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Lt. Gen. William
“Bill” Bender
Chief of Information Dominance and CIO
U.S. Air Force
MASTER MIGRATOR. Bender
is boosting the Defense Depart- ment’s ability to achieve its IT and cybersecurity vision by leading the Air Force’s transition to the Joint Information Environment. Under
his leadership, the Air Force has moved to Joint Regional Security Stacks for better network manage- ment and security and has adopted Microsoft’s cloud-based Office 365 suite. His efforts have increased the transparency of the Air Force’s IT and cybersecurity budget, and his enterprisewide Automated Remedia- tion and Asset Discovery tool has caught the attention of DOD leaders. Under Bender’s watch, the Air Force is soaring ever higher on DOD’s cybersecurity scorecard.
Donna S. Bennett
Chief Information Security Officer, Federal Emergency Management Agency
Department of Homeland Security
PIV TO THE RESCUE. After
the 2015 data breach at the Office
of Personnel Management, FEMA leapt into action to protect its own data, including precious information gathered from disaster survivors and partner agencies. Bennett com- pleted a critical part of that effort in six months by overseeing a stron- ger, more secure login called the Personal Identity Verification Single
Sign-On for the agency’s myriad platforms. According to her manag- ers, she ensured that 76 high-priority systems were more heavily shielded from unauthorized access and met the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s highest level of assurance.
Meaghan Bouchoux Carter
Partner
Blue Canopy
SHARING SUCCESS. For a shared service to succeed, both the team and the technology should exceed customers’ expectations. As the on-the-ground program manager, Carter went to great lengths in 2016 to ensure that the Treasury Depart- ment’s Enterprise Content Manage- ment service exceeded expectations for ECM’s more than 200,000 users governmentwide. Last year, the pro- gram saw some 800 agile software deployments and six major product releases, and it produced more than $40 million in cumulative cost sav- ings for customer agencies. Carter also strove to share knowledge by mentoring her team and folding best practices into other Blue Canopy projects.
Matt Collier
Senior Advisor to the Secretary
Department of Veterans Affairs
CONNECTING FOR VETS. The VA had no shortage of problems to address in 2016, and Collier’s job was to make the most of outside part-
ners who could help. Tasked with creation, strategy and execution of the newly formed strategic partner- ships team, he worked tirelessly to improve engagement with industry, academia, nonprofit organizations and other government agencies. Collier’s team launched several high-profile events focused on mild traumatic brain injury, the needs of military caregivers, cancer research and other topics, but the true value has come behind the scenes as the new collaborations continue.
Edna M. Conway
Chief Security Officer, Global Value Chain
Cisco Systems
SECURING THE SUPPLY CHAIN. Conway oversees the secu- rity of Cisco’s global supply chain
of more than 75,000 partners — and partnership is one of her defining qualities. In 2016, she collaborated with U.S. military services, intelli- gence and energy agencies, and the General Services Administration on
a rigorous approach to security and resilience across the government’s supply chain and its commercial IT suppliers. Conway’s contributions and insight helped shape regulations, guid- ance and standards for value chain security. Thanks to her involvement, the government’s attitude toward security, risk and compliance is shift- ing from limiting damage to achieving operational and business excellence.
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