Washington, D.C. / GTRA announced the Best Of 2009 technology winners for the Government Technology Research Alliance (GTRA) awards today. Senior executives at GTRA's semi-annual council meetings voted among their peers for cutting edge speaking demonstrations, presentations, and best in class government technology solutions. GTRA will be including the award winners in a beta group for supporting President Obama CTO Council initiatives. Best Speaker Award: Paul Tibbits, VA. Dynamic Speaker Award: Dr. Robert Rocky Young, NDU. Cutting Edge Award: Chris Kemp, NASA. Best Security Solution: Authernative. Best Live Demonstration: HB Gary. Best Boardroom Presentations: Fortify, Titus Labs, McAfee.

The GTRA Council Meeting is an excellent collaboration opportunity across federal agencies, said Dr. Paul Tibbits, Deputy Chief Information Officer Office of Enterprise Development, VA. I certainly plan to use the briefing materials and further the collaboration with what were doing with the other agencies. Im very struck with the positive opportunity GTRA represents for government IT collaboration.

This small, intimate setting is definitely the best," said Matt O'Flynn, HBGary. "At most conferences, you hear one speaker speak and then 400 vendors try to speak to them and give their business card. Its nice to have the one-on-one time. GTRA runs a well-oiled ship!

I think that GTRA provides a valuable service: Bringing people together from different points of view, said Dennis Wisnosky, Chief Technology Officer, Chief Enterprise Architect, Department of Defense. The venue is quite interesting, with speakers to get the big picture across, while also being able to talk to individual organizations in government and non-government.

GTRA has great opportunities and these events keep getting better and better, said Max Berman, Vice President, Authernative. The business meeting system works very well. This is a world-class organization!

"I think the best value was how we engaged with people at different levels, and I got to meet a lot of knowledgeable people, said David Zeppieri, Chief Information Officer, OPIC. GTRA took down the communication barriers in the intimate sessions. It was intense, but I enjoyed to intimacy associated with the social interactions with my peers.

Very good meeting where the setting was intimate and the delegates were eager to meet with us! said Scott Morin, VP of Sales for Titus Labs.

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 addresses 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.

Contact: Deborah Kay GTRA 312-399-7341 deborahk@gtra.org