Nominations for the 2024 DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award
BACKGROUND:
This award is the Department’s highest award given to career DoD civilian employees whose careers reflect exceptional devotion to duty and whose contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvements in DoD operations are of a significantly broad scope. Regions are allowed one nomination each with Regional Commander endorsement sent to BUMED Awards by 20 Mar 2024, tiffany.r.mitchell3.civ@health.mil.
ELIGIBILITY:
Career civilian employees of the DoD whose contributions have been at the highest level and reflect exceptional devotion to duty, efficiency, economy, other improvements in DoD operations. Please consider those employees who have been recognized through the Presidential Rank Award process over the past three years as having already been recognized at the highest Department level.
NOMINATION CRITERIA:
- Must meet the criteria in DoD 1400.25-M, Subchapter 451, Awards.
- This award shall NOT be used for recognizing retirement.
- This award does not require direct interaction with the Secretary or Deputy Secretary of Defense. However, it does require contributions that have a significant impact on furthering the Department’s objective (e.g. national security, fighting terrorism, information technology, cost cutting, transformation).
- Justification must articulate that contributions are at the highest level and reflect efficiency, economy, or other improvements with Department-wide impact.
- Nominating component should describe notable achievements over a period not greater than 10 years that clearly demonstrate its nominees’ contributions to the mission of DoD.
NOMINATION TEMPLATE:
Attachment (1) contains nomination criteria, format, and procedures, and provides a sample nomination template. Additional information concerning this award is contained in the following: DODI 1400.25 V451 of 4 Nov 13, https://www.esd.whs.mil/Portals/54/Documents/DD/issuances/140025/140025_vol451.pdf.
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