R 151510Z JUL 13
UNCLASSIFIED/
MARADMIN 351/13
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/CALL FOR USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY13 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) AWARDS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOC/U.S. CONGRESS/YMD:19960210//
AMPN/REF A ARE PAGES 104-106 OF THE CLINGER-COHEN ACT, WHICH IS THE FOUNDATION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF CIO ROLES, RESPONSIBILITIES AND CORE COMPETENCIES WITHIN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.//
POC/ROBIN A. THOMAS/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CIO/WASHINGTON DC/TEL:571-256-9061//
POC/PETER L. GILLIS/CIV/UNIT:HQMC C4 CR/WASHINGTON DC/TEL:703-614-9664//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO SOLICIT USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE FY13 DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND. THE DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/INFORMATION ASSURANCE (IM/IT/IA) IN THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.
3. JUDGING AND SELECTION. AWARD NOMINATIONS ARE JUDGED ON HOW THE NOMINEE'S EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCE BENEFITTED DOD AND (OR) MARINE CORPS MISSIONS AND (OR) OPERATIONS.  OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN CLINGER-COHEN ACT CIO FUNCTIONAL AREAS, LISTED IN PARA 3A, MUST BE DEMONSTRATED UTILIZING SPECIFIED JUDGING CRITERIA LISTED IN PARA 3B.
3.A. CIO FUNCTIONAL AREAS. SUBMISSIONS WILL BE EVALUATED BASED ON NOMINEE EFFORTS IN ONE OR MORE OF THE FOLLOWING SIX (6) CRITICAL CIO FUNCTIONAL AREAS: CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL; CYBERSECURITY; ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE; ENTERPRISE SERVICES; IT/CYBERSECURITY WORKFORCE; OR IT EFFICIENCIES.
3.B. JUDGING CRITERIA. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MUST BE DEMONSTRATED IN THE CIO FUNCTIONAL AREAS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3A UTILIZING ONE OR MORE OF SEVEN (7) JUDGING CRITERIA AS FOLLOWS: INFORMATION DELIVERY/DISSEMINATION; MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY/EFFECTIVENESS; COST AVOIDANCE/SAVINGS; A BROAD USER BASE (E.G.,  ENTERPRISE-WIDE); PROCESS(ES); MISSION; OR JOINT INFORMATION ENVIRONMENT (JIE) SUPPORT.
4. ELIGIBILITY. NOMINEES MAY BE INDIVIDUAL GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES (CIVILIAN OR MILITARY) OR A TEAM FROM ANY MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATION. TEAMS MAY BE CROSS FUNCTIONAL AND INCLUDE OTHER DOD MEMBERS OR CONTRACTORS. THE TEAM LEAD MUST BE A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE (CIVILIAN OR MILITARY).  ACTIVITIES WHICH BEGAN IN A PREVIOUS FISCAL YEAR MAY BE INCLUDED, PROVIDING THAT THE ACTIVITIES WERE COMPLETED OR DESIRED RESULTS WERE ACHIEVED DURING FY13. NOMINEES MUST BE BELOW THE SES AND FLAG OFFICER LEVEL.
5. NOMINATION AND NOTIFICATION.
5.A. FORMAT. NOMINATIONS MUST BE IN MICROSOFT WORD USING REQUIRED TEMPLATE. NO OTHER FORMATS OR PDF FILES WILL BE ACCEPTED. WHILE THERE IS NO LENGTH LIMITS ON THE ENTIRE SUBMISSION, THE ACCOMPLISHMENTS SECTION CANNOT EXCEED ONE PAGE ON 8.5" BY 11" PAPER IN TIMES NEW ROMAN FONT WITH 10 POINT TYPE MINIMUM AND 0.5" MINIMUM MARGINS ALL AROUND.  NOMINATION TEMPLATE AND GUIDANCE ARE POSTED AT HTTP:(DOUBLESLASH)WWW.HQMC.MARINES.MIL(SLASH)ITMCOI (SLASH)RESOURCES(SLASH)AWARDS.ASPX.
5.B. SUBMISSION. COMMAND (GENERAL OFFICER) ENDORSEMENTS ON NOMINATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED. USMC NOMINATIONS MUST CONTAIN ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION AND MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO USMC(UNDERSCORE)INFORMATION(UNDERSCORE)TECHNOLOGY(UNDERSCORE) COMMUNITY(AT)USMC.MIL BY COB ON 29 JULY 2013. NO FAX OR HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. DUE TO THE TIMELINE, NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE APPROVED.
5.C. NOTIFICATION. THE DOD CIO EXECUTIVE BOARD WILL EVALUATE ALL NOMINATIONS IN SEPTEMBER 2013. HQMC C4 CIO OFFICE WILL CONTACT SELECTED FINALISTS AND PROVIDE REQUIRED LOGISTICS INFORMATION. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE MARK CENTER AUDITORIUM IN ALEXANDRIA, VA ON 13 NOVEMBER 2013. TRAVEL OR TAD COSTS SHALL BE FUNDED BY THE COMMANDS OF FINALISTS.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTERS/CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER OF THE MARINE CORPS.//