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19th Annual Awards Ceremony October 20th 2016
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CIGIE AwArds – 2016Order of Events
Presentation of Colors and National Anthem
Welcoming RemarksElizabeth Dean
CIGIE Awards Program Co-ChairInspector General, Farm Credit Administration
Keynote AddressThe Honorable Tom A. Coburn, M.D.
Former U.S. Senator, Oklahoma
Special Category Awards PresentationAndrew Mayock
Acting CIGIE Executive ChairActing Deputy Director for Management, Office of Management and Budget
Alexander Hamilton AwardGaston L. Gianni, Jr. Better Government Award
Glenn/Roth Exemplary Service AwardSentner Award for Dedication and Courage
June Gibbs Brown Career Achievement AwardAward for Individual Accomplishment
Barry R. Snyder Joint Award
CIGIE Awards PresentationThe Honorable Michael E. Horowitz
CIGIE Chair, Inspector General, U.S. Department of Justice
Allison LernerCIGIE Vice Chair, Inspector General, National Science Foundation
Closing RemarksThe Honorable David MontoyaCIGIE Awards Program Co-Chair
Inspector General, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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LIVEs Lost In thE LInE of duty
We would also like to recognize all OIG employees who have lost their lives while performing their official duties. We salute their service to the IG community and honor their sacrifice.
Agency for International DevelopmentOscar C. Holder
Foreign Service Officer, Program Inspector
Sidney B. JacquesForeign Service Officer, Program Inspector
A 1962 plane crash of a Royal Nepal airlines plane in the Himalayas resulted in the deaths of Mr. Holder and Mr. Jacques.
Charles HegaAuditor
William StanfordAuditor
In 1984, a terrorist shot and killed Mr. Hega and Mr. Stanford during a Pakistan International Airline plane hijacking in Tehran, Iran.
Robert HebbAuditor
Rolando BarahonaAuditor
A Honduran airliner crashed on approach to the airport in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, resulting in the deaths of Mr. Hebb and Mr. Barahona in 1989.
Department of Housing and Urban DevelopmentPaul Broxterman
Special Agent
A victim of the Oklahoma City Bombing, Special Agent Paul Broxterman was the first HUD OIG agent killed in the line of duty. He was in his office at the Alfred Murrah Federal Building, which was destroyed on April 19, 1995.
Abdon CabelloSpecial Agent
Abdon Cabello, a criminal investigator, collapsed and died suddenly on Monday, April 5, 1999, during physical training at the Basic Criminal Investigator Program at the Federal Law
Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) in Glynco, Georgia. He was 37 years old.
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Department of JusticeWilliam “Buddy” Sentner, III
Special Agent
In June 2006, Special Agent Sentner was shot and killed while executing arrest warrants on six Bureau of Prisons correctional officers at the Federal Correctional Institution in Tallahassee, Florida.
U.S. Postal ServiceGreg R. BossSpecial Agent
On November 8, 2005, Special Agent Greg Boss was killed by an aggressive driver in a vehicle accident while on-duty in Colorado.
Special Inspector General for Iraq ReconstructionPaul Converse
Auditor
On March 23, 2008, the International Zone in Baghdad was hit by indirect fire. During one of the attacks, Paul Converse was seriously wounded. He died from his injuries on March 24, 2008.
U.S. Department of StateAlan V. Gowing
Deputy Assistant Inspector General, Office of Security and Intelligence Oversight
On December 11, 1997, Mr. Gowing died while leading a security oversight inspection of the U.S. embassy in Baku, Azerbaijan.
