Congratulations to the
2026 Service to the Citizen
Award Winners!
®
Government Executive of the Year
Brian Peltier
Head of Technology, Customer Data, and Artificial Intelligence
Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer (CAIO)
Acting Chief Architect
Acting Chief Data Officer (CDO)
Social Security Administration
Industry Executive of the Year
Amy Gilliland
President
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT)
Lifetime Achievement for Delivering Services to Citizens
Joanne R. Woytek
Program Manager
Solutions for Enterprise-Wide Procurement (SEWP) Program
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Director, Comprehensive Health and Exposure Monitoring Policy
ODASW for Health Readiness Policy & Oversight (HRP&O) / OASW for Health Affairs (HA)
Customer Experience Trailblazer
Acting Director of Governmental and Public Affairs
U.S. Coast Guard
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Rising Star
Captain, Deputy Office Director
Food and Drug Administration, Import Operations and Enforcement
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Service to the Citizen® Award Winner Categories
Explore the distinguished winners of the Service to the Citizen Award, segmented into various categories. Select the category below to view the recipients within each one.