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FAIRFAX, Va., Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- GovCIO Media & Research, a leading federal technology media company, announced the finalists for its CyberScape Flywheel Awards – an awards program established to recognize federal leaders in cybersecurity. The winners will be announced March 7 at the CyberScape Summit in Reston, Va.

"The finalists nominated for the Flywheel Awards embody what it means to be a transformer in federal IT," said Michael Hoffman, President, GovCIO Media & Research. "The awards at the CyberScape Summit will recognize the innovative and impactful cybersecurity accomplishments and leadership."

The CyberScape Flywheel Award Finalists include:

• Cyber Defender
• Conrad Bovell, Branch Chief, Cybersecurity Advisory and Strategy, OIS, HHS
• Rick Lichtenfels, Cyber Hygiene Portfolio Lead, Vulnerability Management Assessments, CISA
• Amber Pearson, Deputy CISO and Executive Director of Information Security Policy and Strategy, VA
• Cyber Leader 
• Anil Chaudhry, Associate Administrator, Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA), DOT
• Vincent Sritapan, Service Innovation Section Chief, CISA
• Nicole Willis, Deputy CIO, NARA
• CISO of the Year
• Christopher Adams, Departmental Offices CISO, Treasury
• Donna Bennett, CISO, Department of State
• Aaron Bishop, CISO, Department of the Air Force
• Cybersecurity Rising Star 
• Alaina Clark, Assistant Director for Stakeholder Engagement, CISA
• Danielle Rowell, Chief of Cyber Engineering, OPM
• Brittney Wright, U.S. Digital Corps Fellow at NIH
• Zero Trust Advocate
• Wayne Rodgers, Zero Trust Lead, Department of Education
• Elizabeth Schweinsberg, Sr. Technical Advisor, CMS
• Jeff Spaeth, Deputy CISO and Executive Director of Information Security Operations, VA

Visit GovCIO Media & Research's CyberScape Summit event page to view the full event agenda, speaker lineup and register for this must-attend annual event. 

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SOURCE GovCIO