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GSA's Casey Coleman Named Government CIO of the Year by Tech Council of Maryland

Coleman awarded for leadership and technology implementation.

Casey Coleman, U.S. General Services Administration's (GSA) CIO, has received the Tech Council of Maryland's Government CIO of the Year award.

The award, part of the council's Mid-Atlantic CIO&CTO Live! Awards Program, is given annually to the government CIO who exemplifies leadership and forward- leaning technology implementation.

"The award is a great honor. This success was made possible by GSA's strategic leadership and the efforts of my dedicated staff," said Coleman.

She was honored at an event at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Building in Washington, D.C., on Nov. 10. The program also recognized the Mid-Atlantic region's top chief technology officers and other senior IT leaders.

Coleman has been the GSA CIO since 2007 and previously was the CIO of GSA's Federal Acquisition Service. She recently emerged as a key player in the Obama administration's cloud computing initiative, as federal CIO Vivek Kundra pegged GSA as a center of gravity for the initiative. Last year, Kundra, the CTO of the District of Columbia, won the Government IT Executive of the Year, four months before he was appointed federal CIO.

Other finalists in the Government CIO category include Devon Bryan, deputy associate CIO for cyber-security for the IRS; Peter Fonash, CTO of cyber-security and communications at the Department of Homeland Security; Kathy Lyons-Burke senior IT security officer at the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; and NASA's deputy CIO, Victor Thompson. 

The Tech Council of Maryland is the Mid-Atlantic region's largest technology trade association, which brings its 500-plus members access to technology industry leaders in Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Virginia. The council helps the region's technology organizations grow through its membership and activities such as networking events, cost saving programs and advocacy initiatives.