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.