About the judges

Our Advisory Board considered dozens of nominations and voted on the winners. Voting members included:

• Gary Winkler, senior vice president and general manager, American Cyber, and former Army PEO EIS
• Jeffrey Sorenson, president and partner, A.T. Kearney Public Sector & Defense Services, and retired Army LTG/former CIO-G6
• Dave Deptula, president, The Deptula Group, and retired USAF Lt Gen/former Deputy Chief of Staff for ISR, Headquarters U.S. Air Force
• Dennis Moran, vice president, government business development, Harris RF Communications, and retired Army MG/former Joint Staff J6
• Thomas Cole, retired Army BG/former Army PEO IEW&S
• Mark Hagerott, deputy director and distinguished professor, Center for Cyber Studies, U.S. Naval Academy
• Jennifer Napper, vice president and deputy general manager, Defense Solutions, L3 Communications (NSS), and retired Army MG/NETCOM director
• Barry Rosenberg, editor, C4ISR & Networks

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