Washington, D.C. (February 11, 2026) — GovExec unveiled today the winners of the 2026 Federal 100 Awards. Organized 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 is regarded as one of the highest honors for the federal IT community, recognizing individuals who went far beyond their assigned duties to shape their agencies and the nation’s agenda over the past year. The awards will be presented during GovExec’s annual Evening of Honors Gala hosted at The Anthem on April 30, 2026.

"The federal government is often infamous for its slow adaptation to change and adoption of new technologies,” said Jessie Bur, executive editor of Nextgov/FCW. “But the Federal 100 prove year after year that there are rockstars in the federal space who not only fight against that inertia but reverse it entirely."

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 technology projects. This year’s cohort consists of representatives from across both the public and private sectors, including the Defense Department, lawmakers and professional legislative staff, top corporations, and more.

“For 37 years, the Fed 100 has recognized doers — those who have gotten things done over the past year on behalf of the government and the missions they serve,” said Frank Konkel, editor-in-chief at GovExec. “In the government technology arena, they are the best of the best.”

The 2026 Federal 100 Award winners are:

• Ron Ash, Accenture Federal Services
• Scott Atchley, Oak Ridge National Laboratory
• Srinivas “Srini” Attili, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC)
• Alisa Bearfield, CGI Federal
• Steven Brand, Department of Energy
• Lesley Briante, General Services Administration
• Jordan Burris, Socure 
• Christopher (Chris) P. Butera, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA)
• Michael Butler, Defense Information Systems Agency
• Bridget Carper Arnone, Department of Energy,
• Julius Chang, Department of Health and Human Services
• Carl Coe, Department of Energy
• Shila R. Cooch, Department of Energy, Office of Science, Office of Information Management
• Darren Death, Export-Import Bank of the United States
• Chandra Donelson, United States Space Force
• Danny J. DuBois, Hewlett Packard Enterprise
• Mike Duffy, Office of Management and Budget
• Suri Durvasula, Dell Technologies
• Collin Estes, MRI Technologies
• Bonnie Evangelista, OUSD A&S Industrial Base Policy
• Dr. Kelly Fletcher, Department of State
• Ozie Foster, Office of Personnel Management
• Rep. Andrew Garbarino,  House of Representatives
• Dustin Goetz, Immigration and Customs Enforcement
• Tamara Greenspan, Oracle
• Lawrence Hale, General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service
• Polly Hall, General Services Administration
• Mauri Hampton, National Reconnaissance Office
• Keith Hardiman, U.S. Air Force
• Maria Harr, U.S. Coast Guard
• Stephen Hintze, Arizona Department of Child Safety
• Dr. Kristen Honey, Department of Health and Human Services
• Joseph Hoyt, General Services Administration
• Erika Hozeski, Department of Agriculture
• Mike Hurt, ServiceNow
• David Jin, Office of the Under Secretary of War for Research and Engineering
• Jylinda Johnson, GDIT
• George Jungbluth, National Weather Service - NOAA
• Dean Koester, NVIDIA
• Jeffrey Koses, General Services Administration
• Ann Lewis, Federation of American Scientists and Niskanen Center
• Erik Liederbach, Department of State
• Rep. Ted W. Lieu, House of Representatives
• Joel Lundy, General Services Administration, Federal Acquisition Service
• Sunil Madhugiri, Customs and Border Protection
• James Mahoney, U.S. Marine Corps
• Natesh Manikoth, Federal Aviation Administration
• Lynn Martin, Workday Government
• Steven McAndrews, National Nuclear Security Administration
• Micheal J. McCalip, Carahsoft Technology Corp.
• Antoine McCord, Department of Homeland Security
• Sandra McIntyre, Defense Healthcare Management Systems
• Meagan Metzger, Dcode
• Bradley Miller, Department of State
• Katrina Mulligan, OpenAI
• Marco Munoz, Department of Agriculture
• SES Carlos Muñoz, U.S. Navy
• Patrick Newbold, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
• Vu Nguyen, Department of Justice
• James 'Jimmy' Norcross, CACI International Inc
• Rasheedat Osei-Acheampong, IBM
• Leigh Palmer, Google Public Sector
• Julia Pan, U.S. Senate
• Kaschit Pandya, Internal Revenue Service
• Matheus Passos, Department of Commerce
• Christina Peach, Transportation Security Administration
• Dr. Toni Phillips, Department of Veterans Affairs
• Col. Jesse Phillips, U.S. Army Reserve Command (retired)
• Pavan  Pidugu, Department of Transportation
• Sean Plankey, U.S. Coast Guard
• Derrick Pledger, Maximus
• Jessie Posilkin, General Services Administration
• Michael Post, Small Business Administration
• Aprajita Rathore, Deloitte
• Tarik Reyes, Peraton
• Ryan Riccucci, Customs and Border Protection
• Amy Ritualo, Department of State
• Adarryl Roberts, Defense Logistics Agency
• Alton Robinson, Air Force Civil Engineer Center
• Liliana Roman, U.S. Special Operations Command
• Major Jonathan Roman, U.S. Air Force
• Matthew Albert-Lewis Rose, Snowflake
• Travis Rosiek, Rubrik
• Jaclyn Rubino, Department of Homeland Security
• Cathleen Rush, U.S. Army Special Operations Command
• Nael Samha, Customs and Border Protection
• Drew Schnabel, Zscaler
• Major General Christopher Schneider, U.S. Army
• Alla Seiffert, Amazon Web Services
• Brigadier General Michael Smith, USINDOPACOM
• Param Soni, Bureau of Economic Analysis
• Craig Stacey, Argonne National Laboratory
• Geoff Stevens, U.S. Air Force
• Nicolas Totten, Department of Treasury
• Zach Whitman, General Services Administration
• Lynn Williams , House of Representatives
• Deborah Youmans, MITRE
• Michelle Zebrowski, Customs and Border Protection
• Adam Zeimet, Department of Agriculture
• Dawn Zimmer, Department of Energy

"The Fed 100 awards remain the premier way to recognize the accomplishments of government and industry leaders as they deliver outstanding results in the government technology market,” said Dave Wennergren, CEO of ACT-IAC and 2026 Federal 100 Judge.  “This year saw more nominations received than at any other time in recent memory, reflecting both the importance of celebrating success in technology adoption efforts and also the ever increasing role that technology plays in government mission accomplishment. The large number of nominations received this year also represent all of the topics that are 'top of mind' for the federal market, from AI and Quantum to tech modernization, innovation and cyber.”

In addition to the Fed100, the 2026 Evening of Honors Gala will recognize the 2026 Government Hall of Fame inductees, featuring current and former government officials and industry stakeholders who have dedicated their careers and made a significant impact on public service.

Sponsors of this special event include Government Hall of Fame Founding Underwriter AT&T, Diamond underwriter Google, Elite underwriters Carahsoft and Socure, Strategic underwriter WAEPA, and Gold underwriter Oracle.

Learn more about the gala at GovExecHonors.com.

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