R 082056Z AUG 11
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 448/11
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)/F002//
SUBJ/CALL FOR USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY 2011 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) AWARDS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:PUBLIC LAW/-/YMD:19960210/104-106 CLINGER-COHEN ACT//
AMPN/REF A IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIO ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.//
POC/ROBIN THOMAS/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CIO/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:571-256-9061//
POC/SCOTT E. THOMAS/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CIO/NAME:WASHINGTON DC /TEL:703-693-9970//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY2011 DOD (CIO) AWARDS PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND.  THE DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE OF THE KEY AREAS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN REF A. KEY AREAS ARE: ENTERPRISE INFORMATION MANAGEMENT (IM)/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY (IT)/INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IA)/CYBER SECURITY (CS)/INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT (IRM) SERVICES; ACQUISITION; ARCHITECTURE AND INTEROPERABLE INFRASTRUCTURE; IDENTITY AND INFORMATION ASSURANCE, AND CYBER SECURITY (INCLUDING MOBILITY); IT/IA/IRM OPERATIONS (INCLUDING CONSOLIDATION, CLOUD COMPUTING, ETC.); CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL; IM/IT/IA/CS/IRM WORKFORCE; IM/IT/IA/CS/IRM STANDARDS; DATA MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION SHARING. NOMINEES ARE JUDGED ON HOW THEIR ACTIONS RESULTED IN IMPROVED ORGANIZATIONAL PERFORMANCE, SAVED MONEY OR POSITIVELY IMPACTED THEIR ORGANIZATION'S MISSION. DETAILS ON THE SELECTION AND JUDGING CRITERIA, AND COPIES OF PRIOR USMC AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE AVAILABLE ON THE HQMC C4 WEBPAGE AT HTTPS:(SLASH SLASH)HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/DODCIOA ARDSUSMC.ASP.
3. ELIGIBILITY.  BASED ON THE DOD CIO CRITERIA NOMINEES MAY BE AN INDIVIDUAL (GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, CIVILIAN OR MILITARY) OR A GROUP FROM ANY ORGANIZATION IN DOD OTHER THAN DOD CIO (GROUP LEAD MUST BE A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE, CIVILIAN OR MILITARY). TARGET IS BELOW THE SES AND FLAG OFFICER LEVEL.
4. NOMINATIONS SUBMISSION.  FORMAT: 1 PAGE (8.5" BY 11", ONE SIDE, 11 POINT TYPE MINIMUM, 0.75" MARGINS ALL AROUND MINIMUM), BULLETIZED POINT PAPER PER NOMINEE DESCRIBING THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY AND HOW MUCH IF APPLICABLE, AND IMPACT ON DOD'S MISSION AND/OR PEOPLE. QUALIFIED ACHIEVEMENT(S) IS KEY. USMC NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE NOMINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION. USMC NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 BY COB ON 17 AUGUST 2011. COMMAND (GENERAL OFFICER) ENDORSEMENTS ON NOMINATION PACKAGES ARE NOT REQUIRED. NOMINATION PACKAGES CAN BE EMAILED TO THE POCS IDENTIFIED IN THIS MESSAGE, FAXED TO COMM 703-695-0315 OR DSN 225-0315, OR MAILED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS (CODE C4), 3000 MARINE CORPS PENTAGON, RM 1B253, WASHINGTON DC 20350-3000, ATTN: C4 CIO, TO ARRIVE BY THE DUE DATE. BASED ON NOMINATIONS RECEIVED THE AWARD NOMINATIONS SUBMITTED BY HQMC C4 FOR THE MARINE CORPS WILL BE JUDGED BY THE DOD CIO EXECUTIVE BOARD IN SEPTEMBER 2011 AND PRESENTED IN NOVEMBER 2011.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTERS / CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//