The "Fierce 15" champions innovation and creativity. The 2012 Fierce 15 winners are:

1. Richard Boly, Director, office of eDiplomacy, State Department
2. Bureau of Land Management's Renewable Energy Program, Interior Department
3. Kathryn Catania, Plain Language and Content Management Division Chief, United States Citizenship and Immigration Services
4. ESnet5 Deployment Team, Energy Department
5. Michelle Fox, Chief Strategist of Education and Workforce Development, Energy Department
6. Dan Gordon, former Administrator, Office of Federal Procurement Policy
7. Jenn Gustetic, Head of Prizes/Challenges, NASA
8. Justin Herman, Social Media Lead, General Services Administration
9. Launch Team
10. Adam McWilliams, Acting Director, E-Rulemaking Program, Environmental Protection Agency
11. Chris Musialek, former Chief Software Architect for Data.gov, General Services Administration
12. Mamta Patel Nagaraja, Program Manager of Women@NASA, NASA
13. Kerry O'Connor, Program Manager of the Sounding Board, State Department
14. Sophie Raseman, Director for Smart Disclosure, Treasury Department
15. Mary Volz-Peacock, Chief of Quality Assurance, Office of the Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel Management