Announcing the 2018 Fed 100 Award winners

Hundreds of nominations were submitted, and our panel of judges spent countless hours reading about and then debating the candidates. The result? A list of 100 women and men that should make even the most hardened skeptics optimistic about what's possible in federal IT.

While transition years are always a bit bumpy -- and 2017 had more churn than most -- federal IT saw very little of the stasis and standoffs that were common elsewhere in government.  This list of winners, and the accomplishments they drove on so many different fronts, is a testament to the talent and dedication of IT leaders throughout both government and industry.

In a few weeks you'll have the chance to learn more about each of these individuals -- via the profiles we will publish in the March/April issue of FCW and on FCW.com, and in person at the March 22 Fed 100 gala. For now, though, you'll have to make do with the list of names, which you can find below.

Congratulations to each and every one of the 2018 Federal 100:

• Col. Terrence A. Adams
  Director of Communications and CIO, Air Mobility Command
  U.S. Air Force
• Austin Agrella
  Legislative Director
  Office of Rep. Will Hurd
• Jack Albright
  Associate CIO for IT Shared Services
  Department of Transportation
• Kirit M. Amin
  CIO
  International Trade Commission
• Lee Ann Anderson
  Vice President, Civilian Sales
  Unisys Federal
• Jose L. Arrieta
  Director, Schedule 70 Operations
  General Services Administration
• Vera Ashworth
  Vice President
  CGI Federal
• Marianne Bailey
  Principal Director, Deputy CIO for Cybersecurity
  Department of Defense
• Matthew R. Bailey
  Digital Services Expert and Acting Unit Chief, Office of the Federal CIO
  Office of Management and Budget
• Judith Baltensperger
  Project Manager
  Department of Homeland Security
• Tony Bardo
  Assistant Vice President, Government Solutions
  Hughes
• Jack Bates
  Director, Business Intelligence Service Line
  Department of Veterans Affairs
• David B. Bennett
  Director Of Operations and CIO
  Defense Information Systems Agency
• Maj. Tom Bereknyei
  Lead Engineer
  Defense Digital Service
• Diane L. Brewer
  Program Manager, MilitaryChildCare.com, Commander Naval Installations Command
  Department of the Navy
• Vernon Joseph Broadwater
  Senior Vice President and General Manager of Space Group
  Vencore
• Col. Jacqueline (Denise) D. Brown
  Chief, Network Plans and Governance Division, CIO / G-6
  Department of the Army
• Sean Casey
  Senior Policy Advisor, Office of American Innovation
  Office of Management and Budget
• Byron Caswell
  Strategic Advisor, Innovation & Technology
  Regent Solutions
• Guy Cavallo
  Deputy CIO
  Small Business Administration
• Joanne Collins-Smee
  Deputy Commissioner and Director of Office of American Innovation Centers of Excellence Projects, Federal Acquisition Service
  General Services Administration
• Cheri G. Couchis
  Assistant Program Manager, Personnel Modernization, Sea Warrior Program (PMW 240), Program Executive Officer Enterprise Information Systems
  Department of the Navy
• Kevin Cox
  Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program Manager
  Department of Homeland Security
• Glenn Davidson
  Executive Director of Enterprise Services
  Department of Commerce
• Donna Dodson
  Chief Cybersecurity Advisor
  National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Michael J. Duffy
  Branch Chief, Office of Cybersecurity and Communications
  Department of Homeland Security
• Alan Evans
  Principal Deputy Comptroller
  Department of State
• Joshua M. Franklin
  IT Security Engineer, Applied Cybersecurity Division
  National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Adrian Gardner
  CIO
  Federal Emergency Management Agency
• Vice Adm. Michael M. Gilday
  U.S. Navy Commander, U.S. Fleet Cyber Command & U.S. Tenth Fleet
  U.S. Navy
• William R. Graves
  Chief Engineer, DOD Biometrics
  Department of Defense
• Donald Hall
  Government Solutions Director
  OnSolve
• Dan Helfrich
  Federal Government Services Leader
  Deloitte
• Capt. Damen O. Hofheinz
  Branch Head, OPNAV N2N6G5 Cyber Resiliency
  Department of the Navy
• Karina L. Homme
  Senior Director, Azure Government
  Microsoft
• Rep. Will Hurd
  U.S. House of Representatives
• Tim Hurlebaus
  President
  CGI Federal
• Kamal T. Jabbour
  Senior Scientist Information Assurance, Air Force Research Labs
  Department of the Air Force
• Frank T. Jones
  Deputy Director, Spectrum Policy & International Engagements, Office of the CIO
  Department of Defense
• Rob Joyce
  White House Cyber Coordinator
  National Security Council
• Kay Kapoor
  Former President
  AT&T Global Government Services
• Casey Kelley
  Director, Customer Engagement Division, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service
  General Services Administration
• Trey Kennedy
  Advisor, Federal CIO Council
  General Services Administration
• Yogesh Khanna
  Senior Vice President and CTO
  CSRA
• Robert C. King
  Director, Systems & Information Integration, Management Directorate
  Department of Homeland Security
