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                                     Craig P. Schaefer
Program Manager, DOD Healthcare Management System Modernization Program Executive Of ce, Defense Healthcare Management Systems Department of Defense
local agencies and the private sector while keeping Congress briefed on the situation. Thanks to Scott’s efforts, the result was a well-coordinated governmentwide response to a critical cyberthreat.
Raj Shah
Managing Partner, Defense Innovation Unit Experimental
Department of Defense
Determined innovator. Shah, a for- mer Air Force pilot, was tapped to run the Defense Department’s experimen- tal division in 2016. Under his leader- ship, DIUx had awarded $184 million to fund 59 pilot projects by the end
of 2017 — a nearly 500 percent jump compared to its 2016 fourth-quarter results. He also played a key role on two follow-on production contracts
in the areas of arti cial intelligence, human systems, IT and space. Shah is the founder of the Nanubhai Edu- cation Foundation, which provides access to higher education for  nan- cially vulnerable students in rural India. He recently decided to return to the private sector.
Matthew B. Shallbetter
Director of Security Design
and Innovation
Department of Health and Human Services
HHS’ silo-buster. Shallbetter earned buy-in and support from CIOs, chief information security of cers and oth- ers at 12 Security Operations Centers to create the HHS Cyber Automation Program. Previously, HHS’ central SOC had zero visibility into the other operational divisions’ centers and
Brian Scott Raj Shah
therefore operated with incomplete data. Shallbetter changed the culture to increase interagency collaboration, which has allowed HHS to operate
in a more holistic way. HHS divisions are now able to share important data across teams in real time, resulting in more coordinated IT and cyberse- curity efforts for some of the most public-facing federal agencies.
Cynthia Shelton
Senior Director for Special Program Sales
CenturyLink
Network protector. The Depart- ment of Homeland Security’s Einstein system is a cornerstone of federal cybersecurity. It detects and blocks cyberattacks targeting civilian agency systems while giving DHS govern- mentwide situational awareness. Shelton — an Air Force Academy graduate and former intelligence of cer — has been instrumental in ensuring that DHS has the resources to make Einstein as powerful as pos- sible. Her team also worked closely with DHS of cials in 2017 to deliver important new functionality for Enhanced Cybersecurity Services, a program that protects government- approved critical infrastructure entities.
EHR evangelist. DOD is in the midst of an ambitious project to switch from multiple legacy electronic health record systems to a single commer- cial system. When the new integrated EHR went live at four sites in the Paci c Northwest last November, it represented a major milestone for Schaefer, the leader accountable for putting the new system in place. He
is well suited to the job of leading the highly complex integration because of his knack for “being strategic and looking long term while managing day-to-day” activities, said Stacy Cum- mings, program executive of cer at DHMS.
Brian Scott
Assistant Director for Strategic Integration, Strategy, Policy and Plans National Protection and Programs Directorate
Department of Homeland Security
Cyber collaborator. Scott was asked by the National Security Council
to lead a governmentwide effort to address a high-priority cybersecurity risk to the federal supply chain. He led the group in developing strate-
gic objectives and tactics — includ- ing legislative, policy and regulatory actions — identifying risks, creating mitigation strategies, and assigning roles and responsibilities across the federal government. The initiative also required collaborating with state and
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Matthew B. Shallbetter
Cynthia Shelton
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