2013 Finalist Erica Keen Thomas and the China Air Monitoring Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Erica Keen Thomas and the China Air Monitoring Team Collected and publicly shared data that revealed dangerous air pollution levels in Chinese cities, increasing public awareness of the health risks and causing the Chinese government to confront the issue.
2013 Finalist Josh Silverman Science, Technology and Environment Josh Silverman Discovered and led efforts to halt the release of more than one million tons of the world’s most potent greenhouse gas from Energy Department facilities.
2013 Winner David Lavery and the Mars Science Laboratory Team Science, Technology and Environment David Lavery and the Mars Science Laboratory Team Led the Curiosity rover mission to Mars that is exploring the Red Planet’s geology and climate, and assessing whether conditions are favorable for microbial life and future human exploration.
2013 Finalist Cara Christie and the USAID Horn Drought Response Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Cara Christie and the USAID Horn Drought Response Team Identified a looming humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa and coordinated a complex U.S. relief effort to help millions of people who faced starvation and death due to the worst drought in six decades.
2013 Finalist Harry Haskins and the Team Management Excellence Harry Haskins and the Team Revitalized a faltering small business investment program, putting billions of dollars in the hands of entrepreneurs who have created thousands of jobs since 2009.
2013 Winner Kevin T. Geiss Management Excellence Kevin T. Geiss Championed the safe use of alternative fuels to ensure energy independence for combat and support missions around the globe and reduced U.S. Air Force fuel and energy consumption, saving more than $1 billion in 2012 alone.
2013 Finalist Michelle Colby and the Vaccine Development Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Michelle Colby and the Vaccine Development Team Following the loss of millions of farm animals throughout England in 2001, developed a new, safer vaccine for foot-and-mouth disease to protect America’s livestock industry and prevent harm to our national economy.
2013 Finalist Charles Addington Safety, Security and International Affairs Charles Addington Developed and implemented an innovative law enforcement program that reduced the high violent crime rate on four Indian reservations by 35 percent, providing a model for other Native American communities.
2013 Finalist Terence V. Milholland Citizen Services Terence V. Milholland Overhauled IRS’ information technology and tax processing systems, leading to quicker refunds and notices to taxpayers, reduced fraud and better internal management.
2013 Finalist Martha Dorris Citizen Services Martha Dorris Delivered timely information on federal programs and services and engaged citizens with our government through the use of web portals, social media, crowdsourcing tools and a powerful search engine.
2013 Winner Andrew Rabens Emerging Leaders Andrew Rabens Led an initiative to engage young leaders from the Middle East and North Africa to share ideas and learn about American democracy.
2013 Winner Antonio J. Mendez Antonio J. Mendez Participated in some of the most harrowing Cold War spy and human intelligence operations, helped bring cooperating foreign agents out from behind the Iron Curtain and rescued Americans trapped in Tehran as portrayed in the Hollywood thriller Argo.
2013 Finalist Kenneth J. Linthicum Safety, Security and International Affairs Kenneth J. Linthicum Developed techniques to predict outbreaks of insect-borne illnesses and protect livestock and humans, including military personnel, from debilitating and life-threatening disease.
2013 Finalist Claire Votaw Management Excellence Claire Votaw Developed a shared IT network for American embassies and federal agencies operating overseas, saving money and reducing duplication.
2013 Finalist Margaret Focarino and the Team Management Excellence Margaret Focarino and the Team Led bold reforms that dramatically improved the speed and quality of patent examinations and approvals, helping incentivize new technologies and spur economic growth.
2013 Finalist Manan Vyas Emerging Leaders Manan Vyas Advanced the national goal of developing hypersonic aircraft engines, the last frontier of aeronautics, through innovative testing and scientific analysis.
2013 Finalist Paul D. Jablonski Science, Technology and Environment Paul D. Jablonski Revolutionized coronary stent technology by developing a new platinum-chromium alloy that makes the device thinner, more flexible and visible by x-ray.
2013 Finalist Seamus McElearney and the C-38 Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Seamus McElearney and the C-38 Team Led lengthy undercover investigations that have severely disrupted two of New York’s notorious and violent organized crime families.
2013 Finalist David Vollman Emerging Leaders David Vollman Gathered, organized and analyzed data on cataract surgery results to improve medical practices and outcomes for patients.
2013 Finalist Dave Broomell Citizen Services Dave Broomell Developed a number of technology innovations that have improved Social Security’s customer service and employee efficiency.
2013 Winner John MacKinnon and the Operation Holitna Team Safety, Security and International Affairs John MacKinnon and the Operation Holitna Team Rescued more than 167 victims of child pornography and developed new forensic investigatory techniques to track down the predators that abuse them, resulting in 54 arrests since 2010.
2013 Finalist Nora D. Volkow Science, Technology and Environment Nora D. Volkow Demonstrated that drug addiction is a disease that changes brain function and created new strategies for treating patients with substance abuse issues.
2013 Winner Daniel Madrzykowski Citizen Services Daniel Madrzykowski Dramatically improved firefighting practices by conducting and sharing sophisticated research that has saved firefighters’ lives and protected property across the nation.
2013 Winner Hamid Jafari Safety, Security and International Affairs Hamid Jafari Directed the global initiative that eradicated polio in India and is leading the effort to eliminate this crippling and potentially fatal disease in the final three countries where it persists.
2013 Finalist J. Todd Weber and the CDC Multistate Response Team Citizen Services J. Todd Weber and the CDC Multistate Response Team Quickly identified contaminated medicine as the cause of a major meningitis outbreak in 2012, and led the national public health response.
2013 Finalist Stephen E. Richardson and the Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Stephen E. Richardson and the Team Led a team of FBI agents and Alabama police that saved the life of a five-year-old boy who was kidnapped and held hostage by an armed killer for six terrifying days in an underground bunker.
2013 Finalist Philip Rosenfelt Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Philip Rosenfelt As a federal legal adviser and litigator for more than four decades, improved education and helped ensure equal access to education for all students.
2013 Winner Orice Williams Brown Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Orice Williams Brown Provided Congress with impartial analysis and oversight regarding the nation’s financial regulatory system, issuing warnings about potential risks and suggesting ways to improve the implementation of new laws and economic recovery programs.
2013 Finalist Michael Gottesman Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Michael Gottesman Throughout a four-decade career, led seminal studies in the treatment of drug-resistant cancer cells and played an instrumental role in improving the rigor of medical research.
2013 Winner Julie Segre, Tara Palmore and the Team Federal Employee of the Year Julie Segre, Tara Palmore and the Team Stopped the spread of a deadly hospital-acquired infection through the first-ever use of genome sequencing to identify the source and trace the transmission of antibiotic-resistant bacteria, creating a groundbreaking model for the health care industry.
2013 Finalist Mark DeMaria Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Mark DeMaria Pioneered models to better forecast the path and intensity of hurricanes during the past three decades to help communities and first responders prepare for the severe storms, saving countless lives, homes and businesses.
2013 Finalist William J. Borucki Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement William J. Borucki Led the design and operation of NASA’s Kepler space mission which discovered Earth-like planets as far as 1,200 light years away, adding an impressive capstone on a 50-year career that began with the Apollo program.
