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By SHERRY HALBROOK
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challengesponsoredbytheU.S.
57SouthernBlvd
640BelleTerreRd. 975FranklinAve. 2800MarcusAve. 333EastShoreRd.
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BuildingC Suite203B Suite207 Suite102
631-238-5785
631-928-4599 516-248-0068
516-622-3387 516-466-0206
Thethree,whoallpossessmultiple
certificationsindigitalsecurityand
forensics,alsowerekeymembersofa
DigitalHearingAidsavailablewithNOOUThyphen.capOFhyphen.capPOCKETexpenseforPEFparticipants
stateworkgroupthatwontheBestof
www.earworksaudiology.com
NewYorkAward,presentedSeptember
24,2009,for“TheMostInnovativeUse
ofTechnology.”
Theteammembers(competing
undertheinitialsDFACagainst1,153
othercompetitors)saidtheywere
stunnedandelatedtodiscoverin
Decembertheyhadscoredthemost
points(1,682)amongthecivilian,
government,militaryandcommercial
teams,whichputthematthe“genius
level”inDOD’s2009DC3Digital
ForensicChallenge.
“Weareprettyexcitedaboutit,”said
Brate,PEFDivision268assistant
councilleaderandamanagerof
technologyservices1atthestate
InsuranceDepartmentinAlbany.
Harrellisaninformationtechnology
specialist(ITS)2attheOfficeofthe
stateComptrollerinAlbany,and
GriffinisanITS3indata
communicationsatthestateOfficeof
TemporaryandDisabilityAssistance
(OTDA)inAlbany.
“Thiswassomethingverynon-
traditionalforstateemployeestodo,
anditwasourfirsttimetoenterthis
competition.Wediditonourown
time,usingourownresources,”Brate
said.Shenotedthatanotherofthe
top-scoringteamswasmadeupof
doctoralstudentsattheU.S.AirForce
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