Feds Well-Represented On Innovator List

What do federal CIO Steven VanRoekel, CTO Todd Park, the State Department's Alec Ross, House Oversight Chairman Darrell Issa (R-Calif.), Issa staffer Seamus Kraft, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor's advisor Matt Lira, White House Director of New Media Macon Phillips, and President Barack Obama have in common?

Yes, they all have Twitter accounts -- but at this stage, who doesn't?  What sets these eight apart is that each makes the cut on TechCrunch's list of the "20 Most Innovative People In Democracy 2012."