Announcing the 2024 Federal 100

Every year for more than three decades, a panel of government and industry technology stalwarts gather in a conference room one Saturday in January to pore over the hundreds of nominations submitted to the annual Federal 100 awards. It's an all-volunteer effort that is driven by the passion for excellence in the federal IT community.

The result? A list of 100 individuals who personify what's possible in federal IT.

The pool of nominations spotlights the range of important work being done throughout the community, and also reflects trends in technology and tech policy. This year we saw winning nominations for achievements in cybersecurity, customer experience, service delivery and artificial intelligence. As always, there were far more outstanding nominations than a list of 100 can accommodate. 

You'll have the chance to learn more about each of this year's winners in the coming months — via the profiles we will publish in the Nextgov/FCW magazine and on Nextgov.com, as well as in person at our Evening of Honors on April 24 to celebrate the Fed 100 winners and Government Hall of Fame inductees. 

For now, you'll have to make do with the list of names, which you can find below. The titles and organizations listed reflect the roles these individuals held in 2023 when doing the work that earned this recognition — although some may have moved on to other positions or even retired.

Congratulations to each and every one of the 2024 Federal 100!

James Adams
Senior Advisor
Johns Hopkins Applied Physics Laboratory, Department of Energy

Ann Amrhein
Associate Chief Information Officer (SES)
Social Security Administration

Dan Anthony
Executive Vice President and CIO, FedNow Service
Federal Reserve Financial Services

Colonel Robert Bailey
Portfolio Manager, Marine Corps Manpower IT Systems Modernization, Program Executive Office for Manpower, Logistics and Business Solutions
Department of the Navy

Yosry Barsoum
Vice President, Director, Center for Securing the Homeland
MITRE

Keith Baylor
Product Lead, ArmyIgnitED, U.S. Army Program Executive Office Enterprise Information Systems
Department of the Army

Lee Becker
General Manager Medallia Public Sector
Medallia

Barbara "Bobbie" J. Browning
Chief Federal Strategist
Qualtrics

Jonathan K Burgard
COSMOS Lead Engineer/NIWC PAC Network Manager, Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific
Department of the Navy

Beth Caswell
Director, Digital Transformation & IT Portfolio Management
Department of the Navy

Bruce Caswell
CEO
Maximus

Guy Cavallo
Chief Information Officer
Office of Personnel Management

Rep. Mike Collins
Chair, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House of Representatives

Steven Costa
Senior System Engineer, CENTCOM
Air Force U.S. Central Command (USCENTCOM)

Karen Dahut
CEO
Google Public Sector

Kirsten Dalboe
Chief Data Officer
Federal Energy Regulatory Commission

Ja'Nelle DeVore
Chief Information Security Officer
Department of Agriculture

Drenan E. Dudley
Deputy National Cyber Director for Strategy and Budget, Office of the National Cyber Director
Executive Office of the President

Michael Duffy
Associate Director, Cyber Division, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency
Department of Homeland Security

Ann Dunkin
Chief Information Officer
Department of Energy

Sujey Edward
Chief Technology Officer
Octo, an IBM Company

Robert G. Efrus
Founder and CEO
Efrus Federal Advisors LLC

Colonel Vito Errico
Director, Army Software Factory, Army Futures Command
U.S. Army

Jennifer Ewbank
Deputy Director, Digital Innovation
Central Intelligence Agency

Prashant Gaur
President & CEO
Credence Management Solutions

LtGen Matthew Glavy
Commander, U.S. Marine Corps Forces Cyberspace Command
U.S. Marine Corps

John Goodman
CEO
Accenture Federal Services

Dan Goslee
General Manager and Leader, Verkada Federal
Verkada Corporation

Tamara Greenspan
Group Vice President and General Manager for Public Sector Applications
Oracle Corporation

Justin Grimes
Senior Policy Analyst
Office of Management and Budget

David Grundy
Director of Strategy Management and Complex Solutions
Department of Agriculture

Ross R. Guckert
Program Executive Officer, U.S. Army PEO/EIS
Department of the Army

Jenn L. Gustetic
Program Director, Early Stage Innovations Partnerships, Space Technology Mission Directorate
NASA

Sonny Hashmi
Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration

Paul Hasz
Director of System and Support Services, GrantSolutions
Department of Health and Human Services

Steven Hernandez
Chief Information Security Officer and Director of Information Assurance Services
Department of Education

Lilian "Lilly" M. Herrera
Mobile Services Manager, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Department of Homeland Security

Kendall Holbrook
CEO
Dev Technology Group

Karen Howard
Executive Director, Head of Office of Online Services
Internal Revenue Service

Mark A. James
Director of Enterprise Cloud Services Directorate, Office of Information & Technology, Customs & Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security

Martha P Jasper
Deputy Director, Joint Enterprise Services Directorate, Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense

Katharine Kelley
Chief Human Capital Officer, S1A,
U.S. Space Force

Anisa Khandkar
Enterprise Architect, Catalog Management Office, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration

