2009 Finalists—Homeland Security Medal
This award will recognize a federal employee for a significant contribution to the nation in activities related to homeland security (including border and transportation security, emergency preparedness and response, intelligence and law enforcement). This medal is accompanied by a $3,000 award.
Cathleen A. Berrick
Position: Managing Director, Homeland Security and Justice
Agency: Government Accountability Office
Location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Centreville, Virginia
Achievement: Increased passenger safety and reduced vulnerabilities by generating a series of reports and congressional testimony on transportation security issues that have resulted in legislative action to strengthen security.
Don Burke and Sean P. Dennehy
Position: Intellipedia Doyen (Burke) and Intellipedia and Enterprise 2.0 Evangelist (Dennehy)
Agency: Central Intelligence Agency
Location: Washington, D.C.
Residence: Alexandria, Virginia (Burke) and Vienna, Virginia (Dennehy)
Achievement: Promoted information sharing across the intelligence community through the development and implementation of “Intellipedia,” a Wikipedia-like clearinghouse of intelligence expertise.
Regan Murray and the TEVA Research Team
Position: Mathematical Statistician
Agency: Environmental Protection Agency
Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
Residence: Cincinnati, Ohio
Achievement: Improved the safety of U.S. water supplies by designing a sophisticated software suite that identifies risks and solutions to possible terrorist attacks.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
