David J. Barton

As the deputy assistant secretary of the Defense for Information Management, Integration and Technology, and deputy chief information officer, David M. Wennergren’s role is to provide top-level advocacy in creating a unified

As the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s chief information officer, Chris Smith is responsible for all information technology investments. Smith also serves as the deputy chief information officer for operations for the USDA

With 20 years of business experience, Zients has had many roles, including CEO, management consultant and entrepreneur. After being confirmed by the Senate this past summer, he was also able to add

Adelstein is the 17th Administrator of USDA’s Rural Utilities Service. He was nominated by President Obama and unanimously confirmed by the Senate this past July. Prior to this role, Adelstein was the

Sankaran is the Director of Federal Health Architecture. This is an E-Gov Initiative that is managed by Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology within the Department of Health and

Joshua B. Sawislak is a Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the GSA, and as of Feb. 28, 2008, has also served as the Acting Chief of the Office of Emergency Response

W. Scott Gould is the Deputy Secretary of the Department of Veteran Affairs. President Obama nominated him, and the Senate confirmed it this past April. Gould serves as the Chief Operating Officer