Igniting Innovation 2016

Monday, April 25, 2016 - 11:00 AM - 06:00 PM EDT

Congratulations to the Top 40 exhibitors that participated in the 2016 Igniting Innovation Showcase and Awards! There were innovations surrounding delivering services to citizens, automating business processes, cybersecurity, big data analytics, legacy system modernization, mobile technology, and more! ​

ACT-IAC Igniting Innovation 2016

Opening Remarks and
Top 8 presentations

Chris Smith and Aaron Snow

Overall award winners
with Scott Gaydos

Keynote Presentation

Aaron Snow, Executive Director of 18F, Keynote Presentation

Below is a full list of the award recipients and the Top 8 Innovations:

2016 Igniting Innovation Award Overall Winner

myUSCIS: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security


Dynamite Award Winners

• Impacter – greatest magnitude of innovation results and benefits.

IdentityTheft.gov: Lockheed Martin and Federal Trade Commission

• Game Changer – disruptive innovation that creates a new market, significantly impacts an existing one, or results in a major breakthrough on a longstanding problem.

HealthMap: Epidemico

• Transformer – uses existing technology to transform or extend existing capabilities resulting in new or broadened applicability and use.

Ares Mobile Biometric Solution: InCadence Strategic Solutions

• Incubator – not–yet-deployed innovation with greatest potential to enhance services to citizens or government operations (must have at least a working prototype).

DHS CMSI PushButtonPD™: Cyber Management Support Initiative, Department of Homeland Security


Top 8 Finalists

Ares Mobile Biometric SolutionInCadence Strategic Solutions
Federated Person Query:Customs and Border Protection, Department of Homeland Security
Flexible Agile Development Services (FADS):U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
Gov2Go: Information Network of Arkansas/NIC
IdentityTheft.gov: Lockheed Martin and Federal Trade Commission
Montana Business Checklist: Montana Governor’s Office of Economic Development and Montana Interactive/NIC
myUSCISU.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Department of Homeland Security
U.S. Decennial Census (2020):SAS Federal, U.S. Census Bureau

See Top 40 Finalists 

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