These Awards were announced as part of Fed ID 2022.
More Information On Winners and Finalists
Best Technical Advancement
An individual or team that has created new capabilities or discovered limitations that will profoundly impact the federal government’s future identity capabilities or practices.
Winner: DoD Automated Biometric Identification System (DoD ABIS) Biometric Enabled Watch List (BEWL) Dissemination Management Functionality (BDMF) Team
Finalist: Adam McBride, Department of Health and Human Services
Finalist: FBI’s Iris Program Team – Department of Justice
Best Operational Success
An individual or team that has implemented new technology or practices and/or influenced legislation, regulation or policy in the federal identity community resulting in qualitative or quantitative success.
Winner: Social Media Exploitation Team (SOMEX) – Department of Justice
Finalist: Karyn Bennett – Immigration & Customs Enforcement
Finalist: Patrice Wilmot – Internal Revenue Service
Best Educational Effort
An individual or team that has excelled in providing training and/or education-based opportunities either: a) to the federal identity community; or b) about federal identity applications to the public, media, or Congress.
Winner: Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FINCEN), and Tech Sprint Teams
Finalist: National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Contactless Fingerprint Team
Service and Leadership Award
An individual or team that has provided substantive guidance and/or leadership to the federal identity community.
Winner: National Institute of Standards and Technology Image Group (NIST-ImG)
Career Achievement Award
An individual who has achieved significant and sustained achievements within the FedID community over a period of at least fifteen years.
Winner: Jim Loudermilk, former Senior Level Technologist, Federal Bureau of Investigation
Best Technical Advancement
An individual or team that has created new capabilities or discovered limitations that will profoundly impact the federal government’s future identity capabilities or practices.
Winner: Jason Lim, Transportation Security Administration
Runner up: Defense Forensic Science Center, Office of the Chief Scientist
Best Operational Success
An individual or team that has implemented new technology or practices and/or influenced legislation, regulation or policy in the federal identity community resulting in qualitative or quantitative success.
Winner: National Vetting Center
Runner up: Defense Forensic Science Center, Biometrics Operations Directorate
Runner up: Project Management Office for Department of Defense Biometrics
Best Educational Effort
An individual or team that has excelled in providing training and/or education-based opportunities either: a) to the federal identity community; or b) about federal identity applications to the public, media, or Congress.
Finalist: NIST Public Safety-First Responder ICAM Project Team
Runner up: Lora Sims, Ideal Innovations, Inc.
Service and Leadership Award
An individual or team that has provided substantive guidance and/or leadership to the federal identity community.
Finalist: Nandini Diamond, General Services Administration
Runner up: Steve Evans, Customs and Border Protection
Career Achievement Award
An individual who has achieved significant and sustained achievements within the FedID community over a period of at least fifteen years.
Winner: Jonathon Phillips, National Institute of Standards and Technology
Best Technical Advancement
An individual or team that has created new capabilities or discovered limitations that will profoundly impact the federal government’s future identity capabilities or practices.
Winner: Technical Services Field Office - Identity Activities Branch, NCIS
Runner up: DoD PM Biometrics BISCO Team
Runner up: Technical Team, National Vetting Center
Best Operational Success
An individual or team that has implemented new technology or practices and/or influenced legislation, regulation or policy in the federal identity community resulting in qualitative or quantitative success.
Winner: CBP Entry/Exit Team
Runner up: James "Edd" Kirkley
Runner up: DHS/DoD Biometric Information Sharing Interoperability Project Team
Best Educational Effort
An individual or team that has excelled in providing training and/or education-based opportunities either: a) to the federal identity community; or b) about federal identity applications to the public, media, or Congress.
Winner: Face Recognition Test Vendor Program, NIST
Runner up: Jeremy Grant
Runner up: Ann Wallwork
Service and Leadership Award
An individual or team that has provided substantive guidance and/or leadership to the federal identity community.
Winner: John Wagner
Runner up: Alicia Harrison
Career Achievement Award
An individual who has achieved significant and sustained achievements within the FedID community over a period of at least fifteen years.
Winner: Chris Miles