19th Annual Awards CeremonyOctober 20th 2016

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

In Remembrance

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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