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Department
of the
Nav y
congratul ates
awarD
w i nne r s
By the Don enterprise it communications team
fOur iNDiviDuals aND eiGht teaMs Were hONOreD
for their outstanding contributions to excellence in information
management/information technology during the
Department of the Navy IT Conference, Jan. 24, in San Diego.
The John J. Lussier Electromagnetic Spectrum Leadership award,
which recognizes superior achievement in electromagnetic spectrum
management and use, was also presented at the conference.
The annual DON IM/IT Excellence Awards recognize IM/IT projects,
teams and individuals that have helped to transform the Navy and
Marine Corps through information technology.
DON Chief Information Officer Mr. Terry Halvorsen and DON
Deputy CIO (Navy) Ms. Janice Haith recognized the following individuals
and teams for their hard work and dedication to furthering
the DON’s IM/IT strategic goals.
DaviD GreeN, senior level chief
technology advisor, Headquarters
Marine Corps/C4 for his visionary
leadership and support in the development
of an enterprise architecture
five-year strategic plan and
in overseeing the new Marine Corps
IT Procurement Request/Review
Approval System, which facilitates
enterprise level visibility of Marine
Corps procurement requests. In 2011
the system facilitated the review
of more than 6,800 IT procurement
requests totaling more than $1.1
billion, achieving a cost avoidance of
more than $150 million.
Peter Kelley, U.S. Marine Corps
Information Assurance (IA) Manager,
Total Force Information Technology
System (TFITS) for his outstanding
performance in managing the IA
program for the U.S. Marine Corps
TFITS Program Office portfolio, which
includes 62 projects sponsored by
seven Marine Corps organizations
and more than 600 software releases
annually with possible IA impact.
Through his efforts, the program office
achieved 100 percent compliance
with the DoD Information Assurance
Certification and Accreditation process
and dramatically improved its percentage
of fully accredited projects. Kelley
managed the improvement of the
Federal Information Security Management
Act from 24 percent compliance
in early 2011 to 84 percent compliance
as of August 2011.
Chief WarraNt OffiCer (CWO)
2 rafael MasalbalaDejO, U.S.
Marine Corps Network Operations
and Systems Officer for his exceptional
skills in designing and implementing
a private Internet Protocol address
solution for the Defense Switched
Network Voice over Internet Protocol
network for Forward Operating Base
(FOB) Camp Leatherneck, Afghanistan.
The successful design led to the use of
this same plan and execution strategy
by two other FOBs in Afghanistan.
DebOrah OlsON, program manager,
Marine Corps Enterprise Services
for her superior management skills,
consolidating infrastructure supporting
legacy and virtual application
services and data environments with
a common validation and inclusion
process. The consolidation reduces
costs, improves access to enterprise
information and provides a collaborative
sharing environment. Olson
also delivered the first Marine Corps
instance of a validated and accredited
cloud computing environment
through the achievement of the
Marine Corps Enterprise Information
Technology Services Initial Operating
Capability in July 2011.
CeNter fOr iNfOrMatiON
DOMiNaNCe (CiD) iNfOrMatiON
systeMs teChNiCiaN Of the
future (itOf) teaM for developing
a DON $134 million fully resourced
and implemented phased
IT/IA workforce strategic training
solution that expertly balanced complex
training requirements, captured
and realigned enduring assets, and
secured funding to further DoD/
DON IM/IT strategic goals. Team CID
designed and deployed an expandable
virtual lab network infrastructure
accepted as the Navy enterprise
solution that provided cost savings
in hardware, technical refresh and
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