Fed 100 2008

The Federal 100 awards gala: What a bash! More than 1,000 distinguished members of the government IT community recently gathered in Northern Virginia to honor the 2008 Federal 100 award winners. Enjoy this pictorial recap of the evening's festivities. A different way of seeing Often the first step toward change is no step at all. It is simply a change in perspective. This year's list of Federal 100 award winners is packed with individuals who looked at problems in new ways and saw a way forward toward new solutions. For example, Lt. Gen. Charles Croom is leading people to his ABC approach of procurement: Adopt an existing system as the first preference, otherwise buy commercial technology if it is available, and build a new system only as a last resort. Another visionary is Eric Schmidt, chief executive officer of Google, who has made it a personal priority to share his time and insights with top government officials. As part of this special report, Federal Computer Week profiles Croom, Schmidt and other Federal 100 award winners who view challenges from a slightly different perspective than the rest of us. The Federal 100 awards recognize 100 such people. These are individuals who have strong strategic outlooks but who are also adept tacticians. The list includes top leaders of the community -- both government and industry -- and people who are on the front lines. All in all, this year's Federal 100 award winners represent a special breed of visionaries: people who see how to get things done differently. The Federal 100 awards gala: Video Anne Armstrong, president of 1105 Government Information Group, opens the Federal 100 awards ceremony and explains the philosophy behind the awards. 2008 Federal 100: Doers with vision This year’s Fed 100 winners are not only leaders but also doers. They are people who have refined strategic outlooks, but they are also adept tacticians. Croom: Acquisition done better, faster, cheaper The general shows others the way to transform a broken acquisition process Schmidt: E-government expertise on tap Google's CEO is always ready to share his insights with federal officials Mintz: Turning conflict into consensus A CIO exercises the fine art of politics to gain support for a key initiative Powner: A model of constructive oversight This GAO official believes no one benefits from a 'gotcha' audit Tapscott: Governance by participation Think-tank founder envisions a technology-enabled democracy Bartock, Bird, Heitkamp: The value of collaboration This team of experts views IT challenges in three dimensions 2008 Federal 100 Judges 2008 Federal 100 Award Winners Brig. Gen. George Allen Marine Corps Stephen Duncan General Services Administration Curt Kolcun Microsoft Kathy Perras Dynamics Research Corp. Perryn Ashmore General Services Administration Kenneth Fagan Jr. Defense Information Systems Agency Peter Korn Sun Microsystems David Powner Government Accountability Office Jason R. Baron National Archives and Records Administration   Lesley Field Office of Management and Budget Kimberly Lane Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Charles Prow IBM Paul Bartock National Security Agency Maryantonett Flumian University of Ottawa James Leto GTSI Venkatapathi Puvvada Unisys Gary Bass OMB Watch Joyce France Office of the Secretary of Defense Nancy Leveson Massachusetts Institute of Technology Stephen Quinn National Institute of Standards and Technology Cathy Beasley General Services Administration Randy Garrett Army Peter Levine Senate Armed Services Committee Christian Rasmussen National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency Shelly Bird Microsoft Chase Garwood Homeland Security Department Ryan Loving General Dynamics Information Technology Rebecca Richards Homeland Security Department Mark Blevins Perot Systems Government Services Diana Gowen Qwest Government Services Diann McCoy Defense Information Systems Agency Col. Eric Rolaf Marine Corps Jack Braun General Services Administration Floyd Groce Navy Department Elizabeth McGrath Office of the Secretary of Defense Ronald Rosenthal Navy Department Greg Brewer SecureInfo Paul Gwaltney Nortel Government Solutions David Medeck Internal Revenue Service Debra Ruh TecAccess Frances Byrd U.S. Postal Service David Hadsell EDS Darlene Meskell General Services Administration Shyam Salona REI Systems Joseph Campbell Office of Personnel Management Robert Hanson Sarasota County, Fla., and Sarasota County School Board Daniel Mintz Transportation Department Eric Schmidt Google Kevin Campbell Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency Alan Harbitter Nortel Government Solutions Steven Monteith U.S. Postal Service Andy Schoenbach Office of Management and Budget Robert Carey Navy Department Lee Harvey Army Department Doug Montgomery National Institute of Standards and Technology Gen. Norton Schwartz U.S. Transportation Command Cecilia Coates State Department Kip Hawley Transportation Security Administration Donna Morea CGI Adam Sedgewick Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Paul Cofoni CACI Kenneth Heitkamp Air Force Kenneth Mortensen Justice Department Robert Shea Office of Management and Budget Colleen Coggins Interior Department Col. Barry Hensley Joint Task Force-Global Network Operations John Moses Environmental Protection Agency John Swart Army Department Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) Senate Neil Horikoshi IBM Thomas Neff Army Department Don Tapscott New Paradigm Frank Constantino FBI Warren Huffer Energy Department Steven Newburg-Rinn SRA International Peter Tseronis Education Department Guy Copeland Computer Sciences Corp. Michael Jacobs Navy Department Arthur O'Connor Transportation Department Zachary Tumin Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government Lt. Gen. Charles Croom Jr. Defense Information Systems Agency Jerry Johnston Environmental Protection Agency Diane O'Connor Army Department Teresa White Defense Information Systems Agency Patrice D'Eramo Cisco Systems Brig. Gen. Nickolas Justice Army Thomas O'Reilly Justice Department Steven Willett Defense Intelligence Agency Robert Dix Juniper Networks Steven Kempf General Services Administration Bajinder Paul Treasury Department Jim Williams General Services Administration Martha Dorris General Services Administration Judith Kenny Centers for Disease Control and Prevention George PedersenManTech Karen Wilson Boeing Col. Monte Dunard Marine Corps Jeff Koch Office of Management and Budget William Pelgrin New York state Henry Wychorski Volpe National Transportation Systems Center