Davis was recognized for his leadership in bringing together four separate organizations into an integrated, responsive defense agency to deter, reduce, and prepare for the threats of weapons of mass destruction. DTRA also was recognized. It was awarded the Joint Meritorious Unit Award for its role in supporting the national nuclear deterrent force and implementing arms controls treaties. Furthermore, it has eliminated a significant number of weapon systems threats in the former Soviet Union. David M. Cooper , associate director for Computation and the Laboratory's Chief Information Officer, has been named by Computerworld as one of the Premier 100 Information Technology Leaders for 2000 .
Cooper is the only honoree from any government agency or national laboratory.
The selected 100 were those who most closely matched an information technology leadership index defined by the magazine's editors. Cooper also was recently reappointed for a second term on President Clinton's Information Technology Advisory Committee. He had served on it since February 1997 as co-chair of the subcommittee on High Performance Computing and Communications. He is a program leader in the Engineering Directorate. AAES is the umbrella organization for more than 20 engineering societies.