Acquisition

Ruchika C. Croall

Director, Enterprise Program Management Office, Information Assurance, Department of Veterans Affairs

Acquisition

Lt. Col. Michael I. Maharaj

Chief Cyber Integration, Joint Staff J6, Directorate for Cyber and C4 Integration, Department of Defense

Acquisition

Dawn M. Bare

Product Management Specialist/Army ESI Lead Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions, Program Executive Office for Enterprise Information Systems, Department of the Army

People

Deadline for Rising Star nominations extended to Aug. 11

We're looking for women and men who are having an outsized impact on federal IT -- and who show clear signs of being leaders in the community in the years to come.

People

Deanna Stephens

Web Technology Specialist, Federal Communications Commission

People

Brian J. Lawrence

Senior Manager of Advanced Technologies, Veracity Engineering

People

Abigail Bowman

Deputy Director of Digital Engagement, Commerce Department

People

Lisa J. Wiswell

Digital Security Lead, Defense Digital Service, Department of Defense

People

Brent Coffey

Director of Biomedical Informatics Development, Leidos Biomedical Research

People

Michael Skorny

Contracting Officer, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center, General Services Administration

People

Nicole E. Wilson

Contracting Officer's Representative and Management Analyst, Computer Hardware, Enterprise Software and Solutions, Department of the Army

People

Kathryn Palmer

Application Rationalization Lead, General Services Administration

People

Marc A. Santoro

Deputy Lead, Electromagnetic Railgun Fire Control Integrated Product Team, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Dahlgren Division, Department of the Navy

People

Nick M. Murray

Public-Sector Strategist for CDM and Cloud Programs, Splunk

People

Gabrielle G. Gallegos

Director of IT Acquisition and Policy Office of the CIO, Department of Homeland Security

People

Tyrone Grandison

Former Deputy Chief Data Officer, Department of Commerce