• Joseph F. Klimavicz
  CIO
  Department of Justice
• Roger Krone
  Chairman and CEO
  Leidos
• Tanya W. Lambert
  Deputy, AF Program Executive Officer for C3I & Networks
  Department of the Air Force
• Evan Lee
  Chief Technology Officer and Director of Digital Services, Office of Inspector General
  Department of Health and Human Services
• Naomi Lefkovitz
  Senior Privacy Policy Advisor
  National Institute of Standards and Technology
• Chris Liddell
  Director of Strategic Initiatives
  Office of American Innovation
• Greg B. Little
  Team Lead, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
  Department of Defense
• Michael Maiorana
  Senior Vice President, Public Sector Markets
  Verizon Enterprise Solutions
• Kevin McAleenan
  Acting Commissioner
  Customs and Border Protection
• Sandra McGill
  Director Enterprise IT Portfolio Office
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• Conor McGrath
  Legislative Assistant
  Office of Sen. Jerry Moran
• Brett McMillen
  Senior Manager, U.S. Federal, Civilian
  Amazon Web Services
• Col. James (Darby) F. McNulty
  Project Manager, Integrated Personnel and Pay System - Army, Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems
  U.S. Army
• Mitzi I. Mead
  CEO
  Accela Consulting
• John Mengucci
  Chief Operating Officer
  CACI
• Meagan Metzger
  CEO & Founder
  Dcode
• Vicki D. Michetti
  Director Defense Industrial Base Cybersecurity Program
  Department of Defense
• Steven R. Muck
  Director, Privacy and Information Sharing, Office of the CIO
  Department of the Navy
• Mamta Patel Nagaraja
  Science Engagement, Science Communications
  NASA
• Brig. Gen. (retired) Kevin J. Nally
  CIO
  U.S. Secret Service
• Vicky Niblett
  Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Award Environment, Office of Systems Management, Federal Acquisition Service
  General Services Administration
• Adelaide O'Brien
  Research Director, Government Digital Transformation Strategies
  IDC Government Insights
• Col. Joseph A. Papenfus
  Chief, Current Operations, CIO/G6
  Department of the Army
• Scott Pawlowski
  Chief of Cultural and Natural Resources
  National Park Service
• Jim Piché
  Sector Director, FEDSIM
  General Services Administration
• Hildi Pineda
  Chief Growth Officer
  AbleVets LLC
• Michael Powers
  IT Security Manager
  NASA
• Tom Ragland
  Business Development Executive
  Dell EMC Federal
• Trent F. Randall
  Senior Solutions Architect
  Department of the Interior
• Alfred Rivera
  Director, Development and Business Center
  Defense Information Systems Agency
• Will Roper
  Director, Strategic Capabilities Office, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  Department of Defense
• Kris Rowley
  Chief Data Officer, Office of the CIO
  General Services Administration
• Col. William M. Russell
  Project Manager, General Fund Enterprise Business System
  U.S. Army
• Paul Saladna
  Enterprise Architect
  NTT Data
• Alvin Salehi
  Senior Technology Advisor, The White House
  Office of Management and Budget
• Craig P. Schaefer
  Program Manager, DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization
  Program Executive Office, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
• Brian Scott
  Assistant Director for Strategic Integration, Strategy, Policy, and Plans, National Protection and Programs Directorate
  Department of Homeland Security
• Raj Shah
  Managing Partner, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental, Office of the Secretary of Defense
  Department of Defense
• Matthew B. Shallbetter
  Director of Security Design and Innovation
  Department of Health and Human Services
• Cynthia Shelton
  Senior Director for Special Program Sales 
  CenturyLink
• Todd Simpson
  CIO
  Food and Drug Administration
• Vincent N. Sritapan
  Division Mobile Security Program Manager, Science & Technology Directorate
  Department of Homeland Security
• Gary E. Stevens
  Director, Cybersecurity Strategy
  Department of Veterans Affairs
• Tom Suder
  Founder & President
  Advanced Technology Academic Research Center
• Robin P. Swan
  Deputy Director, Office of Business Transformation
  Department of the Army
• Kyle Tuberson
  Vice President
  ICF
• David A. Vargas
  Director, Human Resources Line of Business (HRLOB)
  Office of Personnel Management
• John P. Wagner
  Deputy Executive Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field Operations
  Customs and Border Protection
• Dave C. Wajsgras
  President, Raytheon Intelligence, Information and Services
  Raytheon
• James (Jim) Walker
  Shared Services Portfolio Manager, NASA Shared Services Center
  NASA
• Gary Washington
  Deputy CIO and Acting CIO
  Department of Agriculture
• Susan Wedge
  Vice President, Public Service Digital and Cognitive Leader
  IBM Services
• Dorsy Yoffie
  Deputy Director, Unified Shared Services Management
  General Services Administration
• Aleksandar Zelenovic
  Strategy and Consulting Lead, Public Sector
  Sapient Consulting
• Bill Zielinski
  Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Information Technology Category, Federal Acquisition Service
  General Services Administration