The Federal Tech Leaders Summit Flywheel Award
The Flywheel Awards recognize accomplishments by federal employees and programs that transform and innovate federal technology. At this year's Federal Tech Leaders Summit, we will be presenting three Flywheel Leadership Awards.
This award recognizes federal technology leaders who are moving government forward. These honorees embody the vision, collaboration and dedication to drive meaningful progress across the federal technology landscape. They strengthen agency missions and help shape the future of technology in government.
Once the nominations close, we will select 10 finalists for the awards. You will be notified when our voting period opens on this page.
Submit your nomination below to spotlight your leaders.
Important Dates
Entry Deadline: April 17, 2026
Finalists Announced: April 27, 2026
Voting Period: April 27 - May 15
Winners Announced: June 12, 2026 at the Federal Tech Leaders Summit in Washington, D.C.
Hear From Past Winners
The efforts of the entire team continue to drive CORA to rapidly adapt to new threats and vulnerabilities in ways that were not possible with CCRI. The remediations of key indicators of risk during the assessment have expedited the most important fixes by leaps and bounds.
Charles Wille, JFHQ-DODIN
Cyber Defender 2025 Winner |
Our team and people across Navy and Marine Corps are working to modernize systems and capabilities for our Marines and sailors. Because, at the end of the day, getting them the capabilities that they need is the only thing that matters to us. We just want to make them the winners.
Beth Caswell, Department of the Navy
Digital Transformer 2025 Winner |
Data is a team sport and there are several airmen and guardians in the room. I thank each and every one of you because we wouldn’t be where we are today without every single one of you making data a part of your core DNA and everything that you do every single day.
Eileen Vidrine, Air Force
Data Advocate 2024 Winner |
As I accept this award for Interoperability Leader, a lot of people ask me what credentials do I have and what training did I have? And I simply say passion. ... I also say there’s a lot of i’s in interoperability: there’s innovation, ingenuity, intelligence, there’s industry, there’s not be willing to say that we innovate in silos and then there’s raising a hand and saying I want to help.
Amanda Cournoyer, Department of Veterans Affairs
Interoperability Leader 2023 Winner |
Why the Flywheel?
The flywheel — a critical component in a machine to increase its momentum — is also a critical symbol representing our goal to keep federal IT decision-makers informed on technology’s impact on government. This momentum is what fuels the constant need for transformers to innovate around strategies, systems and tools to keep government functioning efficiently.
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