2016 Finalist Hongwei Hsiao Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Hongwei Hsiao Improved the safety of construction workers, truck drivers, firefighters, police and others in high-risk professions by researching and designing a new generation of personal protective equipment and industrial apparatus.
2016 Finalist John Pallister and the Volcano Disaster Assistance Team Safety, Security and International Affairs John Pallister and the Volcano Disaster Assistance Team Strengthened volcano readiness and warning systems worldwide, helping countries forecast eruptions, save lives and reduce economic losses while enhancing America’s ability to respond to domestic volcanoes.
2016 Finalist Richard May Safety, Security and International Affairs Richard May Employed underutilized authorities to expose drug cartels, transnational criminal organizations and others who launder money in the U.S. through high-end real estate, fashion and electronics transactions.
2016 Winner Kirk Yeager Safety, Security and International Affairs Kirk Yeager As the FBI’s premier bomb expert, leads U.S. and foreign law enforcement to determine how terrorist-made explosives work, and finds new ways to detect and stop them.
2016 Winner Edward Grace and the Operation Crash Team People's Choice Award Edward Grace and the Operation Crash Team Led a national investigation to arrest and prosecute numerous individuals who profited from smuggling and illegally selling rhino horns and elephant tusks.
2016 Finalist Thomas O’Toole Citizen Services Thomas O’Toole Created two nationwide programs to help high-risk, high-need homeless veterans receive the comprehensive medical care, housing assistance and social services they need to get off the street and reclaim their lives.
2017 Finalist Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr. Promising Innovations Medal Paul R. Ohodnicki, Jr. Created advanced sensor technology to monitor the nation’s energy generation, transmission and distribution systems, improving their reliability, efficiency and safety
2017 Finalist Sarah Jovan and Geoffrey H. Donovan Promising Innovations Medal Sarah Jovan and Geoffrey H. Donovan Led the first-ever study using tree moss to detect air pollution in a major city, including cancer-causing heavy metals, prompting enforcement actions and offering a new, cost-effective way to identify threats to public health
2011 Finalist Kim Nazi and the Blue Button Initiative Team Citizen Services Kim Nazi and the Blue Button Initiative Team Established a simple process that allows veterans and beneficiaries in the VA, Medicare and DOD health systems to download their personal health information, empowering them to take charge of managing their own care.
2016 Winner Tate Jarrow Emerging Leaders Tate Jarrow Played a critical role in two huge cybercrime investigations, helping bring to justice individuals involved in computer hacking, stock manipulation, credit card fraud, money laundering and other illicit activities.
2017 Finalist Pamela L. Sheehan Promising Innovations Medal Pamela L. Sheehan Discovered a safe, environmentally friendly way to recycle aging, demilitarized munitions by converting a nitrogen-rich propellant into biofuel, which will reduce air pollution and save millions of dollars in disposal costs
2017 Finalist Lisa Mazzuca Promising Innovations Medal Lisa Mazzuca Developed a new generation of aircraft distress beacons that are more likely to survive a plane crash and aid rescuers in finding victims faster
2016 Winner Paul McGann, Jean D. Moody-Williams and Dennis Wagner Federal Employees of the Year Paul McGann, Jean D. Moody-Williams and Dennis Wagner Reduced preventable patient harm in U.S. hospitals, which resulted in an estimated 2.1 million fewer medical errors and saved nearly 87,000 lives and $20 billion.
2016 Winner Jaques Reifman and the APPRAISE Team Science, Technology and Environment Jaques Reifman and the APPRAISE Team Developed an artificial intelligence system for medics to quickly detect if severely injured patients in transit are hemorrhaging, improving survival rates by preparing trauma centers to act immediately upon the patient’s arrival.
2016 Finalist Dennis C. Reuter and the LEISA Team Science, Technology and Environment Dennis C. Reuter and the LEISA Team Developed a sophisticated instrument for NASA’s New Horizons spacecraft that revealed startling new information about Pluto’s terrain and composition, altering our perceptions of the solar system.
2011 Finalist Julie Rushin Citizen Services Julie Rushin Developed a way for prospective college students and their parents to import tax data onto their online federal loan applications, streamlining a time-consuming and error-prone process.
2016 Winner William Gregory Burel Management Excellence William Gregory Burel Expertly manages the $7 billion national stockpile of emergency medicines and medical supplies, and has spearheaded 10 major and 30 other responses, from an influenza pandemic to the Ebola crisis.
2016 Finalist James McFadden Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement James McFadden For nearly 50 years, has been the bedrock of the nation’s hurricane hunter program, flying airplanes into hundreds of violent tropical storms to gather information for more accurate weather forecasts.
2016 Finalist Catherine Michelle Pappas Emerging Leaders Catherine Michelle Pappas Provided rapid analysis and advice to military commanders and policymakers regarding adversarial activity in Eastern Europe and the Middle East during a period of heightened geopolitical tensions.
2016 Finalist Carrie Stokes Safety, Security and International Affairs Carrie Stokes Helped USAID make better decisions about its economic and humanitarian assistance in developing countries by championing the use of satellite data and geographic information to combat poverty, disease and natural disasters.
2016 Finalist Anne Barker Dunn and the Veterans Justice Program Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Anne Barker Dunn and the Veterans Justice Program Team Reduced recidivism among veterans caught up in the criminal justice system, and lowered their chances of becoming homeless by providing housing, job counseling, and mental health and drug treatment services.
2016 Finalist Ajay Bhatt and the Operation No Safe Haven Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Ajay Bhatt and the Operation No Safe Haven Team Tracked down 70 human rights violators living illegally in the United States and coordinated their removal to face justice for crimes including murder, torture and ethnic cleansing.
2015 Winner Jacob E. Moss Science, Technology and Environment Jacob E. Moss Built an alliance of federal and international agencies, countries and corporations to bring more efficient cook stoves and cleaner burning fuels to homes in developing nations, protecting the environment and the health of millions of people worldwide.
