David J. Barton

In 2009, National Institute of Standards and Technology’s Matthew P. Barrett was awarded the Gold Medal Award by the U.S. Department of Commerce for significantly improving U.S. computer security by creating the

Karen Scarfone is a computer scientist and project manager for the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), which is part of the U.S. Department of Commerce. Her role is to oversee

Janice Nall is director of the division of e-health marketing at the National Center for Health Marketing, where she leads the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s communication technology efforts. She is

Tom Clark is the Coast Guard’s network architect and senior network engineer who constructed the agency’s IT architecture so it could transition to OneNet–the Homeland Security Department’s common IP network. Clark also

David Ausefski is the associate director of shared services at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Information Technology Services Office. He was involved in enforcing the Federal Desktop Core Configuration, which

Barbara Hoffman has served as the Department of the Navy’s principal deputy chief information officer since Dec. 6, 2009. Her duties include overseeing, managing and providing strategic guidance for everyday information management

Kenneth Allen joined the American Council for Technology & Industry Advisory Council in 2005 as its executive director. Before coming to ACT – IAC, he served as executive director of the Partnership

James Ryan is the deputy disaster manager at Small Business Administration and was named in 2009 as a top federal IT professional by Federal Computer Week magazine. In his current position, Ryan

Elizabeth McGrath is the Department of Defense assistant deputy chief management officer and the department’s performance improvement officer. Her responsibilities entail leading efforts to better synchronize, integrate and coordinate DoD business operations,

As senator, Tom Carper has been involved in numerous committees, ranging from Senate finance to homeland security. Currently, Carper serves as chairman of seven different committees: the Senate Nuclear Caucus; the Senate