Krista Kinnard
Director of Innovation and Engineering
Department of Labor

Erv K Koehler
Assistant Commissioner, General Supplies and Services, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration

Chris Kuang
Co-Founder & Deputy Director, U.S. Digital Corps
General Services Administration

Jennifer Kuk
IT Category Management Specialist, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
Office of Management and Budget

Carissa Landymore
Program Manager, Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense

John Neal Latta
Assistant Administrator, Enrollment Services and Vetting Programs
Transportation Security Administration

Eric Leckey
Mission Support Leader, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security

Scott Levins
Director, National Personnel Records Center
National Archives and Records Administration

Dennis M. Lucey
Vice President
Akima

Clare Martorana
Federal Chief Information Officer
Office of Management and Budget

Dr. Edward Mays
Deputy Assistant Commissioner (DAC) for Infrastructure and Support Services, Customs and Border Protection
Department of Homeland Security

Ryan E. McArthur
Executive Program Manager, Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense

Dr. Kelly M. McVearry
CEO
Bento Biology

Brian Merrick
Deputy Director, Service Delivery Staff
Department of Justice

Adele Merritt
Intelligence Community Chief Information Officer
Office of the Director of National Intelligence

Christopher Mihm
Fellow
National Academy of Public Administration

Renata Miskell
Deputy Assistant Secretary, Accounting Policy and Financial Transparency
Department of Treasury

Seeyew Mo
Assistant National Cyber Director
Executive Office of the President

Chandler Morse
Vice President, Public Policy
Workday

Jeff Myers
Senior Director
REI Systems, Inc.

Nicole Nemmers
Chief, Data Governance and Capabilities Branch and AI Portfolio Manager, U.S. Special Operations Command
Department of Defense

Anne Neuberger
Deputy National Security Advisor
The White House

RDML Seiko Okano
Program Executive Officer, Integrated Warfare Systems
U.S. Navy

Melissa Palmer
President
HashiCorp Federal

Dovarius L Peoples
Chief Information Officer/G-6 (CIO/G-6)
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Alicia Ponegalek
Vice President
Booz Allen Hamilton

Jason Prow
Sr. Partner, Automation and Data Platforms Leader - US Federal, IBM Consulting
IBM

Kim Pugh
Director, Digital Transformation Center, Office of Information and Technology
Department of Veterans Affairs

Dr. Jeffrey D Pullen
Associate Director, Financial Systems, Justice Management Division
U.S. Department of Justice

Dave Rey
President, Global Public Sector
Salesforce

Amy Ritualo
Deputy Chief Data Officer
Department of State

Douglas Robertson
Chief Technology Officer
Small Business Administration

Alvaro E Rodriguez
Program Manager, Defense Health Agency (DHA) Enterprise Information Technology Services (EITS), PEO Medical Systems / CIO (J-6)
Defense Health Agency

Chuck Romine
Associate Director for Laboratory Programs, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce

Alex A. Sedillos
Director of Product Management, Defense Manpower Data Center, Defense Human Resources Authority
Department of Defense

Jared N Shepard
Founder and CEO
Hypori

David Shive
Chief Information Officer
General Services Administration

Nick Sinai
Senior Advisor
Insight Partners

Carey Smith
CEO
Parsons

Robert D Snelick
Computer Scientist, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Department of Commerce

Xavier M Soosai
Chief Information Officer and Director of IT Services, Center for Information Technology, National Institutes of Health
Department of Health and Human Services

Air Force Col. (Ret.) Jen Sovada
President,
Global Public Sector
SandboxAQ

Tom Stamos
Senior Regional Vice President of Federal Sales
Zscaler

Rep. Haley Stevens
Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Research and Technology, House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology
House of Representatives

Andrew Stettner
Director, Office of Unemployment Insurance Modernization, Office of the Secretary
Department of Labor

Kyra M Stewart
Program Manager, Information Technology Vendor Management Office, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration

Conrad Stosz
Director of Artificial Intelligence, Office of the Federal Chief Information Officer
Office of Management and Budget

Amy Taylor
Chief Information Officer and Associate Director, Technology Division, Financial Crimes Enforcement Network
Department of the Treasury

George D Thomas
President and Chief Innovation Officer
Connected DMV

Matt Topper
President and Solutions Catalyst
UberEther

Timothy Tutt
CEO and Cofounder
Night Shift Development

Rosa M Underwood
Senior Cybersecurity Advisor, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration

Steve Walters
Senior Vice President, Federal
ServiceNow

CW5 Taylor Wells
Senior Technical Advisor to the Director, Defense Information Systems Agency
Department of Defense

Stephanie L Wilson
Chief Operating Officer
NetImpact Strategies

Cori Zarek
Deputy Administrator, U.S. Digital Service
Office of Management and Budget

Mya Zemlock
Government Program Manager
Dcode