People
Marlene Roush: Data science educator
As the rare person trained in mathematics, Roush teaches on campus and in the company conference room.
Digital Government
Paul Reynolds: Connecting civilian and intell agencies
This Rising Star describes the flood of data he has to tame as akin to 'watching someone get hit with the water from a fire hose.'
People
Irina Nguyen: Bringing transparency to acquisition
As the Army continues to overhaul and streamline the ways it buys technology, one person is working behind the scenes to make the processes more transparent.
Modernization
Michael G. Meskill: Taking USDA to the cloud
Thanks to Meskill, the Agriculture Department has joined the ranks of cloud service providers.
People
Samantha Kott Kouril: Undaunted by challenge
Knowing little about IT didn't keep this Rising Star from accepting an internship at GSA, where she's now a project manager.
People
Michael Metzger: Thriving on unpredictability
As special assistant to the Defense Department's deputy chief management officer, Metzger can spend one day working with Congress and the next day briefing top-level Pentagon officials on efforts to reform DOD's financial management.
People
Hetal Jain: Transportation's sustainability monitor
This honoree used an EPA-developed web tool to track information on DOT's teleworking, water use, energy use, employee travel, recycling, pollution and more.
People
Carolyn Harvey: Saving money for HUD at GSA
This Rising Star secured six key IT contracts -- and saved $7 million -- in the first six months in her new role.
Digital Government
Dan Houston: Stamp of approval at USPS
This Rising Star manages 3,300 databases for the Postal Service, crunching 22 petabytes (and counting) of data.
People
Grace E. Dalton: Coordinating email migration
This Rising Star was instrumental in coordinating the Army's effort to move 1 million people to enterprise email.
Cybersecurity
Kirsten E. Dalboe: Keeping DHS ahead of the tech curve
As DHS' customer engagement manager, Dalboe has made it her business to explain new technology with crystal clarity.
People
Eric T. Brassil: Freeing the flow of State Department reports
Thanks to this Rising Star, reports on 280 overseas posts are now easily accessible for Foreign Service officers and interagency employees.
People
Rebecca Schwartz: Nanotechnology for the troops
Much of Rebecca Schwartz's research at Lockheed Martin is classified, but her work is generally geared toward developing technical solutions to reduce the physical burden of troops in combat.
People
Michael Shrader: Aiding small tech manufacturers
As a VP at Carahsoft, Shrader oversees more than 50 small companies.
People
Victor T. Lazzaro: Putting health data to work
Lazzaro's efforts have helped policymakers, the medical community and businesses understand how medical offices nationwide are implementing new technology.
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