R 031730Z MAY 06
FM CMC WASHINGTON DC(UC)
TO AL MARADMIN(UC)
UNCLASSIFIED//
MARADMIN 208/06
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/2006 DOD CIO AWARD NOMINATIONS//
REF/A/MSGID:EMAIL/DOD CIO AWARD 2006 CALL FOR NOMINATIONS, OSD-NII
TO DOD CIO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEMBERS/YMD:20060314//
REF/B/MSGID:OSD-NII BULLETIN/DOD CIO AWARD PROGRAM-2006//
REF/C/MSGID:CLINGER-COHEN ACT, DIVISION E-INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
MANAGEMENT REFORM, PUBLIC LAW 104 - 106/YMD:19960210//
NARR/REF A IS DOD CIO CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 DOD CIO
AWARD PROGRAM. REF B IS THE AWARD CRITERIA AND NOMINATION
SUBMISSION REQUIREMENTS. REF C IS THE BASIS FOR THE VISION OF THE
DOD CIO AND THIS AWARD.//
POC/LAURENCE LONG/MR./CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 CIO/-/TEL:703 693-9970/
EMAIL:LAURENCE.G.LONG.CTR@USMC.MIL//
POC/PAMELA GERNER/MS./CMC WASHINGTON DC C4 CIO/-/EMAIL:
PAMELA.GERNER.CTR@USMC.MIL//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO
SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 DOD CIO AWARD.
2. BACKGROUND. THE DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BOTH TEAMS
AND INDIVIDUALS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE OF SEVEN
KEY AREAS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTLINED IN REF C. LAST YEAR
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE MARINE CORPS TOOK BOTH FIRST AND SECOND
PLACE DOD CIO TEAM AWARDS THANKS TO THE EXCEPTIONAL INPUTS RECEIVED
FROM THE OPERATING FORCES AND THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT.
NOMINEES ARE JUDGED ON HOW THEIR ACTIONS RESULTED IN IMPROVED
SERVICE, SAVED MONEY OR SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THEIR ORGANIZATION'S
IT MISSION. MORE DETAILS ON SELECTION/JUDGING CRITERIA, AS WELL AS
COPIES OF PRIOR AWARD WINNER NOMINATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THE HQMC C4
WEBPAGE AT HTTPS: SLASH SLASH HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/DODCIOEB.ASP OR ON
THE ITSG SHARED WEBSITE.
3. ELIGIBILITY. NOMINEES MAY BE AN INDIVIDUAL (CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT
EMPLOYEE BELOW SES/MILITARY PERSONNEL BELOW FLAG OFFICER) OR A
GROUP-TEAM 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, .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. SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 NO LATER
THAN 24 MAY 2006. PACKAGES CAN BE EMAILED TO THE POCS, 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 2224, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775, ATTN: CP CIO. AWARDS WILL BE
PRESENTED AT A DOD CIO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING IN ARLINGTON, VA,
IN THE SEP-OCT 2006 TIMEFRAME.//