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The Digital Innovation Award is the first of its kind to celebrate the digital disruptors leading federal government into the 21st century. American citizens demand around-the-clock digital services in all walks of life, and these innovators recognize that federal agencies must elevate their digital influence to better serve the public and achieve mission success.

Nominees for the Digital Innovation Award are innovators from across the enterprise hacking government red tape while leading the move to new federal digital standards, such as:

  • Practicing open principles and transparency;
  • Championing the Digital Government Strategy and Digital Services Playbook;
  • Leveraging agile practices in product development and acquisition;
  • Pioneering the move from legacy systems to new, modern technologies.

Important Dates

  • Nominations Open: August 3
  • Nominations Close: September 4
  • Voting Opens: September 14
  • Voting Closes: October 1
  • Winner Announced: October 14 at the Digital Innovation Summit
Winner: Deborah Diaz

Winner:

Deborah Diaz
CTO, NASA

Nominees

Tina Adinolfi
Tina
Adinolfi

Chief, Disaster Management Branch, Public Affairs Division, FEMA
Valerie Brecher-Kovacevic
Valerie
Brecher-Kovacevic

IT Specialist-eRulemaking, EPA
Christine Calvosa
Christine
Calvosa

Deputy CIO, Technology & Resiliency, FCC
Deborah Diaz
Deborah
Diaz

CTO, NASA
Greg Godbout
Greg
Godbout

CTO, EPA
James Graham
James
Graham

Enterprise Content Manager (ECM) Program Manager, Dept. of Treasury
Lakshmi Grama
Lakshmi
Grama

Acting Director, Office of Dissemination & Digital Communication, NCI/NIH
Julie Harvey
Julie
Harvey

Director, OIT PD Open Source, Configuration & Tools Mgmt Division, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Phil Klokis
Phil
Klokis

Associate CIO, Public Building Services, GSA
Carol Macha
Carol
Macha

Director, PMAS Business Office, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Marina Martin
Marina
Martin

CTO, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Mandana Massjouni
Mandana
Massjouni

Enterprise Application and Innovation, EEOC
Michael J. Norman
Michael J.
Norman

Director, FOIA Technology, DHS
Justin Palmer
Justin
Palmer

Chief, Enterprise Architect, USDA
Mark Reichardt
Mark
Reichardt

President & CEO, Open Geospatial Consortium
Lynette Sherrill
Lynette
Sherrill

Deputy Director, Health Information Security Division, Dept. of Veterans Affairs
David Simeon, Jr
David
Simeon, Jr

Product Manager & Chief, Innovation and Technology Division, USCIS/DHS
Al Sloane
Al
Sloane

IT Program Manager-Benefits.gov, Dept. of Labor
Patrick Stingley
Patrick
Stingley

CTO, Bureau of Land Management
Charles Sun
Charles
Sun

Director, IT Infrastructure Engineering and Operations, Export-Import Bank
Tenille Washburn
Tenille
Washburn

Assistant General Counsel for Field Management & IT, HUD