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ALExAndEr hAMILton AwArd
U.S. Department of Homeland SecurityOffice of Audits, TSA Covert Testing Team
Duane AlbertProgram Analyst
Patricia A. BensonIndependent Referencer
Douglas BozemanProgram Analyst
Kevin DollosonCommunications Analyst
Apostolos ExarchosProgram Analyst
Elizabeth FinnProgram Analyst
Karen J. GardnerAuditor-in-Charge
Shelley HowesAudit Manager
Richard T. JohnsonDirector
Gloria Medina-OrtizAuditor
In recognition of the DHS OIG audit team’s exemplary service and commendable achievement on covert testing of Transportation Security Administration's Passenger
Screening Technologies and Processes at Airport Security Checkpoints
GAston L. GIAnnI, Jr. BEttEr GoVErnMEnt AwArd
U.S. Department of AgricultureUSDA Rancho Investigation
Jose D. BarraganSpecial Agent
Edgar JaimezInvestigator, FSIS, OIEA, CID
Ryan RogersInvestigator, FSIS, OIEA, CID
Hartley M.K. WestAssistant U.S. Attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office,
Northern District of California
In recognition of the efforts to prosecute individuals who disregarded food safety standards and misled the public about the company's food safety practices that resulted in the recall of 8.7 million pounds of potentially contaminated beef
GLEnn/roth AwArd for ExEMpLAry sErVICE
U.S. Department of DefenseLead Inspector General for Overseas Contingency Operations Team
Department of Defense Office of Inspector General
Joe A. BakerAssistant Deputy Inspector General,
Office of Special Plans and Operations
Ronald BaldingerProgram Analyst, Office of Special Plans and Operations
Karen BellStrategic Oversight Planning Director, Office
of Overseas Contingency Operations
Rachel BerrymanProgram Analyst, Office of Overseas Contingency Operations
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AdMInIstrAtIVE support AwArd for ExCELLEnCE
Social Security AdministrationImproving Employee Satisfaction Team
Kelly BloyerAssistant Inspector General for Communications
and Resource Management
Andrew CannarsaPublic Affairs Specialist
Max DellManagement Analyst
Joseph GangloffCounsel to the Inspector General
Brian KarpeDirector of Human Resources, Budget, and Logistics
Tracy LyngeCommunications Director
Christin SilverPublic Affairs Specialist
Amy M. SmithExecutive Officer
In recognition of its outstanding efforts to improve communication from OIG leadership to staff; among OIG employees; and between OIG and SSA employees in support of our anti-fraud initiatives
AudIt AwArd for ExCELLEnCE
U.S. Department of AgricultureUSDA Discrimination Claims Processes Audits Team
Dorothy AlleyAssistant Director
Christine ArbogastAssistant Counsel
Dennis BoedigheimerAssistant Director
Elizabeth BurchfieldAuditor
Monica DeVaughnAuditor
Suzanne DuPontAudit Technician
Ernest HayashiDirector
Eric HermosilloSenior Auditor
Adel HernandezSenior Auditor
Donte JonesAuditor
Paul KeatingDirector
Turon KendrickSenior Auditor
Barbara LewisAuditor
Benjamin LloydSenior Auditor
Michael MartinSupervisory Writer-Editor
John MassaSenior Auditor
Leigh MeyerSenior Auditor
Andrea MinterAuditor
James MyersSenior Auditor
Alexis PayneAssistant Director
Donald PfeilSenior Auditor
Thomas RedmondSenior Auditor
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
LaRoyce ReidAuditor
Brett SiefersAssistant Director
Karen UlatowskiSenior Auditor
Simon YaoAuditor
In recognition of outstanding efforts of the Black Farmers Discrimination Litigation and the Hispanic and Women Farmers and Ranchers litigation audit teams to ensure the integrity of the discrimination claims processes
AmtrakNew Jersey High-Speed Rail
