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Maj. Gen. Kimberly A.
Crider
Mobilization Assistant to the Chief of Space Operations
U.S. Space Force
Barrier breaker. Crider has emerged as a visionary leader of the Space Force’s efforts to digitally transform legacy IT and reconfigure space ground systems into modern, resil- ient and secure architectures. Her extraordinary ability to understand a technology’s application to a specific mission and effectively communicate its impact to Space Force leaders has enabled her to remove multiple obsta- cles to innovation. She is committed to ensuring that the Space Force uses born-digital systems and continues
to establish a strategic direction and policies that will equip Guardians with the tools they need to fight and win in the space domain.
Portia Crowe
Chief Data Officer, Network Cross-Functional Team Army Futures Command
Data empress. Crowe’s efforts
were instrumental in maintaining the continuity and momentum of Army network modernization priorities
in 2020. She led an all-star team to quickly find a way to reduce the time it takes to integrate sensor data into firing platforms. She also spearheaded a Technical Exchange Meeting with more than 700 industry partners, conducted an assessment of emerging technology to meet operational needs, and developed evaluation criteria and
a prototyping plan to solicit soldier and leader feedback that will inform future network design goals. In addi- tion, Crowe’s vision and commitment were essential in the development of the Orion Forge DevSecOps environ- ment at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Emery Csulak
Principal Deputy CIO
Energy Department
where he has focused on enhancing operations in three areas. First, in collaboration with HUD’s CIO, Dennis created the Intelligent Automation Program, which is making processes more efficient and accurate while freeing employees to focus on high- value, mission-oriented tasks. Second, he used data modeling, advanced analytics and forecasting to success- fully address long-standing open audit recommendations. Third, he imple- mented an automated solution to monitor the disbursement of benefits under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act.
Ed DeSeve
Coordinator, Agile Government Center
National Academy of Public Administration
Agile architect. DeSeve is drawn
to complex problems that demand government-scale thinking. The former chief financial officer at the Department of Housing and Urban Development and former controller and deputy director for management at the Office of Management and Bud- get was President Barack Obama’s pick to oversee implementation of the $787 billion American Recovery and Reinvestment Act after the Great Recession. In 2020, DeSeve turned
his expertise to the Agile Government Center — a network of global leaders seeking to break down government hierarchies so agencies can better achieve their missions. The center’s November 2020 report established an essential roadmap for making govern- ment truly agile.
Staying a step ahead. Ensuring a secure and reliable supply chain is paramount to DOE’s digital transfor- mation efforts. Before the hack of SolarWinds’ Orion platform, Csulak had the foresight to orchestrate a set of processes for identifying, assess- ing and mitigating risks associated with products and services that DOE uses or may use. The resulting Supply Chain Risk Management program has onboarded more than 100 users and conducted more than 750 assess- ments, resulting in the identification of multiple risks that have been kept off DOE’s networks. Now Csulak’s innovative program is being made available to other agencies to enhance third-party risk management across the government.
Irving Dennis
Chief Financial Officer
Department of Housing and Urban Development
Intelligent automation and smart- er audits. After a long private-sector career, Dennis postponed his retire- ment to take on the CFO role at HUD,
Maj. Gen. Portia Crowe Emery Csulak Irving Dennis Ed DeSeve Kimberly A.
Crider
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