2013 Excellence.Gov Awards 

 

ACT-IAC Announces 2013 Excellence.gov Award WInners

 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA)

wins Overall Excellence honors 

On March 5, 2013, the American Council for Technology-Industry Advisory Council (ACT-IAC) announced the five winning programs for the 13^th annual Excellence.gov Awards. The event honors  the best of government information technology (IT);  exceptional government programs and projects that use information technology (IT) in an innovative way to improve services to citizens, enhance government operations, and provide a more open and transparent government.

The Excellence.Gov Awards program recognizes those federal, state and/or local programs -- and their managers -- who have achieved exceptional results in the management of IT to support the government's mission and service citizens. The judging panel represents government and industry leaders within the industry. Since its inception, the Excellence.Gov Awards have recognized over 150 exceptional federal programs using IT.

  

Categories:
A panel of judges selected from senior government and industry IT executives have reviewed over 130 nominations and selected finalists in the following categories:

 

Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) Website - Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC)

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) website allows financial institutions, creditors, landlords, etc., to determine if their client is a Servicemember who is currently serving on Federal active duty service in one of the Uniformed Services. The SCRA protects Servicemembers serving on active duty from negative actions, such as foreclosures, excessive interest rates, and evictions. The website produces a certificate for the court stating the Federal active duty status of the individual.

 

Excellence in Digital Government

GSA’s Drive to the Cloud Phase 2: Implementing a Cloud-Based Social Collaboration & Business Applications Platform - U. S. General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer

The multi-year Drive-to-the-Cloud initiative aims to save taxpayer money and improve operational efficiencies and innovation through the deployment of mobile and social applications in the cloud. In Phase 1, the system transitioned to a cloud-based email platform that has resulted in cost savings of $4 million dollars to date. Under Phase 2, GSA is implementing a cloud-based collaboration/application platform for 17,000+ users including employees around the world as well as partners and customers. GSA has not only addressed the challenge of ar legacy application portfolio, but has gained operational efficiencies and cost savings in the areas of enterprise collaboration, ideation and back-office modernization. GSA is also using the Cloud to optimize communication, customer/partner relationship management and solution development. 

Excellence in Enhancing the Customer Experience

SuperTracker - Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture

SuperTracker is a state-of-the-art, online diet and activity tracking tool. Built and maintained by USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, this free application empowers Americans to build a healthier diet, manage weight, and reduce risk of chronic disease. Users can determine what and how much to eat; track foods, physical activities, and weight; and personalize with goal setting, virtual coaching, and journaling. The site is overwhelming popular with nearly 2 million registered users.  www.SuperTracker.usda.gov

Excellence in Enterprise Efficiencies

Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2) - Internal Revenue Service

The IRS’s Customer Account Data Engine 2 Program (CADE 2) was initiated in 2009 to take advantage of new technology and modernize the way the agency does business. In January 2012, a decades-long rhythm fundamentally shifted when CADE 2’s Transition State 1 began to deliver daily versus weekly tax return processing. The Service also began deployment of the CADE 2 database – a central source of trusted data – to improve service to taxpayers and enhance tax administration.

Excellence in Pilots and Start-up Projects

Building YOURcloud: The Federal Government’s First Secure Hybrid Community IaaS Cloud - National Nuclear Security Administration

YOURcloud is an innovative secure, multi-tenant hybrid community cloud powered by the award winning Infrastructure on Demand (IoD) cloud service broker developed at Los Alamos National Laboratory. YOURcloud allows sites to retain their own autonomy while leveraging a common cloud computing platform to enable DOE/NNSA labs, plants and headquarters to deploy resources into individually managed, secure cloud enclaves resulting in the Federal Government's first department-wide secure hybrid community cloud.

 

 

Excellence in Enhancing the Customer Experience

 

·         Advanced Weather Interactive Processing System (AWIPS) – National Weather Service, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

·         Credit Union Online (CUOnline) – National Credit Union Administration

·         CO.NX: Connecting the World Through Virtual Engagement – Bureau of International Information Programs, U.S. Department of State

·         GoArmyEd – Army Continuing Education System, U.S. Army

·         SuperTracker – Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion, U.S. Department of Agriculture

 

Excellence in Intergovernmental Collaboration

 

·         Defense Connect Online (DCO) – Defense Information Systems Agency, U.S. Department of Defense (DOD)

·         North American Day Public Health Alerts Pilot Project 2012 – Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

·         Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA) website – Defense Manpower Data Center (DMDC), DOD

·         Utah OneStop Business Registration (OSBR) – Utah Department of Technology Services, State of Utah

·         Veterans Job Bank – U.S Department of Veteran Affairs

 

 

Excellence in Enterprise Efficiencies

 

·         Customer Account Data Engine 2 (CADE 2) – Internal Revenue Service

·         Land Border Integration (LBI) Pedestrian Reengineering initiative – U.S. Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS)

·         BRIDGES – Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget, State of Michigan

·         National Information Exchange Model (NIEM) Community Open Source Tools – NIEM Program Management Office, DHS

·         Nuclear Weapons Related Material (NWRM) Positive Inventory Control (PIC) Fusion Center (FC) – Global Combat Support System, U.S. Air Force Data Services

 

Excellence in Innovation: Digital Government

 

·         Disaster Management eGov Initiative – Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), DHS

·         EPA’s Open Government Program – Office of Information Collection, Office of Environment Information, U.S. Environment Protection Agency

·         GSA’s Drive to the Cloud Phase 2: Implementing a Cloud-Based Social Collaboration and Business Applications Platform – U.S. General Services Administration, Office of the Chief Information Officer (OCIO)

·         Office of eDiplomacy – Bureau of Information Resource Management, U.S. Department of State

·         Strategic Offender Management System (SOMS) – California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, State of California

 

Excellence in Innovation: Pilots and Start-up Projects

 

·         FDA Innovation Pathway Conference Center (“FDA CC Pilot”) – Center for Devices and Radiological Health, U.S. Food and Drug Administration, HHS

·         Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research (FNLCR) Biomedical Big Data Proof-of-concept – Frederick National Laboratory for Cancer Research, U.S. National Cancer Institute

·         FOIAonline (previously known as the FOIA Module) – U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

·         PreCheck – DMDC, DOD

·         Building YOURcloud: The Federal Government’s First Secure Hybrid Community IaaS Cloud – U.S. National Nuclear Security Administration and the U.S. Department of Energy

 

Chairs:
ACT Chair: John Moses
IAC Chair:   Liz Renninger

 

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