Washington, D.C. (January 31, 2025) — GovExec, the leading media, sales, and marketing intelligence company for government leaders and contractors, unveiled today the winners of the 2025 Federal 100 Awards. Renowned as the most prestigious awards for the federal IT community, the Fed 100 recognizes a range of leaders who have pushed government operations forward through innovative tech approaches. Coordinated by Nextgov/FCW, which provides federal technology executives with the information, ideas, and strategies necessary to successfully navigate the complex world of federal business, the Fed 100 will be presented during GovExec’s annual Evening of Honors Gala hosted at The Anthem on April 3, 2025.

From agency employees and members of the federal contracting field to tech leaders and members of Congress, the Fed 100 is dedicated to showcasing the innovators forging the latest generation of federal IT projects. This year’s cohort consists of representatives from across both the public and private sectors, including branches of defense, top corporations, and more.

The 2025 Federal 100 Award winners are:

• Jay Alalasundaram  - Customs and Border Protection
• Billy Annibell - Office of Personnel Management 
• Betsy Beaumon - Social Security Administration
• Chris Bedi - ServiceNow
• Moira E. Bergin - House of Representatives
• Steve Blank - Stanford University, Gordian Knot Center for National Security Innovation
• Alexis Bonnell - Department of the Air Force
• Abigail Bowman - NASA
• Lucas Brown - Department of Health and Human Services
• Melvin Brown II - Office of Personnel Management
• Caroline Bruckner - American University
• Bill Burnham - Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Juan Castillo - Federal Bureau of Prisons
• Merav Ceren - Senate
• Matt Chong - Qualtrics
• Jeff R. Claunch - Department of Agriculture
• Greg Clifton - Intel
• Michael Coppola - Dcode
• Luis A. Coronado - Department of State
• Robert J. Costello - Department of Homeland Security
• Karin Dasuki - Department of Energy
• Baibhav Devkota - Customs and Border Protection
• Mark DeVol - Ericsson Enterprise Wireless Solutions
• Sarah E. Esty - Department of Health and Human Services
• Meredith Evans Wagner - National Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information Service
• Alice Fakir - IBM
• Justin Fanelli - Navy
• Thomas "Pat" Flanders - Defense Health Agency
• Boyd C. Fletcher - National Security Agency
• Victor Foulk - CGI Federal
• Christopher Frommann - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• John Garrett - Dell Technologies Federal
• Joshua Geiger - VA National Emergency Medicine Office
• James Matt Gilkeson - Transportation Security Administration
• Venice Goodwine - Department of the Air Force
• Arun Gupta - Noble Research Foundation
• Colt Hagmaier - Federal Emergency Management Agency
• David Hathaway - ManTech
• Noreen Hecmanczuk - Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
• Jessie Hernandez - Capgemini Government Solutions
• Laura Hill - USDA Forest Service
• Dr. Travis Hoppe - CDC, White House (Former)
• Matt House - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Allison Hutchings - General Services Administration
• Colonel Nathan L. Iven - Space Force
• Deidre L. Jackson - Owl Cyber Defense
• La'Naia Jones - Central Intelligence Agency
• Robert C. King - Department of Energy
• Bud Kinzer - HashiCorp
• Steve Krauss - Office of Personnel Management
• Stephen W. Kucharski - Small Business Administration
• David Larrimore - Department of Homeland Security
• Dave Levy - Amazon Web Services
• Jim Lewis - Center for Strategic and International Studies
• Dr. Christina Liaghati - MITRE
• Candice Ling - Microsoft
• Lynn Martin - Workday
• William S. McElhaney - Citizenship & Immigrations Services
• Brigadier General Michael T. McGinley - Air Force
• Leah McGrath - StateRAMP
• Dr. Sonya A. H. McMullen - Department of Defense
• Beth Meagher - Deloitte Consulting LLP
• Dr. Celia Merzbacher - Quantum Economic Development Consortium (QED-C)
• Danielle Metz - Department of Defense
• Felipe Millon - OpenAI
• Chief Master Sergeant Kevin J. Miner - Cyberspace Capabilities Center
• Eric A. Munson - Naval Reactors
• Jay Nakashima - eHealth Exchange
• Vu T. Nguyen - Department of Justice
• Ross Nodurft - Alliance for Digital Innovation
• Giovanni U. Onwuchekwa - General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service
• Yemi Oshinnaiye - Transportation Security Administration
• Jennifer Pahlka - Federation of American Scientists and Niskanen Center
• Shelu Patel - Customs and Border Protection
• Udaya Patnaik - General Services Administration
• John M. Pekarik - Internal Revenue Service
• David A. Peters - Department of Agriculture
• James (Jim) Pickard - Department of the Air Force
• Chad Poland - Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Angie Quirate - Office of Management and Budget, Executive Office of the President
• Ravi Raghava - Science Applications International Corporation, Inc.
• Colonel Steve Ready - Cyberspace Capabilities Center
• Adarryl Roberts - Defense Logistics Agency
• Bridget Roberts - Internal Revenue Service
• Bill Rowan - Splunk, A Cisco Company
• Cathleen A. Rush - Army, Special Operations Command
• Charles A. Santangelo - Department of Homeland Security, Office of the Chief Information Officer
• Michael Sarich - Department of Veterans Affairs
• Colonel Christina L. Sheets - Defense Healthcare Management Systems
• Paul J. Shute - Department of Veterans Affairs
• Heather N. Stier - General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service
• Stephanie L. Studds - Census Bureau
• Craig M. Thomas - Merit Systems Protection Board
• Donald Ulrich - Patent & Trademark Office
• Karen L. Van Dyke - Department of Transportation 
• Peter Warren - House of Representatives
• Nick Weber - National Institutes of Health
• Kristen H. Wilson - Executive Office of the President, Office of Management and Budget
• Solomon Wilson - Indian Health Service
• James Wolff - National Nuclear Security Administration

“We are excited to continue our celebration of the Federal IT community," said Jessie Bur, executive editor of Nextgov/FCW. “This year’s class of honorees really reflects the breadth of impact that tech integration has on government’s day-to-day processes and the role that so many play in expanding the future of this space.”

“I am deeply honored to receive this Fed 100 Award,” said Venice Goodwine, chief information officer for the Department of the Air Force and 2025 Federal 100 Award winner.  “Being recognized alongside such distinguished leaders is truly humbling. This award is a testament not only to my efforts but, more importantly, to the exceptional dedication and hard work of my entire team. It is their unwavering commitment that has made this achievement possible.”

In addition to the Fed100, the 2025 Evening of Honors Gala will acknowledge the 2025 Government Hall of Fame inductees, a lineup of career public servants whose accomplishments have been monumental in creating a positive impact on the nation’s trajectory. 

Sponsors of this special event include AT&T as the Government Hall of Fame Founding Underwriter, Carahsoft, Google, MITRE, WAEPA, and Allocore. 

Learn more about the gala at GovExecHonors.com.

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