Job description: Chao works in the Governmentwide Acquisition Contract Program Office where he supports the operations and management of the GWAC program.
Career in brief: He has been in his current job for three years and in the government IT community for five years.
Why Chao is a Rising Star: On his own initiative, he sought to understand, at a fundamental level, the way in which data about GSA GWACs is gathered, processed and reported within the agency. In the past year, he made a significant contribution to the federal IT community by leading the GWAC Management Information Systems Initiative. That initiative will enable GSA to track GWAC task orders and know exactly how many hours and what rate it is paying for particular IT labor categories. Senior GSA officials said having that data will greatly enhance the government’s ability to create realistic cost estimates for IT projects.
Jason Dalton
Employer: Spadac
Job title: Vice president of engineering
Job description: Dalton leads a team of engineers who develop software technologies for the Special Forces and Marine Expeditionary Forces.
Career in brief: He has been in his current job for two years and in the government IT community for seven years.
Why Dalton is a Rising Star: Dalton developed the company’s research and development capability from that of one person — himself — to more than 30 scientists and software developers. His team developed a life-saving method for computing the threat signatures of terrorist and irregular- warfare activities. That method is now used to aid decision-makers in the Special Forces and Marine Expeditionary Forces. Dalton chose to postpone the completion of his doctoral program to develop the method to a point where operational analytical cells within the Defense and Homeland Security departments could use it.
Leon Dimpsey
Employer: Acquisition Solutions
Job title: Senior acquisition specialist
Job description: A graduate of Arizona State University, Dimpsey is site manager of the company’s consulting contracts with the State Department. He is responsible for the quality and on-time delivery of those consulting services.
Career in brief: Dimpsey has been in his current job for six years and in the government IT community for 10 years.
Why Dimpsey is a Rising Star: Senior company officials said his attitude that success will come from challenges makes him a great asset in various capacities within the company. His supervisors credit his leadership and understanding of performance-based contracting for the success of State’s Diplomatic Pouch and Mail contract. Supervisors said Dimspey helped State officials understand the concept of performance- based contracting and has since been asked by the department to help them award a performance-based contract for operations, maintenance and development of a Web-based i ntegrated logistics management system.
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