MARADMINS : 256/07
UNCLAS 161615Z APR 07
CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
MARADMIN 256/07
MSGID/GENADMIN/HQMC C4//
SUBJ/SOLICITATION FOR NOMINEES FOR THE NATIONAL SECURITY AGENCY'S/
ANNUAL FRANK B. ROWLETT INFORMATION ASSURANCE AWARD //
POC/MARIA THOMPSON/MGYSGT/HQMC C4 IA/-/TEL:703-693-3490 /TEL:DSN
223-3490/EMAIL:MARIA.THOMPSON@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/
1. THE FRANK B. ROWLETT AWARDS SERVE TO RECOGNIZE MAJOR
CONTRIBUTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHOSE EFFORTS HAVE
SIGNIFICANTLY ENHANCED THE ADVANCEMENT OF INFORMATION ASSURANCE
IN SECURITY-RELATED AREAS, EITHER CLASSIFIED OR UNCLASSIFIED.
2. THE ACTIVE DUTY/CIVILIAN AWARD IS NAMED IN HONOR OF FRANK B.
ROWLETT WHO WAS A PIONEER IN CRYPTOGRAPHY.
3. THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES FOR THIS AWARD; INDIVIDUAL AND
ORGANIZATION. THE CRITERIA FOR THESE AWARDS ARE AS FOLLOWS:
A. INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES MUST HAVE MADE A SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTION TO
IMPROVING UNIT/COMMANDS INFORMATION SECURITY POSTURE, INFORMATION
ASSURANCE READINESS OR THE CONDUCT OF DEFENSE INFORMATION OPERATIONS.
THIS INCLUDES, BUT IS NOT LIMITED TO THE INDIVUALS ABILITY TO
IDENTIFY AND SOLVE SIGNIFICANT IA PROBLEMS, THREATS OR
VULNERABILITIES; DEMONSTRATION OF OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND
KNOWLEDGE IN THE APPLICATION OF IA OR INNOVATIVE AND CREATIVE USE
OF RESOURCES TO SUCCESSFULLY ACCOMPLISH IA RELATED GOALS AND
MISSIONS.
B. ORGANIZATION NOMINEES MUST HAVE MADE SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS
TO THE IMPROVEMENT OF NATIONAL INFORMATION SYSTEMS SECURITY,
OPERATIONAL INFORMATION ASSURANCE READINESS, OR THE DEFENSIVE
INFORMATION OPERATIONS POSTURE OF THE UNITED STATES. THESE
CONTRIBUTIONS INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO THE ORGANIZATIONS
CREATION OR DEVELOPMENT OF INNOVATIVE IA TRAINING, EDUCATION AND
AWARENESS OR MISSION ACCOMPLISHMENTS AND SUCCESSES AT THE
ORGANIZATIONAL OR NATIONAL LEVEL RESULTING FROM THE APPLICATION OF
IA.
4. NOMINATIONS FOR THIS YEAR'S AWARDS MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC
C4 IA NLT 26 APR 07. ALL NOMINATION NARRATIVES MUST BE NO LONGER THAN
TWO PAGES, SINGLE SPACED, AND ACCOMPLISHMENTS MUST HAVE OCCURRED
DURING CY 2006.
5. ADDITIONAL INFO AND AWARDS SUBMISSION TEMPLATE/SAMPLE FORMAT
CAN BE FOUND AT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE:
WWW.NSA.GOV (SLASH) IA (SLASH) GOVERNMENT (SLASH) GOVER00006.CFM (ALSO AVAILABLE ON SIPRNET).
NOMINEE PACKAGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED AS SOFTCOPY VIA UNCLASS E-MAIL
TO THE POC LISTED BELOW. MAIL HARD COPIES TO: HQMC C4 IA, 2 NAVY
ANNEX, ATTN: MGYSGT MARIA THOMPSON, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775.
COMMANDS SUBMITTING NOMINATIONS SHOULD NOTIFY HQMC POC LISTED BELOW
ASAP TO FACILITATE TRACKING AND STAFFING. CLASSIFIED SUBMISSIONS ARE
ACCEPTABLE AND SUBMISSION SHALL BE PRE-COORDINATED WITH THE POC LISTED
BELOW.
6. NSA WILL ANNOUNCE THE WINNERS VIA MESSAGE. THE AWARDS PRESENTATION
WILL BE HELD THURSDAY, 01 NOVEMBER, 2007 AT THE NSA HEADQUARTERS,
9800 SAVAGE ROAD, FORT GEORGE, MEADE, MD. TAD FUNDING
FOR THE AWARDEES IS THE RESPONSIBILITY OF THE NOMINATING COMMAND.
7. POC IS MGYSGT MARIA THOMPSON AT 703-693-3490 OR DSN 223-3490,
FAX 703-693-3580,OR DSN 223-3580, OR EMAIL MARIA.THOMPSON@USMC.MIL.//