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GTRA.org – June 9, 2010 – Washington, D.C. – Today GTRA announced the speaker and technology award winners for the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) June 2010 Council Meeting.  Senior executives at the Government Technology Research Alliance’s semi-annual council meetings voted among their peers for cutting edge speaking demonstrations, presentations and best in class government technology solutions.

• Best Speaker Award: John Teeter, Deputy CIO, HHS
• Dynamic Speaker Award: Paul Tibbits, Deputy CIO, Office of Enterprise Development, VA
• Cutting Edge Award: Dave Devries, Principal Director, Office of the CIO, OSD-NII/CIO
• Best Live Demonstration Award: NetWitness

Best Solution Award: Troux

“Troux is pleased to be recognized by our peers in the government community and GTRA as the Best Solution for the 3rd year in a row.  As government EA programs mature, there is a growing need for organizations to adopt mature practices & solutions that help them demonstrate real value to their agency’s mission.” said Matthew Gallagher, Vice President, Federal Solutions Group, Troux Technologies, Inc. “Troux is well positioned to assist agencies enable EA as a strategic decision support program and ensure it is viewed as a high-value initiative across all levels of the organization,”

Best Boardroom Presentation Award: BigFix

“Before compliance reporting can become a reality, agencies must know what IT assets they have so asset discovery remains the key first step towards effective and continuous compliance” said Greg Toto, SVP, “Continuous monitoring is critical to new OMB initiatives such as Cyber Scope and organizations attending GTRA acknowledged they will have to drastically increase/improve automation to not only meet expectations but contain costs and avoid a significant drain on human resources expected under current circumstances using their existing technology.

About GTRA: GTRA brings together executive-level government technology Security, Enterprise Architecture, Green IT and Health IT leaders to collaborate, strategize and create innovative solutions.  The semi-annual GTRA Technology Council Meeting address the topics identified through research with the government Council members and industry experts. By sharing best practices and lessons learned, knowledge is exchanged in a peer-to-peer forum, resulting in actionable government-wide strategic plans and cutting-edge solutions.  Through a unique collaborative methodology, GTRA is revolutionizing the way government does business.

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Deborah Kay

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