McLean, VA, Aug. 08, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- GCN, an 1105 Media, Inc. media and event brand, is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2017 dig IT Awards.
These awards shine the spotlight on outstanding examples of discovery and innovation in government IT -- transformative tech that is reinventing the public sector and the IT professionals who are driving the those efforts forward.
The 2017 finalists are grouped into five categories: Cybersecurity; Cloud and Infrastructure; Big Data, Analytics and Visualization; Mobile; and Robotics, Automation and Unmanned Systems. The overall winner in each category, as selected by a judging panel of top government IT innovators, will be announced at the October 19th GCN dig IT Awards Gala.
"There's an amazing amount of innovation in government – both cutting-edge technologies themselves and remarkably creative uses of existing tech in new ways," said GCN Editor-in-Chief Troy K. Schneider. "We're excited to showcase these 25 great examples, and I can't wait to see which projects our judges pick as the winners for each category."
The 2017 GCN dig IT Award Finalists:
Cybersecurity
APE: Novel Intrusion Prevention for Android Department of Homeland Security
Baseline Tailor National Institute of Standards and Technology, Department of Commerce
Continuous Diagnostics and Mitigation Program DHS
Derived PIV Credentials for Mobile Devices Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS
Security Accreditation in the C2S Isolated Cloud Region Intelligence Community
Cloud and Infrastructure
CNIC N9 GovCloud Fleet and Family Readiness Division, Navy
Login.gov 18F, General Services Administration
NASA Image and Video Library NASA
DOT Network Modernization Department of Transportation
Hybrid Networks for Remote Offices Department of Interior
Data, Analytics and Visualization
FEMA Hurricane Journal FEMA, DHS
Fraud and Analytics Platform Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services
Operating and Support Management Information System Deputy Assistant Secretary of the Army for Cost and Economics, Army
Self-Service Data Sharing and Visualization Ohio Department of Administrative Services
U.S. Electric System Operating Data Tool Energy Information Administration, Department of Energy
Mobile
Access to Care Department of Veterans Affairs
Caltrans QuickMap California Department of Transportation
Emergency TeleHealth and Navigation (ETHAN) Project Houston Fire Department Houston Department of Health and Human Services
Firearms, Armor, and Credentials Tracking System (FACTS) Project Customs and Border Protection, DHS Immigration and Customs Enforcement, DHS
Plant Inspections Mobile Application New York State Office of Information Technology Services New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets
Robotics, Automation and Unmanned Systems
Fast Lightweight Autonomy and Service Academies Swarm Challenge Program Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, Department of Defense
Process Robotics NASA
Sea Hunter DARPA, DOD
Semi Autonomous Top Layer Technology Defense Threat Reduction Agency, Army
UAS Program Development City of Murfreesboro
The finalists will be profiled in the coming weeks in GCN and on GCN.com. They also will be honored in person at the GCN dig IT Awards Gala on October 19 th (Hilton in McLean, VA).
GCN's annual awards are now in their 29th year. For more information on dig IT Awards sponsorship opportunities please visit https://gcn.com/digIT .
About GCN
GCN covers the technology, tools and tactics that make innovative IT possible in the public sector. Its editorial mission is to deliver technology assessments, recommendations and case studies to support the public sector IT managers who are responsible for the specification, evaluation and selection of technology solutions. GCN is the only media brand that serves the full scope of technology decision makers in the federal, state & local and education markets (FED/SLED). https://gcn.com
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