Improvement Project Audit Team
Walter BeckmanSenior Auditor
Thelca ConstantinSenior Auditor
Michael KennedySenior Director
Todd KowalskiSenior Audit Manager
In recognition of audit work that strengthened Amtrak’s management and oversight of the New Jersey High-Speed Rail Improvement Project
U.S. Department of CommerceGeostationary Operational Environmental
Satellite-R Series Audit Team
Allen R. CrawleyAssistant Inspector General for Systems Acquisition and IT Security
Matthew KatzWriter-Editor
Richard KrasnerSenior Satellite Analyst
Frederick J. MenyDirector for Satellites and Weather Systems
Katherine A. SmithAuditor
In recognition of exemplary achievement in identifying critical weaknesses to Congress and Department leadership concerning NOAA’s management and acquisition of the
$10.8 billion Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite-R Series
U.S. Department of DefenseAir Force and Navy Secret Internet Protocol Router Network Security Controls Audit Team
Carolyn J. DavisProject Manager
Paul HadjiyaneAttorney
Mark A. HeimTeam Leader
Rajesh RajendrapillaiOperational Research Analyst
Joseph SiddallEditor
Bradley SuteraAttorney
Justin L. SymondsAuditor
Christopher TischerEditor
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Margaret WrightWriter-Editor
In recognition of the team’s exceptional performance in identifying significant weaknesses in and making recommendations that strengthened the U.S. Department of the Interior’s
practices for protecting its publicly accessible and internal computer systems
Peace CorpsEvaluation of the Peace Corps' Volunteer Healthcare Program
Erin BalchSenior Evaluator
Jeremy BlackAssistant Inspector General for Evaluation
Susan GasperSenior Evaluator
Kaitlyn LargeEvaluator
Dr. George WesleyVA OIG
Dr. Thomas WongVA OIG
Gregory YeichSenior Evaluator
In recognition of the evaluation team's excellence in identifying needed improvements to the Peace Corps’ Volunteer healthcare program
Small Business AdministrationWomen-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program Evaluation Team
Melissa BentleyWriter-Editor
Riccardo BuglisiDirector, Business Development Programs Audit Group
Brooke HolmesSenior Auditor
Marcie McIsaacAuditor
John SegerAudit Manager
In recognition of excellence in identifying significant weaknesses with SBA’s Management of the Women-Owned Small Business Federal Contracting Program
InforMAtIon tEChnoLoGy AwArd for ExCELLEnCE
U.S. Department of AgricultureInformation Technology Division
Nicolas DipilloInformation Technology Specialist, Application Support
Craig GoschaITD Director and Chief Information Officer
Aaron NguyenChief Information Security Officer/Application Branch Chief
Keith RheaTelecommunications and Systems Support Branch Chief
Santipong VorabhandaDeputy CIO
In recognition of the outstanding efforts of the Information Technology Division Team, which timely shut down the Recovery Accountability and Transparency Board IT systems
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Connie RybickiDirector, Resources Management
William ToddSoftware Engineer
In recognition of the delivery of cost-effective, secure, reliable, and innovative information technology solutions to Offices of Inspector General across the Inspector General community
U.S. Department of TransportationVolpe Network Security Audit Team
Daniel F. JoplinProject Manager
Louis C. KingAIG for Financial and Information Technology Audits
Zachary M. LewkowiczInformation Technology Specialist
Susan E. NeillWriter-Editor
Tim D. RobertsSenior Auditor
Petra SwartzlanderSenior Statistician
Justin B. UbertInformation Technology Specialist
