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Welcome to the home page for the FCW 2007 Rising Star Awards program.
Here is what you will find:

An introduction to the Rising Star program.

The 24 Rising Star Award winners.

A list of the Rising Star judges.

Facebook: The Rising Star edition
By Christopher J. Dorobek

This week’s issue celebrates youth. It seems almost odd that we need to specifically call attention to youth, given that our culture already seems to do a remarkably good job of that. But, unfortunately, our culture seems to do a very good job celebrating the more superficial parts of youth — looks, for example.

That is not the point of Federal Computer Week’s Rising Star Awards. To the contrary, we think this program demonstrates that being young, in fact, has little to do with age. It has much more to do with how one views the world. The cliché is that young people often seem to think outside the box.
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On the up-and-up

The three winners profiled below showcase the depth of talent in the federal IT community. Click the following links to read about them.

2007 Rising Star: Jonathan Benett

2007 Rising Star: Mark Goodge

2007 Rising Star: Karen Richey

 

Redwan “Rosa” Akhtarkhavari
Jonathan Benett
Kim Brown
Audrea Bullock
Joseph Carignan
Ben Castellucci
Jie ChaoJason Dalton

Leon Dimpsey Susan Fagan
Mark Goodge
Robert Hall

Kevin Hightower
Carrie Holland
Shaun Khalfan
Allen Magtibay
Russell O’Neill
Christopher Presby
Cathy Prusinowski
Kathy Richey
Andrew Rider
Dan Smith
Nancy Sternberg
Stuart Wells
 

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Doan's departure:

Soloway: Challenges are opportunities
GSA must seize the moment to rebuild relations with federal agency customers and Congress.

Doan's departure:

Aronie: The Eagle and the Arrow
Doan waged bold battles during her tenure, but those battles ended up being distracting.

Doan's departure:

Fox: Doan picked a good fight
By standing up to GSA’s inspector general, Doan showed she understood the proper role of IGs.

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