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Vicky Niblett
Deputy Assistant Commissioner, Integrated Award Environment, Of ce of Systems Management, Federal Acquisition Service
General Services Administration
Acquisition environmental activ- ist. The GSA-led Integrated Award Environment, which is at the center of the federal acquisition and grant- making community, includes SAM.gov, FedBizOpps, the Federal Procurement Data System and vendor past-perfor- mance systems. Many of those legacy systems collect data that is essen-
tial to the government’s work, but they have struggled with moderniza- tion. Niblett encouraged her team to reimagine IAE and embrace a vision for a uni ed SAM.gov as the trusted, essential place to seamlessly connect with government. Her advocacy of user-centered design principles, agile practices and a focus on delivery has resulted in cost savings and improve- ments to the existing legacy systems.
Adelaide O’Brien
Research Director, Government Digital Transformation Strategies
IDC Government Insights
Sharing the secrets of successful transformation. Technology is cer- tainly part of digital transformation, but O’Brien stresses that it involves
so much more. “When we talk about digital tech, we talk about govern- ment actually changing how it serves citizens,” she said. “Providing better services involves a cultural change.” In 2017, O’Brien worked with agencies on all the major technology fronts — including big data, cognitive comput-
ing, arti cial intelligence and cloud
— to improve business processes and make better data-driven decisions at all levels. She also transformed ACT- IAC’s communities of interest, helping those industry/government groups better share their ndings with one another.
the historic site. Under his leadership, the team developed an innovative way to use 3D imaging underwater by combining three technologies for the rst time — a repeatable and scalable approach that has since been released into the public domain.
Jim Piché
Sector Director, Federal Systems Integration and Management Center General Services Administration
CDM innovator. Thanks to Piché’s efforts, it is easier for federal buy-
ers to nd a Special Item Number at GSA than ever before. He has been instrumental in setting up SINs on GSA schedules to make crucial cyber- security services such as Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation easier to nd and buy. He has also made CDM tools readily available on the Alliant contract through a total integrated solution and moved CDM support to the cloud. Under his watch, Alliant’s Secure Enterprise Network Systems, Services and Support task order for a civilian agency classi ed IT network was awarded without a hitch.
Col. Joseph A. Papenfus
Chief, Current Operations, CIO/G6
U.S. Army
A Swiss Army knife for CIO/G6.
Papenfus developed an in-depth Theater Engagement Plan to ensure that resources and technology are being effectively allocated to Army commands across the globe. In the cybersecurity realm, he synchronized efforts in support of the Army’s imple- mentation of the Defense Depart- ment’s Cybersecurity Scorecard, and his leadership was instrumental in helping the Army’s lead sister services with overall compliance and opera- tional risk mitigation. In addition, Papenfus helped formulate action plans for the Army’s role in hurricane relief, ensuring quick and effective response to new developments.
Scott Pawlowski
Chief of Cultural and Natural Resources
National Park Service
Underwater Indiana Jones. Paw- lowski put together and led a public/ private team of 40 volunteer scien- tists, technologists and archivists who digitally modeled the wreckage of USS Arizona, which sank during the attack on Pearl Harbor in World War II, to better understand changes at
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