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 19th (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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