Nominate Your Favorite Techie

Nominations are now open for the 2011 Government Information Security Leadership Awards -- an effort to recognize the continuing commitment of federal information security leaders to build a highly qualified and ethical workforce.

The annual awards, sponsored by (ISC)2, honor federal IT leaders with awards in areas of technology improvement, process/policy improvement, workforce improvement, federal contractor or community awareness.

Nominations will be reviewed by a committee comprised of 12 federal information security experts, and winners will be honored at a ceremony in Washington, D.C., on Oct. 18, 2011, (ISC)2 said.

The submission deadline for nominations is July 29, 2011. Click here to submit a nomination.