2016 GCN dig IT Award Finalists Announced

(Vienna, VA, September 7, 2016)— GCN is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2016 GCN dig IT Awards.

For 28 years, the GCN Awards have showcased general excellence in government IT. This year, with the GCN dig IT Awards, we are sharpening the focus to showcase what matters most: transformative tech that is truly reinventing government. The 2016 awards will celebrate leading—edge technologies and the pioneering IT professionals who are driving them forward.

"From the Internet to GPS to drones, much of the most exciting and important technology today has been either invented or driven by government,” GCN Editor-in-Chief Troy K. Schneider said. “And when you look at this year’s nominations, you see all sort of great examples of pushing the envelope and discovering creative ways to make government work better with tech.”

The 2016 GCN dig IT Award Finalists:

Big Data, Analytics and Visualization:

• Auction Optimization Model
  Federal Communications Commission
• Homeland Security Information Network Exchange
  Department of Homeland Security
• National Accuracy Clearinghouse
  Mississippi Department of Human Services
  Georgia Department of Human Services
  Louisiana Department of Children and Family Services
  Alabama Department of Human Resources
  Florida Department of Children and Families
  U.S. Department of Agriculture
  
• NIST Ballistics Toolmark Research Database
  National Institute of Standards and Technology
  National Institute of Justice
  Federal Bureau of Investigation
  
• Patient Movement Item Asset Tracking Project
  Air Mobility Command, U.S. Air Force
• Real-Time Automated Parole Data Replication
  New Jersey State Parole Board
  New Jersey State Police
  Federal Bureau of Investigation
  

Cloud and Infrastructure:

• Regional Emergency Number System Deployment
  Ark-Tex Council of Governments
• Analytics and Data Sharing Platform to Track Disease Transmission
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• IT Consolidation and Enterprise Architecture
  Louisiana Department of Health
  Louisiana Office of Technology Services
• myServices
  Department of State
• Online Public Inspection Files
  Federal Communications Commission
• Workforce Integrated Performance System
  Department of Labor

Cybersecurity:

• Adversarial Tactics, Techniques and Common Knowledge
  The MITRE Corporation
• Personal Identity Validation and Single Sign On Enablement
  Federal Emergency Management Agency
• GrantSolutions Two Factor Authentication Implementation
  Department of Health and Human Services
• Hack the Pentagon
  Department of Defense
• Fortify for Forge
  Defense Information Systems Agency
• Integrated Security Operations Center for Situational Awareness and Collaborative Cybersecurity Defense
  City of Los Angeles

Mobile:

• Aero App Electronic Flight Bag
  National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
• Enterprise Mobile Provisioning Service
  Social Security Administration
• Fleet Management System 2 Go
  General Services Administration
• Gov2Go
  Information Network of Arkansas
• Eagle Directed Identification Environment Application
  Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Mobile App Software Assurance Research and Development Project
  Department of Homeland Security

Robotics, Automation and UAS:

• Automated Radio Testing
  City of Los Angeles Information Technology Agency
• FAA Small Unmanned Aircraft System (sUAS) Registration Website
  Federal Aviation Administration
• Process Robotics
  Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• Deploying Drones for Bridge Inspections
  Minnesota Department of Transportation
• Aircrew Labor In-Cockpit Automation System Program
  Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
• SkyTracker Drone Detection System
  Federal Aviation Administration

Other - Open Data:

• CitySDK
  US Census Bureau
• Commerce Data Usability Project
  Commerce Data Service
• Data Format Description Language (DFDL) and the open source Daffodil DFDL processor
  Department of Defense
• DHS Data Framework
  Department of Homeland Security
• Next-Gen IT Dashboard
  Office of Management and Budget
• Open Prince George's County
  Prince George's County Office of Information Technology

The finalists will be profiled in the coming weeks in GCN and on GCN.com. They also will be honored in person at the GCN dig IT Awards Gala on October 13th, at the Ritz-Carlton in Tyson’s Corner, VA. The overall winner in each category, as selected by our judging panel of top government IT innovators, will also be announced at the October 13th Gala.

For more information on GCN dig IT Awards sponsorship opportunities please visit https://gcn.com/digIT.

About GCN
GCN covers the technology, tools and tactics that make innovative IT possible in the public sector. Its editorial mission is to deliver technology assessments, recommendations and case studies to support the public sector IT managers who are responsible for the specification, evaluation and selection of technology solutions. GCN is the only media brand that serves the full scope of technology decision makers in the federal, state & local and education markets (FED/SLED). https://gcn.com

Emily Jacobs
ejacobs@1105media.com
703.876.5052

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Posted on 09/07/2016 at 8:30 AM