Jessie Bur

2 weeks ago | nextgov.com | Jessie Bur

Having worked himself in both venture capital and academia — and now in the nonprofit space as CEO of NobleReach Foundation — Arun Gupta has seen firsthand the potential of each sector: the “agility and innovation” of the private sector, the “research and talent” of academia and the “scale and purpose” of government. “One moment that crystallized this for me was when I was teaching a class called Valley Meets Mission at Stanford.

2 weeks ago | nextgov.com | Jessie Bur

Venice Goodwine’s career began in signals intelligence for the Air Force, a starting point that set her on the path that would land her in a position as the Air Force chief information officer. “Through it all, I was drawn to harnessing the power of information technology and helping my organizations leverage it to further their missions in support of our country,” Goodwine said in an interview.

2 months ago | nextgov.com | Jessie Bur

For more than 30 years, the Federal 100 awards have sought out and spotlit the people in government, industry and academia who have dedicated themselves to producing outstanding work on behalf of the American public in the last year. This cohort has proven no exception. Our all-volunteer group of judges poured through the hundreds of nominations that were submitted this year to accomplish a near-impossible task: narrow the list down to the 100 most exceptional examples of federal work.

Dec 27, 2024 | nextgov.com | Jessie Bur

We're extending the deadline to submit Federal 100 nominations into 2025. Our final, no-extensions deadline is Jan. 7, 2025. This gives you an extra week to finalize your nominations to make sure the superstars in the federal IT community get the recognition they deserve. Anyone in the federal IT community is eligible: career civil servants, political appointees, contractors, academics, members of Congress and congressional staff.

Nov 4, 2024 | washingtontechnology.com | Jessie Bur

Nominations for the 2025 Federal 100 awards are open, and we want to know who you see as superstars of the federal IT community to help them get the recognition they deserve. This will be the 36th year of the Federal 100 awards, which honor individuals who have gone far beyond the letter of their job descriptions in the past year to achieve remarkable impacts for government agencies and the American people.