, with its chatbot deemed StateChat, which it launched in late 2024.…

Innovation of the Year The General Services Administration aspires to provide centralized artificial intelligence tools for use across the government. Earlier this year, it introduced GSAi internally…

Innovation of the Year FedRAMP 20X is accelerating federal cloud adoption by streamlining security authorization and compliance across government agencies. The program modernizes FedRAMP’s approach, integrating automated…

Most Inspiring Up & Comer Abby Bowman is leading NASA’s digital transformation as the agency’s web modernization lead. Since 2022, she has spearheaded efforts to consolidate NASA’s…