In recognition of outstanding efforts in identifying hackable network vulnerabilities
InVEstIGAtIons AwArd for ExCELLEnCE
U.S. Department of AgricultureCarson Helicopter Investigation
Steven AlbinoSpecial Agent, DOT OIG
Colleen AndersonSpecial Agent, Treasury OIG
Mark BrandtSpecial Agent, DOT OIG
Byron ChatfieldAssistant U.S. Attorney,
U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Oregon
Jeffrey GraySpecial Agent, DOJ OIG
Matthew K. MankeSpecial Agent, USDA OIG
In recognition of the extraordinary investigative efforts and interagency cooperation to prosecute violators who disregarded safety standards and practices by falsifying critical documents that resulted in nine fatalities
AmtrakNiantic River Bridge Replacement Project Investigation Team
William CollierAssistant U.S. Attorney
Frank ItaliaSpecial Agent, U.S. DOT OIG
Kimberly KudymSenior Special Agent, Amtrak OIG
In recognition of investigative work that identified fraudulent labor billings for Amtrak capital projects, including a critical infrastructure project on the Northeast Corridor — the Niantic River Bridge Replacement
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Federal Audit Executive CouncilDATA Act Working Group 2016
Herb AddyTreasury OIG
Keyawnia AlfordDoD OIG
Erika BaezDoD OIG
Ade BankoleTreasury OIG
George BanksDOT OIG
Leslie BarnettFLRA OIG
Bobbie Jean BartzDOJ OIG
Pauletta BattleDoD OIG
Crystal BrandonDoD OIG
Jeff BrindleSBA OIG
Porsha BrowerGSA OIG
Aron BrownFCC OIG
Bill BrunsNCUA OIG
Horace BryanTreasury OIG
Sherill ButcherDOT OIG
Cairo CarrGSA OIG
Tony ChomaTIGTA
Catherine ChunnCNCS OIG
Joseph CummingsHHS OIG
Beverly DaleDHS OIG
Rod DesmetUSDA OIG
Kenneth DionTreasury OIG
Sanjay DuggalDOT OIG
Anna EliasUSAID OIG
Emily FrankoNSF OIG
Marla FreedmanTreasury OIG
Jeffrey FunkGSA OIG
Lee GiesbrechtVA OIG
Elizabeth GoebelsNSF OIG
Elizabeth GontarekSEC OIG
Sharell GradyDHS OIG
Cynthia GrayFRB OIG
Gil HardinUSDA OIG
Tabitha HartDOJ OIG
Margaret HiattEPA OIG
Sharon HuiswoudDHS OIG
Jennifer HutkoffEPA OIG
Jeneba JallohTreasury OIG
Daniel JensenTreasury OIG
Mark JensonNASA OIG
Chiquita JohnsonDoD OIG
Fred JonesFCC OIG
Sophie JonesFCC OIG
Tracy KatzLabor OIG
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Council of the Inspectors General on Integrity and Efficiency
Kevin KellyDOT OIG
Louis KingDOT OIG
Michael KlausmeierSSA OIG
Chris KunitzDNI OIG
Larry LauDOJ OIG
Lynn LavelleDNI OIG
Marj LeamingDHS OIG
Addison LeeDOT OIG
Lori LeeSSA OIG
Carla LewisHHS OIG
Elliot LewisLabor OIG
James LisleTreasury OIG
Deborah MadduxFCC OIG
Marie MaguireNSF OIG
Theresa MalatekUSDA OIG
Christa MartinezDNI OIG
Maria McLeanTreasury OIG
Mark MeehanSSA OIG
Troy MeyerSBA OIG
Alicia MrozowskiTIGTA
Mark MulhollandFDIC OIG
Kurtashia MurrayDoD OIG
Chinero NwaigweHHS OIG
Sunday OkurumeVA OIG
Beverly O'NeillState OIG
Christopher PhippsDOC OIG
Shellie Purnell-BrownFEC OIG
Laura RaineyNSF OIG
Steve RickrodeUSDA OIG
Kelly RobinsonUSDA OIG
Marisa RoinestadGSA OIG
Dana RooneyFLRA OIG
James SantosDNI OIG
Sue SchwendimanVA OIG
Tom SeluzickiVA OIG
Edward SlevinEducation OIG
Andrea SmithTreasury OIG
Ashley SmithTreasury OIG
Karmel SmithSBA OIG
Kelly StankusSSA OIG
Christen StevensonTreasury OIG
Michelle StrongTIGTA
Thomas SummersDOT OIG
Bob TaylorTreasury OIG
John TomasettiTreasury OIG
Victoria VetterSSA OIG
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Catherine WaltersNSF OIG
John WeilUSAID OIG
Melinda WenzlUSDA OIG
Alfreda WhiteUSDA OIG
Avery WilliamsTreasury OIG
Anthony WysockiDOT OIG
Carol YatesUSDA OIG
In recognition of excellence in leading the IG community’s initial response to the DATA Act