Apparently, DDJ has had a redesign (which doesn't necessarily mean new editorial direction, but could be...) and wants to continue the Jolt Awards going forward (although it's a little confusing, as the Jolts will apparently continue as a project tasked to CMP's Events groups).
Rosalyn Lum, SD's Technical Editor, is moving to the Events group, so to the extent that DDJ evolves its content, it won't be with her help. That's too bad, as Rosalyn should get most of the credit for SD's improvement in surveys and quantitative numbers, which I think has grown to be one of SD's key strengths.