2008 Rising Star Josh Caplan
Josh Caplan's community outreach and recruiting efforts have improved public knowledge of Spawar and heightened interest from potential job applicants.
2008 Rising Star Tiffani Harris
As program manager for the migration of Schedule 70 to the automated Solicitation Writing System, Harris formed an advisory team of senior contract specialists and organized and led team meetings. As a result, offerors' submissions were reduced from more than 150 pages to 21 pages.
2008 Rising Star Maj. Gary Hockett
Hockett was instrumental in migrating the Pacific Air Forces command from BlackBerry-based messaging to an open platform for wireless e-mail that is compatible with a wide range of smart phones and collaboration devices.
2008 Rising Star Jared Howerton
Howerton designed and implemented the Pegasus Information Management System, a Web tool for managing assessments, actions, correspondence and other facets of the Y-12 Nuclear Weapons Complex.
2008 Rising Star Matthew Keeneth
Thanks to Keeneth's technical skills, OMB's automated Budget Appendix Text project has improved efficiency, reduced errors and boosted the effectiveness of budget professionals across government.
2008 Rising Star Abraham Klinger
Klinger has risen rapidly from serving as a summer intern while pursuing a degree in computer science to project manager in just six years at the Midway Research Center.
2008 Rising Star Yao Liang
Yao Liang developed a Web tool that lets commanding officers submit performance evaluations via the NYPD's Intranet and successfully convinced the senior managers to embrace the new technology.
2008 Rising Star Isai Marichamy
Isai Marichamy knows how to multitask. He recently developed and deployed an electronic-payment module for the Nevada Department of Motor Vehicles.
2008 Rising Star Dan Risacher
Dan Risacher is the type of computer guy who likes to code at night for fun. When he's not doing that, he is a leader in getting open-source software and technologies deployed at the Office of the Secretary of Defense and the Defense Department.
Also in the news: Cyberwarfare against Georgia
Estonian computer emergency response experts are reportedly attempting to help the Georgian government counter cyberattacks that began prior to Russia's invasion of the former Soviet republic.
Also in the news: GPS hits the road for trash collection
Cities in South Carolina, Georgia and Virginia are applying GPS technology to garbage collection to improve efficiency and save fuel.
Also in the news: Time to consider PHP 5
ComputerWorld reports that the last security patch to PHP 4 has been released.
Also in the news: Software to manage energy consumption
Edison PC power management tool allows users to identify work and non-work schedules to optimize power schemes based on when the computer is in use or on standby.
Also in the news: Cisco routers on Black Hat agenda
Black Hat organizers plan three talks on the routers and the Internetwork Operating Systemduring this week's conference in Las Vegas.
Also in the News: Smarter spam filtering
Knowing how spam filtering software and appliances work can help eliminate false negatives and false positives, Computerworld reports.
Also in the News: Calif. state computers can't handle pay cut
Governor's plan to reduce 200,000 state workers' pay to the federal minimum wage could hit a technological snag, the Sacramento Bee reports.
Also in the news: Navy credentialing site now allows 'reverse searches'
Navy Credentialing Opportunities On-Line has added three new "reverse search" capabilities to its Web site, which will allow users to search for the Navy's equivalent of civilian career areas and certifications, according to the Navy's Web site.
Also in the News: Tech products go green
Many companies are designing their IT products with the environment in mind, Computerworld reports.
Also in the News: Auditor critical of Ore. data center project
Office of the Secretary of State's tech administrator tells InformationWeek that the auditor's report doesn't reflect consolidation project's current conditions.
Also in the News: DNS threats still plague Apple servers
Recent counter-measures may not be enough to foil a cache poisoning attack.
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