After 35 years in the public sector, Ray Boyd joined Booz Allen as its IT analyst in 2009. Boyd previously served as director of information technology investments and commercial policy at the Department of Defense. One of Boyd’s key accomplishments there entailed building Techipedia–a collaborative tool that uses wiki technologies and provides a central repository for information about commercial research and emerging technology. Boyd was also responsible for overseeing the DoD’s Enterprise Software Initiative, which manages commercial IT agreements.

As the U.S. Army’s project director for tactical biometrics systems, Margaret Patton delivers biometric capabilities to soldiers in the field while managing costs, schedules and performance. Her responsibilities also include supervising the Biometric Automated Toolset and Biometric Identification System for Access for the Central Command.

In addition, Patton is involved in a joint effort called the Biometric Family of Capabilities for Full Spectrum Operations, which is a Department of Defense special interest program. Its goal is to provide the capability to capture, transmit, store, share, retrieve, exploit and display biometrics data from multiple targets.

Jaren Doherty serves as both chief information officer and associate deputy assistant secretary for cybersecurity at the Department of Veterans Affairs. In his current position, Doherty led the certification and accreditation of 640 VA systems and tested more than 9,000 security controls at more than 200 locations. He also created a training program in which 182 professionals became certified in information systems security.

Prior to joining VA, Doherty was chief information security officer at HHS’ National Institutes of Health. Reporting directly to the HHS chief information officer, Doherty oversaw IT-management security and privacy, as well as supervised the information systems security officers in all NIH institutes and centers.

Before his position at NIH, Doherty held positions in the Administration for Children and Families, the Health Care Financing Administration, and the Social Security Administration. Some of his areas of responsibility include IT management, wireless and wired networks, privacy, data integrity, information systems security, personnel and payroll systems.

Doherty received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Idaho and his master’s degree from The George Washington University. He also is a certified information systems security professional.

Frank P. DiGiammarino is vice president of strategic initiatives at the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). DiGiammarino’s duties include business development and the creation and execution of special initiatives at the organization. He also oversees NAPA’s government relations, outreach and communications efforts.

Prior to joining NAPA in 2005, DiGiammarino worked many years as senior consultant and strategist, serving in positions such as director and DoD practice area lead at Touchstone Consulting Group, general manager and director of program management at Sapient Corporation, and principal consultant with the state and local government practice at American Management Systems.

Some of DiGiammarino’s achievements include heading a program to re-engineer a $6 billion Army department with 15,000 personnel; reorganizing an 1,100-person consultancy in six months with 85 percent adoption; and leading a 700-plus-person office that delivered $120 million in annual revenue.

DiGiammarino earned his bachelor’s degree in political science from the University of Massachusetts and his master’s degree in public administration from The George Washington University. He serves on the advisory boards for the Commonwealth College of the University of Massachusetts and the National Capital Area Chapter of the American Society of Public Administration. In addition, he is an adviser to the leadership team of the Young Government Leaders organization and has also served as an adviser to the Change and Transformation Initiative at The George Washington University.

James currently serves as the Director, National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Transition Office, bringing over 28 years of experience with the federal government.

Prior to his current post, James serves as Executive Director, Logistics, Maintenance and Industrial Operations at Naval Sea Systems Command where he oversaw ship maintenance, environment policies and execution oversight.

He began his career in 1981 at the Norfolk Naval shipyard, working as nuclear ship superintendent, charged with the repair of Nuclear Aircraft Carriers, Nuclear Cruisers and Fast Attack Submarines.

James earned his MA from the Florida Institute of Technology. He has also attended the Harvard School of Business and the Keenan-Flagler Business School. He is a member of the Acquisition Professional Community.

Richard Boe has been with the Federal Aviation Administration since 1998 and serves as manager of the operations group in the Information Technology Directorate. In his role, Boe heads a team that provides administrative IT support to all FAA air-traffic control towers, federal contract towers, and air-route traffic control centers, among many others. Other notable accomplishments for Boe and his team are the completion and consolidation of IT-infrastructure management functions for organization and implementing policies promoting and requiring environmental-friendly practices that comply with EPA recommendations.

Boe has a Master of Science in Information Technology.

Philip Klokis is director of enterprise infrastructure at the Office of Enterprise Infrastructure, which is part of General Administration Services. Under his leadership, Klokis managed to increase user satisfaction of the GITGO program, which combines IT services and technologies across the agency, and improve its infrastructure availability. 

FBI Section Chief for Biometric Services Kimberly J. Del Greco has been a leader in identity management and interoperability on several interagency committees, including those involving the National Counterterrorism Center and the National Science and Technology Council.

Del Greco represents the FBI in a global Interpol automated-fingerprinting expert group, and she also works on developing with the agency its Next Generation Identification system. Furthermore, Del Greco is part of the effort to further the capabilities of the Automated Fingerprint Identification System, which is a national fingerprint- and criminal-history system maintained by the FBI. 

Molly O’Neill has served as vice president at CGI Federal since August 2009, a position she took after leaving her role as assistant administrator and CIO at the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. At EPA, O’Neill oversaw the agency’s strategic information planning, investment and information policies, enterprise architecture, and information-security program.

In her current position, O’Neill works with public-sector clients to help them manage technology initiatives and the demands they face regarding transparency and accountability, budget constraints and the need for technology to have a more leading role in advancing operational efficiency.

O’Neill’s previous positions include director of state practice at TechLaw, Inc; principal at American Management Systems; and manager at A.T. Kearney.

O’Neill was inducted in 2009 as a fellow of the National Academy of Public Administration (NAPA). She is also the recipient of a 2009 Eagle Award and a 2009 and a 2004 Federal 100 Award.

As director for the Department of Defense Computer/Electronic Accommodations Program, Dinah F.B. Cohen collaborates with senior federal leaders to make sure employees, beneficiaries, and members of the public with disabilities have equal access to federal services and employment. In addition, Cohen has also been involved in launching a program to provide wounded service members with assistive technology and accommodation support to help their rehabilitation and recovery process.

Cohen is an international speaker on disability policy, reasonable accommodations, accessibility and information technology and its impact on employment of people with disabilities.

Cohen is a certified rehabilitation counselor. She received her master’s degree in counseling psychology with a concentration in rehabilitation counseling from the State University of New York. She also earned her a bachelor’s degree in social science/elementary education from Russell Sage College in Troy, N.Y.

A few of Cohen’s honors and awards include the 2007 Service to America Citizen Services Medal, the Fred Strache Leadership Award, and the DoD Exceptional Civilian Service Award.