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Ross Nodurft
Deputy Chief, Cyber and National Security Unit
Office of Management and Budget
THE QUIET COLLABORATOR.
Nodurft’s reputation for being steady, patient and open to diverse points of view has served him well at OMB. He has been a behind-the-scenes force driving the agency’s policy guidance on cybersecurity efforts, includ-
ing Federal Information Security Modernization Act compliance, the cybersecurity components of Circu- lar A-130 and improving acquisition processes related to cybersecurity. Nodurft seeks out different points of view and solicits ideas from indus- try and colleagues to diversify and strengthen the decision-making process. He has brought steady and consistent leadership to OMB’s grow- ing cybersecurity unit.
Dr. Wendell Ocasio
Chief Medical Officer
Accenture Federal Services
VA’S SILO-BUSTER. Veterans cannot get the care they deserve if the Department of Veterans Affairs’ systems are siloed, and Ocasio — a veteran as well as a technologist and Harvard-trained surgeon — has been central to creating true information sharing across the department. The Enterprise Health Management Plat- form (eHMP) connects 176 VA sites, drives interoperability with Defense Department systems and paves the way for integration with private- sector systems. “Dr. Ocasio’s vision goes beyond a clinical modernization
platform,” a former VA executive said. “eHMP is the cornerstone for... creating a continuous platform for innovation.”
Yemi B. Oshinnaiye
Division Chief, Enterprise Infrastructure Division, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Department of Homeland Security
PUSHING TRANSPARENT TRANSFORMATION. Oshin- naiye has been an integral part of USCIS’ efforts to digitize the legal immigration process. He led efforts to transform the agency’s systems and infrastructure to support several public-facing initiatives. As a result, many forms can now be processed and updated online, and the new uni- fied environment for applicant data allows immigration officers to access information quickly and deliver a bet- ter customer experience. Thanks to Oshinnaiye’s efforts, USCIS support centers have significantly reduced call duration and the time it takes to renew a green card — a substantial achievement for a program that has over 3 million applicants a year.
Kevin Youel Page
Deputy Commissioner, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
DOGFOODING AT FAS. With “cloud first” a governmentwide mandate, providing agencies with practical access to cloud services is a top priority. Page ensured that his team would lead by example, and he spent 2016 “re-platforming
everything that we run in FAS into a platform that allows us to consume
it under a cloud economics model” and positioning GSA to eventually become a shared-services provider of infrastructure, platform and software as a service. As a result, he said,
FAS will better understand agencies’ needs because “we’ve been working on it ourselves to get it proven, to get it working.”
Kate Pardo
Advisory Senior Consultant
Deloitte &Touche
DOD TRANSLATOR. Pardo man- ages the strategic communications portfolio for the Defense Depart- ment’s CIO, which includes support- ing senior leaders with media inter- actions, speaking engagements, the public website, strategic communica- tions activities and widely attended gatherings. Last year, she helped drive a project to connect IT leaders from across the government with industry executives in Silicon Valley. She also worked on a team that cut through the jargon to better explain DOD’s cybersecurity initiatives to the public and is now training others to implement new communications pro- cesses in areas such as cybersecurity and the electromagnetic spectrum.
DR. WENDELL YEMI B. KEVIN KATE OCASIO OSHINNAIYE YOUEL PAGE PARDO
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