R 271858Z DEC 18
MARMADMIN 725/18
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC I//
SUBJ/MARINE CORPS NOMINATION AND SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2019 (CY19) INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY (IC) NATIONAL COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) AND SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARDS//
POC/L. L. YOUNG/DEPUTY BRANCH CHIEF/CIH/CMC WASHINGTON DC I/ TEL: 703-693-7144/
EMAIL: LAWRENCE.L.YOUNG@USMC.MIL//
REF/A/MSGID: 2019 CALL FOR NOMINATION FOR IC NATIONAL CI AND SECURITY PROFESSIONAL AWARDS//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. This MARADMIN solicits Marine Corps nominations and outlines submission requirements for the CY19 IC National CI and Security Professional Awards. These awards are sponsored by the National CI and Security Center (NCSC).
2. Criteria. These awards are for those individuals or teams throughout the IC who, through exceptional accomplishments or service, enhance the standing and stature of professions, functions, and disciplines that support CI and security missions. Submissions will include only activities conducted from 1 January 2018 to 31 December 2018. Nominations for all categories will be assessed according to the below criteria.
2.a. Innovation, Creativity, and Originality. The nominee applied new or improved ways/solutions to resolve or provide new insights into critical issues, made novel organizational improvements, designed and implemented new or cutting-edge programs or processes, or instituted activities or processes that promoted positive change.
2.b. Integration and Information Sharing. The nominee shared knowledge or information to achieve results that would not have otherwise been realized, built, leveraged, or led effective networks and alliances with key peers and stakeholders across the IC, in other government or private sector organizations, or professional/technical disciplines to achieve significant joint/multi-agency mission outcomes, or integrated joint/multiagency activities effectively exercising collaborative plans that realize mutual IC, joint, or multi-organizational goals.
2.c. Impact. The nominee achieved remarkable outcomes that support organizational goals and objectives, maximized available or strategically used limited resources to realize organizational goals and objectives, or achieved outcomes and results that are superior in quality, quantity, and/or impact to that would ordinarily be expected.
3. Awards Categories. Point of contact listed in para 8 of this message can provide additional information.
3.a. CI Operations.
3.b. CI Investigations.
3.c. CI Collection.
3.d. CI Analysis.
3.e. Countering Technical and Cyber Threats.
3.f. Education/Training.
3.g. Insider Threat Detection.
3.h. Personnel Security.
3.i. Physical and Technical Security.
3.j. Information Security.
3.k. Industrial Security.
3.l. Supply Chain Protection.
4. Nomination and Submission Process. Each command may submit one nomination per individual and one nomination per team for each award category. For the purposes of this message, a command is defined as any element commanded by an O-6 or above. Submit awards directly to Headquarters Marine Corps (HQMC) Intelligence Department (point of contact listed in para 8 of this message) with, at a minimum, an O-6 endorsement.
4.a. All templates for nominations will be stored on the Counterintelligence and Human Intelligence Community of Practice SharePoint on SIPRNet at: https:(SLASH)(SLASH) intelshare.intelink.sgov.gov/sites/hqmcintel/cop/cih. Templates may also be requested from the point of contact identified in para 8 of this message.
4.b. The deadline for nominations is 18 January 2019. Late submissions will not be accepted.
5. Nomination Checklist.
5.a. Complete Office of the Director of National Intelligence (ODNI) form 655-6.
5.b. Annotate names of nominees in protected status on the form for individuals and on the team list for team members, as appropriate.
5.c. Classify the nomination package correctly and appropriately portion mark the content.
5.d. Provide an unclassified draft citation of 35 words or less.
5.e. Ensure the nomination is submitted to the HQMC Director of Intelligence, via the POC listed in paragraph 8 of this message.
5.f. Prepare both a Microsoft Word and a PDF version of your nomination for submission.
5.g. If submitting multiple nominations, limit to one individual and one team nomination per category per command.
5.h. A completed nomination package includes: Nomination form 655-6, nomination write-up (Microsoft Word version and PDF version), and team list.
6. Selection and Presentation Process.
6.a. The IC National CI and Security Professional Awards Program Review Board will make their selections by the end of April 2019.
6.b. Winners Announcement Memo signed by Director, NCSC and winners will be notified by HQMC Intelligence Department during May 2019.
6.c. Awards ceremony is July 2019.
7. Description of Awards.
7.a. All winners will receive a lapel pin.
7.b. Individual winners will receive an award certificate, a citation, and a NCSC medallion. NCSC will not replace broken, stolen, or lost medallions.
7.c. Winning teams will receive an award certificate, a citation, one NCSC medallion for each team, and an award token for each team member.
7.d. Honorable Mentions will be recognized only if the IC National CI and Security Professional Awards Review Board chooses Honorable Mentions. The Honorable Mentions will be recognized in an attachment via the Director, NCSC’s formal notification memorandum announcing the 2019 awards winners.
8. Submit nominations or inquiries to MSgt Chuck Sheldon, HQMC, Intelligence Department (Code: CIH) at charles.sheldon@usmc.mil (unclassified packets) or charles.sheldon@usmc.smil.mil (classified packets).
9. Release authorized by Ms. J. D. Cole, SNIS, Deputy Assistant Director of Intelligence for Enterprise Operations, U.S. Marine Corps.//