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Yesterday GTRA announced the 2011 GOVTek Government Executive Technology Award winners at the GOVTek Awards Gala, a black tie event at the Newseum, hosted by GTRA Co-Founders Kelly Yocum and Parham Eftekhari.  Senior government executives were nominated by their government, industry, and GTRA Council peers.

 

The government executive winners are:

 

EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT LEADERSHIP:

Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Architect, Chief Technical Officer, Business Mission Area, DoD

 

LEADERSHIP IN STATE/LOCAL IT MODERNIZATION:

Dan Lohrmann, Chief Technology Officer (CTO) and Director, Infrastructure Services Administration, State of Michigan

 

GOVERNMENT INNOVATOR OF THE YEAR:

Peter Tseronis, Senior Technical Advisor, Energy

 

EXCELLENCE IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT:

Dan Gahafer, Program Director for Forge.mil, DISA

 

EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATION AND COLLABORATION:

NIEM

 

WOMEN IN GOVERNMENT TECHNOLOGY:

Colleen Coggins, Chief Information Officer, Transportation

 

EXCELLENCE IN TELEWORK AND WORKFORCE MODERNIZATION:

Sharon Wall, Regional Commissioner FAS New England Region, GSA

 

EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPARENCY AND SOCIAL MEDIA:

Michael Krieger, Chief Information Officer (Acting), Army

 

EXCELLENCE IN CYBER SECURITY:

Rich Kutter, Sr. Electronics Engineer, DoD

 

INFRASTRUCTURE MODERNIZATION AND CLOUD ACHIEVEMENT:

Ken Griffey, NCCIPS Transition Manager, NASA

 

GOVERNMENT MOBILE APP OF THE YEAR:

Recovery.GOV App (RATB)

 

EXCELLENCE IN OMB’s 25 POINT FEDERAL IT MANAGEMENT REFORM:

Nitin Pradhan, Chief Information Officer, DOT

 

ENTERPRISE ARCHITECT LEADER OF THE YEAR:

Doreen Cox, Chief Architect and Director of the Enterprise Architecture Branch, CBP

 

BEST OF GTRA:

Dr. Ronald Ross, Senior Fellow, NIST

 

GTRA SPECIAL HONOR AWARD:

Ira Grossman, Chief Enterprise Architect, FEMA

 

The industry winners are:

 

BEST SECURITY SOLUTION:

RSA NetWitness

 

 

BEST TRANSPARENCY SOLUTION:

Agiliance

 

WOMEN IN TECHNOLOGY:

Kay Sears, Intelsat General Corporation

 

EXCELLENCE IN GOVERNMENT SERVICES:

SAIC

 

BEST CLOUD SOLUTION:

Apptis

 

BEST MOBILE SOUTION:

MaaS360 by Fiberlink

 

TOP SOLUTION PROVIDERS TO WATCH FOR IN 2012:

Actuate

Fortinet

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About GTRA: GTRA brings together executive-level government technology Security, Enterprise Architecture, Green IT and Health IT leaders to collaborate, strategize and create innovative solutions.  The semi-annual GTRA Technology Council Meeting address the topics identified through research with the government Council members and industry experts. By sharing best practices and lessons learned, knowledge is exchanged in a peer-to-peer forum, resulting in actionable government-wide strategic plans and cutting-edge solutions.  Through a unique collaborative methodology, GTRA is revolutionizing the way government does business.