Acquisition

Rising Star: Ryan Hillard

IT Specialist/Systems Developer, Business Technology Solutions, Office of the CIO,</p> <p>Small Business Administration

Acquisition

Rising Star: Daisy O. James

Project Manager, Enterprise Services, Office of Information and Technology, Passenger Systems Program Directorate, Customs and Border Protection

Acquisition

Rising Star: Oki Mek

Chief Product Officer, Division of Acquisition, Department of Health and Human Services

Acquisition

Rising Star: Nicholas Holtz

Digital Services Expert and Appeals Team Lead, U.S. Digital Service at the Department of Veterans Affairs

Acquisition

Rising Star: Capt. Keely J. Carrigan

Operations Flight Commander, 707th Communications Squadron, U.S. Air Force

Acquisition

Rising Star: Combiz Richard Abdolrahimi

Global Emerging Technology and Innovation Strategist, Senior Advisor Manager, Government and Public Services, Deloitte

Acquisition

Rising Star: Henry Sowell

CIO, Hortonworks Federal, and Technical Director, Hortonworks

Acquisition

Rising Star: Qituwra Anderson

Content Designer, 18F, Technology Transformation Services, Federal Acquisition Service, General Services Administration

Acquisition

Rising Star: Akoua Enow

Management and Program Analyst, Office of Information Technology, Transportation Security Administration

Acquisition

Rising Star: Michael B. Cox

Data Scientist and Team Lead for Internet of Things, NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory

Acquisition

Rising Star: Drew Zachary

Program Director, Opportunity Project, and Co-Managing Director, Census Open Innovation Labs, Census Bureau, Commerce Department

Acquisition

Rising Star: Capt. Anthony N. Rodriguez

Aide-de-Camp to the Commander of the 24th Air Force, U.S. Air Force

Acquisition

Congratulations to the 2018 Rising Stars

These early-career leaders already are having an outsized impact on government IT.