R 011905Z JUN 10
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 310/10
MSGID/GENADMIN,USMTF,2007/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4(UC)//
SUBJ/CALL FOR USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY2010 DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:CLINGER-COHEN ACT/-/YMD:19960210//
AMPN/REF A IS DIVISION E-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT REFORM, PUBLIC LAW 104 -106, THE BASIS FOR THE VISION OF THE DOD CIO AND THIS AWARD.//
POC/MARTIN FURLANE/MAJ/UNIT:HQMC C4CP/-/TEL:703-693-9970//
POC/LAURENCE G LONG/CTR/UNIT:HQMC C4CP/-/TEL:703-693-9970//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1.  PURPOSE.  THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY2010 DOD CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (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. THESE ARE: ACQUISITION; ARCHITECTURE AND INTEROPERABILITY; INFORMATION ASSURANCE; MANAGEMENT AND STANDARDS; APPLICATION (TECHNOLOGY AND/OR PROCESS); CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT; IM/IT WORKFORCE; AND DATA SHARING AND INFORMATION MANAGEMENT. NOMINEES ARE JUDGED ON HOW THEIR ACTIONS RESULTED IN IMPROVED SERVICE, 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:(DOUBLE SLASH)HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/DODCIOAWARDSUSMC.ASP.
3. ELIGIBILITY.  BASED ON THE DOD CIO CRITERIA NOMINEES MAY BE AN INDIVIDUAL (CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE BELOW SES OR MILITARY PERSONNEL BELOW FLAG OFFICER), OR A GROUP FROM ANY ORGANIZATION IN DOD OTHER THAN DOD CIO.
4. NOMINATIONS SUBMISSION.  FORMAT: 1 PAGE (8.5" BY 11", ONE SIDE, 10 POINT TYPE MINIMUM, 0.75" MARGINS ALL AROUND MINIMUM), BULLETIZED POINT PAPER PER NOMINEE DESCRIBING THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY AND HOW MUCH, AND IMPACT ON DOD'S MISSION AND/OR PEOPLE. USMC NOMINATIONS MUST INCLUDE NOMINATOR CONTACT INFORMATION. USMC NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 BY COB 18 JUNE 2010. 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), 2 NAVY ANNEX RM 2207, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775, ATTN: C4 CPITGPA, 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 JULY 2010 AND PRESENTED IN OCT 2010.
5. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY MAJGEN GEORGE J. ALLEN, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTERS/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//