2014 Winner Sean Young and Benjamin Tran Safety, Security and International Affairs Sean Young and Benjamin Tran Saved U.S. soldiers’ lives in Afghanistan by creating and deploying a new aerial sensor system to help Army and Special Forces units detect and destroy deadly improvised explosive devices.
2014 Winner William A. Bauman and Ann M. Spungen Science, Technology and Environment William A. Bauman and Ann M. Spungen Greatly improved the health care and the quality of life of paralyzed veterans by developing new ways to treat long-overlooked medical problems.
2014 Finalist Richard Rast Science, Technology and Environment Richard Rast Developed a new, low-cost method of locating and tracking space debris that could severely damage or destroy spacecraft and vital communications, navigation and weather satellites.
2014 Finalist William Charmley and James Tamm Science, Technology and Environment William Charmley and James Tamm Led an interagency team that developed standards for cars and light trucks that will double fuel economy by 2025 and reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 6 billion metric tons.
2014 Finalist Sofia Hussain Emerging Leaders Sofia Hussain Helped federal investigators crack intricate securities fraud cases and return hundreds of millions of dollars to investors by introducing cutting-edge technology and data analysis.
2015 Finalist Gretchen K. Campbell Emerging Leaders Gretchen K. Campbell Advanced the emerging field of physics known as atomtronics, paving the way for a new generation of technologies much like electronics has transformed our society today.
2015 Winner Steven A. Rosenberg Federal Employee of the Year Steven A. Rosenberg Developed life-saving treatments for millions of cancer patients, pioneering the use of the body’s immune system and genetically engineered anti-tumor cells to fight the disease.
2015 Winner Hyun Soon Lillehoj Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Hyun Soon Lillehoj Led influential research to decrease the use of antibiotics in commercial poultry, ensure the safety of this popular food and make the U.S. poultry industry more competitive overseas.
2014 Finalist R. Patrick DeGroodt Safety, Security and International Affairs R. Patrick DeGroodt Helped America’s warfighters achieve mission success and stay out of harm’s way by developing and deploying a new mobile communications network that gives Army units continuous connectivity on the battlefield.
2014 Finalist Miguel O. Román Emerging Leaders Miguel O. Román Provided timely and reliable information on wildfires, storm damage and global energy consumption to help scientists and policymakers better understand and respond to natural disasters and climate change.
2014 Winner Omar Pérez Aybar, Reginald J. France, Joseph Beemsterboer and the Miami HEAT Teams Safety, Security and International Affairs Omar Pérez Aybar, Reginald J. France, Joseph Beemsterboer and the Miami HEAT Teams Led hundreds of Medicare fraud investigations that have resulted in nearly 700 convictions in South Florida, recovering hundreds of millions of dollars and providing an investigative roadmap for other jurisdictions to follow.
2014 Finalist Jonathan Baker Emerging Leaders Jonathan Baker Saved taxpayers more than $4 billion on the purchase of 40 new rockets and led the engineering team responsible for launching 13 Air Force satellites into orbit.
2014 Finalist Susan Hanson Safety, Security and International Affairs Susan Hanson Brought to justice four prison guards who brutally beat and murdered an inmate, and exposed a culture of abuse in Alabama prisons.
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.
2014 Winner Sara Meyers Emerging Leaders Sara Meyers Created a sophisticated data analysis system to evaluate the performance of federal housing programs, and set up processes to track $13.6 billion in economic stimulus and $50 billion for Hurricane Sandy disaster recovery.
2014 Finalist E. Ramona Trovato Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement E. Ramona Trovato Helped transform national environmental health policy by focusing attention on the impact of pollutants on children, and by devising strategies to respond to contamination from a terrorist attack.
2014 Finalist Thomas Browne Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Thomas Browne Transformed drug prevention and addiction treatment programs in 70 countries around the world, providing special care and assistance to women and children.
2014 Winner Edwin Kneedler Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Edwin Kneedler Argued 125 cases and helped shape the government’s legal position on hundreds more before the Supreme Court, while setting a high standard for integrity and protecting the long-term interests of the United States.
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.
