(March 16, 2004)

The list of Federal 100 award winners has its own personality each year. Inevitably, when the judges gather on the appointed Saturday in January, certain themes emerge that shape that year's list, giving some nominees more prominence than others. This is not a flaw in the system but instead a fitting, though sometimes unconscious, effort by the judges to reward work they would like to see repeated.

Not surprisingly, the judges this year were especially interested in issues that related to the President's Management Agenda. They did not discuss the agenda in specific terms, but their choices reflected its general aims, including electronic delivery of services, cross-agency collaboration and results-oriented management.

This year's list also reflects some of the major events of 2003, including the war in Iraq and the loss of the Columbia space shuttle.

Still, some things do not change from year to year. The key criterion every year is impact. Judges look for someone who has made a noticeable difference in an agency or in the community at large. In some cases, people make a difference by going above and beyond their job descriptions to ensure that a project succeeds. Or they make their mark through innovation — coming up with new and better ways of tackling perpetual problems and blazing a trail that others may follow.

Other considerations include:
 

One of the most difficult aspects of the judges' job is narrowing the field to the final 100. A tremendous amount of good work goes on across the community, in government and in industry, all of which deserves recognition. Tough choices are impossible to avoid. We appreciate the care and discernment that this year's judges brought to the table.
 

Robert Ader	David Ames	Don Arnold	Ken Bajaj	Janet Barnes	Greg Baroni
Diane Bloodworth	Doug Bourgeois	Robert Brandewie	Bruce Brody	John Brosnan	Herb Browne
Timothy Burke	Bonnie Carroll	Marian Cherry	Sen. Susan Collins	Col. Norris Conelly	F. William Conner
Scarlett Curry	Anthony D'Agata	Mary Ann Davidson	Martha Dorris	David Drabkin	Janet Dubbert
Kevin Durkin	Mark Emery	Karen Evans	Robert Fetter	Daniel Galik	Hank Garie
John Gilligan	Beverly Godwin	Joan Hash	Scott Hastings	Charles Havekost	Kenneth Heitkamp
Sherri Heller	John Hermansen	Randolph Hite	Ira Hobbs	Rodney Hunt	Lt. Col. Anthony Jimenez
Keith Johnson	Kim Johnson	Everette Jordan	Col. Nick Justice	Keith Kellogg	John Kelly
Gopal Khanna	Michael Kostelnik	Karl Kropp	Drew Ladner	Kevin Lawson	Deidre Lee
Robert Lentz	Stanley Levine	Robin Lineberger	Col. Robert Logan	JP London	Paul Mamo
Vice Adm. Richard Mayo	Dave McClure	Karen Meloy	John Moliere	Anthony Montemarano	Oscar Morales
David Nader	Kim Nelson	Nuala O'Connor Kelly	Molly O'Neill	Greg Parham	Stephen Perry
Col. Ronald Poropatich	Michael Przepiora	Rep. Adam Putnam	Lt. Gen. Harry Raduege	Russell Rau	Mary Rockey
Joiwind Ronen	Ron Ross	John Sabo	Kent Schneider	Terri Shaw	Monica Shephard
Ken Silbert	John Sklinar	Patricia Snodgrass	Carlos Solari	Teresa Sorrenti	Peter Sullivan
Sharon Terrell-Lindsay	Brig. Gen. John Thomas	Stephen Warren	Jeffrey Westerhoff	Jackie Mitchell Wynn	David Zeppieri

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