2006 Finalist Robert A. Schoch Safety, Security and International Affairs Robert A. Schoch Established Compliance Enforcement Unit to disrupt, target and investigate illegitimate travelers and better enforce U.S. immigration laws.
2005 Winner Tobin Bradley Safety, Security and International Affairs Tobin Bradley Organized 15 local elections in southern Iraq and developed a voting system that the U.N. used as the basis for the January 2005 national elections.
2005 Finalist James Jeffrey Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement James Jeffrey Helped establish U.S. Embassy in Iraq and serves as the chief operating officer of the Mission. Spent more than three decades as a diplomat going “where the need is the greatest and the risks are the highest.”
2005 Finalist Jim Williams and the Team Safety, Security and International Affairs Jim Williams and the Team Led the overhaul of the nation’s border management systems.
2005 Finalist Allen Gina Safety, Security and International Affairs Allen Gina Led national efforts to improve cargo security and prevent illicit weapons, drugs and contraband from entering the United States.
2005 Finalist Robert Otto Citizen Services Robert Otto Brought the post office to the people by developing the USPS’s web services.
2005 Finalist Coral Childs and the GSA Computers for Learning Team Citizen Services Coral Childs and the GSA Computers for Learning Team Coordinated government-wide effort to distribute more than 118,000 computers and related equipment to needy schools.
2005 Winner Terence Lutes Citizen Services Terence Lutes Led the development of the popular e-File system that has allowed millions of Americans to get their tax refunds in as few as 10 days, while also cutting processing costs for government by as much as 90 percent.
2005 Finalist Patrick Forrest Emerging Leaders Patrick Forrest Expanded homeownership in the impoverished Colonias regions along the U.S.-Mexico border, helping 800 families buy homes.
2005 Finalist Lynn Clements Emerging Leaders Lynn Clements Developed a national education and outreach campaign to educate young people about their workplace rights and responsibilities.
2005 Winner Kevin McAleenan Emerging Leaders Kevin McAleenan Developed the Office of Anti-Terrorism, which was created soon after 9/11 to help better secure the nation’s ports and borders from terrorists and terrorist weapons.
2005 Finalist James H. Fall, III Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement James H. Fall, III Led the expansion of Treasury’s international technical assistance program which has strengthened the financial systems in 70 nations around the world.
2005 Winner Barbara Turner Paul A. Volcker Career Achievement Barbara Turner Worked her way up to the highest levels at USAID where she has played a critical role in the Agency’s work in Egypt, the former Soviet Union, Bosnia, and other countries.
2005 Winner Orlando Figueroa Federal Employee of the Year Orlando Figueroa Led the development of the Mars Exploration Rover project.
2004 Finalist Keith Brown Safety, Security and International Affairs Keith Brown Helped to establish a transitional government in Liberia and secure $520 million in international aid and $200 million in U.S. aid, and helped deliver more than $500 million of food aid to Ethiopia.
2004 Finalist Michele Culp Safety, Security and International Affairs Michele Culp Developed and implemented a national multi-media fraud prevention campaign to educate senior citizens about telemarketing and mail fraud schemes.
2004 Finalist Samuel Holland Safety, Security and International Affairs Samuel Holland Pioneered efforts to hold financial industry executives accountable and deter fraudulent activity.
2005 Winner Alan Estevez Safety, Security and International Affairs Alan Estevez Implemented use of Radio Frequency Identification by the military, transforming military logistics for the 21st century.
2004 Finalist Amy Alving Science, Technology and Environment Amy Alving Developed techniques to reduce the nation’s vulnerability to chemical or biological attack and devised a plan to safeguard the Pentagon from chemical or biological attack.
2004 Finalist William Gerstenmaier Science, Technology and Environment William Gerstenmaier Led the efforts to continue the safe operation of the International Space Station in the absence of the Space Shuttle, allowing continued research and preservation of its unique capabilities for the future.
2005 Finalist Robert Henoch Safety, Security and International Affairs Robert Henoch Helped lead prosecution that brought down one of America’s leading crime families and launched the Child Exploitation Prosecutions Initiative that has resulted in dozens of convictions.
2005 Winner Elizabeth Grossman Safety, Security and International Affairs Elizabeth Grossman Secured EEOC’s second largest sexual discrimination settlement ever in landmark case against Morgan Stanley.
2004 Finalist Anna Moretto, John Carroll and Erin Gimbel Safety, Security and International Affairs Anna Moretto, John Carroll and Erin Gimbel Developed a training program to identify and reduce the number of minority students mistakenly classified as special education students, giving them a second chance at academic achievement.
