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Chris Liddell
Director of Strategic Initiatives
Of ce of American Innovation
From Microsoft to modernizing government. Liddell made the tran- sition from Microsoft chief nan-
cial of cer to public servant at an opportune time. Last year, he led the modernization strategy for the Trump administration, encouraging industry executives to share their expertise and viewpoints and ensuring that
IT remained a management prior-
ity. Under his guidance, the Of ce of American Innovation created inter- agency working groups to determine modernization priorities. The White House’s IT Modernization Report re ects those priorities, including a push to the cloud, adoption of shared services, enhanced cybersecurity
and the establishment of centers of excellence.
Greg B. Little
Team Lead, Of ce of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)
Department of Defense
Mr. Accountable. Little was respon- sible for building a data lake of nan- cial transactions for the Of ce of the Secretary of Defense, defense agen- cies and eld activities. The project involved moving data from approxi- mately 50 accounting and business IT systems onto a purpose-built big-data platform. His efforts enabled new platforms to become accredited and operational more quickly, which was essential to enabling audits to begin three months before the statutorily required date. “Greg has tremendous
ability to work through all obstacles presented to him — cultural resis- tance, technical and acquisition chal- lenges,” said Alaleh Jenkins, assistant deputy chief nancial of cer for DOD’s comptroller.
Michael Maiorana
Senior Vice President, Public Sector
Verizon Enterprise Solutions
Emergency response and mod- ernization. Maiorana’s team pro- vided signi cant support to federal agencies in 2017, notably during the wild res in California and after hur- ricanes Harvey, Jose and Maria. As
a result, agencies had a trusted IT partner supporting them while they provided much-needed services for those affected by the natural disas- ters. Maiorana led his team in helping each agency obtain the secure and reliable technology it needed to meet the surge in demand in each event’s immediate aftermath. “Across the company, we say that we run to a cri- sis, not away,” he said.
Kevin McAleenan
Acting Commissioner
Customs and Border Protection
Putting CBP on the cutting edge.
McAleenan made sure CBP was at the front of the line to partner with DHS’ Science and Technology Directorate and use other transaction authori- ties to buy new technology in more ef cient ways. Less than a year into that effort, CBP now has 12 startups on contract innovating in a range of areas, including protecting canines that work in 120-degree heat, small-
drone radar concepts and big-data analytics that can better spot violators of intellectual property rights. “It’s pretty exciting to be on the cutting edge in a much more ef cient way,” he said.
Sandra McGill
Director, Enterprise IT Portfolio Of ce
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
A change agent for CDC. McGill saw the Federal IT Acquisition Reform Act as an opportunity to empower the 19 organizations within CDC by giving them the data they need to advance critical missions. She shifted the focus from mere compli- ance to true transformation. Thanks to McGill’s leadership, CDC’s IT gover- nance practices are now guided by the agency’s new IT Strategic Plan, which details ve goals and 19 objec- tives through 2021. Last year, McGill also led virtual sessions to train nearly 700 employees and contractors on best practices for IT project management.
Chris Liddell Greg B. Little Michael Maiorana
Kevin McAleenan
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