WASHINGTON, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- The Federal CIO Council, in
conjunction with FOSE, last night named Renny DiPentima, President, Consulting
and Systems Integration, SRA its Industry Executive of the Year and Dan
Chenok, Branch Chief for Information Policy and Technology in the Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs at the Office of Management and Budget its
Government Executive of the Year. The awards were co-presented by Mark Forman,
Associate Administrator of E-Gov and Information Technology, OMB, and Vice-
Chair of the CIO Council; Karen Evans, CIO for the Department of Energy; and
Bill Howell, Executive Vice President PostNewsweek Tech Media and General
Manager for FOSE at a dinner ceremony at the Four Seasons Hotel in Georgetown.
Each year, one executive from government and one executive from private
industry are presented with the Azimuth Awards by the Federal CIO Council
during FOSE-the largest technology event for government professionals. The
Federal CIO Council chooses the annual winners on the basis of vision and
outstanding service to the federal information technology community.
"We are proud to recognize Dan and Renny's business accomplishments and
service to the government IT sector with this prestigious award," Howell said.
"Their leadership and forward-thinking have enabled the creation of many basic
e-government services and established the groundwork for a more citizen-
centric electronic government environment."
Dan Chenok, the Branch Chief for Information Policy and Technology in the
Office of Management and Budget's Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs
(OIRA), leads a staff that is responsible for OMB oversight of Federal
policies regarding electronic government, computer security, privacy,
budgeting for information technology, information dissemination, and related
issues. In addition to addressing these issues as part of the budget, he
advises senior White House officials on major policy decisions in these areas,
works closely with the CIO Council and other interagency groups to coordinate
Federal actions on information policy and information technology, and
represents OMB's IT function to the broader IT community in Washington.
"Dan is a talented, hardworking executive who exemplifies public service,"
Forman enthused. "This is evidenced by his effectiveness and leadership in
dealing with our most important and challenging IT policy issues-most notably
the creation of the E-Gov Act of 2002 and his continuing work with the
Department of Homeland Security. Working with Dan has been very rewarding and
I have found him enormously dedicated to improving the way the Federal
government works."
Renny DiPentima, the Industry Executive of the Year, has served both
government and industry for more than thirty-five years. He was the deputy
commissioner for systems at the Social Security Administration prior to
joining SRA in 1995. In his current position, he oversees all of the IT
programs and contracts SRA provides to clients across the U.S. federal
government. DiPentima has been instrumental in raising awareness of key
issues in federal IT. He has testified twice before Congress on behalf of the
Information Technology Association of America, and has served as Chairman of
the Industry Advisory Council's CIO Council Liaison Committee.
"Renny has vision, exceptional talent and drive," Forman said. "He is a
leader who cares about what he does, and a true role model for so many of us
in government IT. Renny's dedication epitomizes the very best of public
service, both in government and industry."
Past honorees of the Azimuth Awards include former Chairman of the
President's Council on Year 2000 Conversion John Koskinen; former Attorney
General Janet Reno; former Administrator at General Services Administration
David Barrum; former CIO, Department of Treasury, James Flyzik; President and
CEO of GTSI, Dendy Young; President of Computer Sciences Corporation, Milt
Cooper; Dr. Eric A. Brewer, Co-Founder and Chief Scientist of Inktomi
Corporation and Anne K. Altman, Managing Director, IBM, US Federal.
The CIO Council vision is: to be a resource which will help the Government
to work better and cost less by promoting the efficient and effective use of
agency information resources. The CIO Council supports business process
reengineering, continuous process improvement, and measurable increases in
employee productivity in the performance of work related to the achievement of
agency objectives. For more information about the CIO Council, go to:
http://www.cio.gov.
Each year, FOSE attracts 18,000+ government professionals to view leading-
edge solutions from 400+ industry leaders in a forum directed by industry-
government collaboration, executive-level policy briefings, and best-practice
showcases run by agencies from all levels of government. For more information
about FOSE, go to: http://www.fose.com.
SOURCE PostNewsweek Tech Media
 back to top
Related links:
http://www.fose.com
http://www.cio.gov
CONTACT:
Topher Kandik of Hosky Inc., +1-202-237-0300,
or topher@hosky.com, for PostNewsweek Tech Media
|
