R 152101Z JUL 15
MARADMIN 344/15
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC C4//
SUBJ/CALL FOR USMC NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2015 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE (DOD) CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER (CIO) AWARDS PROGRAM//
REF/A/MSGID:DOD/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 GOVERMENT.//
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 2015 DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM.
2. BACKGROUND. THE DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN INFORMATION MANAGEMENT/INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY/INFORMATION ASSURANE (IM/IT/IA) IN THE DEPRATMENT OF DEFENSE.
3. JUDGUNG AND SELECTION. AWARD NOMINTATIONS ARE JUDGED ON HOW THE NOMINEE'S EFFORTS AND PERFORMANCE BENEFITTED DOD AND (OR) MARINE CORPS MISSION 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 EIGHT (8) CRITICAL CIO FUNCTIONAL AREAS: CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL;COMMAND, CONTROL, AND COMMUNICATIONS; CYBERSECURITY;CYBER WORKFORCE; ENTERPRISE ARCHITECTURE; ENTERPRISE SERVICES; IT EFFICIENCIES; OR SPECTRUM.
    3.B. JUDGING CRITERIA. OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT MUST BE DEMONSTRATED IN THE CIO FUNCTIONAL AREAS LISTED IN PARAGRAPH 3A UTILIZING ONE OR MORE OF SIX (6) JUDGING CRITERIA AS FOLLOWS: IMPROVED INFORMATION DELIVERY/DISSEMINATION; MANAGEMENT EFFICIENCY/EFFECTIVENESS; COST AVOIDANCE/SAVINGS; A BROAD USER BASE (E.G., ENTERPRISE-WIDE); IMPROVED PROCESS(ES); OR MISSION IMPACT.
4. ELIGIBILITY. INDIVIDUAL NOMINEES MAY ONLY BE GOVERMENT EMPLOYEES (CIVILIAN OR MILITARY). TEAM NOMINES MAY BE FROM ANY MARINE CORPS ORGANIZATION. TEAMS MAY BE CROSS FUNCTIONAL FUNCTIONAL AND INCLUDE OTHER DOD MEMBERS OR CONTRACTORS. THE TEAM LEAD MUST BE A GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEE (CIVILIAN OR MILITARY). TEAM NOMINEESMUST COMPRISE TEAMS THAT HAVE BEEN ORGANIZED FOR SPECIFIC PROJECTS OF LIMITED SCOPE AND TIME (NO LONGER TERM PROGRAM TEAMS). ACTIVITIES WHERE COMPLETED OR DESIRED RESULTS WERE ACHIEVED DURING 2015. NOMINEES MUST BE BELOW THE SES AND FLAG OFFICER LEVEL.
5. ADMINISTRATION 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 TEMPLATES, GUIDANCE, AND EXAMPLES OF WINNING AWARDS IN PREVIOUS YEARS ARE POSTED AT HTTP://WWW.HQMC.MARINES.MIL/ITMCOI/RESOURCES/AWARDS.ASPX.
    5.B. SUBMISSION. COMMAND (GENERAL OFFICER) ENDORESEMENTS ON NOMINATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED. USMC NOMINATIONS MUST CONTAIN ALL REQUESTED INFORMATION AND MUST BE SENT VIA EMAIL TO USMC_INFORMATION_TECHNOLOGY_COMMUNITY@USMC.MIL BY COB 14 AUGUST 2015. NO FAX OR HARD COPY SUBMISSIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED. DUE TO THE TIMELINE, NO EXTENSIONS WILL BE APPROVED.
    5.C. NOTIFICATION. THE DOD CIO STAFF WILL EVALUATE ALL NOMINATIONS IN SEPTEMBER 2015. HQMC C4 CIO OFFICE WILL CONTACT SELECTED FINALISTS AND PROVIDE REQUIRED LOGISTICS INFORMATION. AWARDS WILL BE PRESENTED AT THE PENTAGON CONFERENCE CENTER ROOM B6 ON 19 NOVEMEBER 2015. TRAVEL OR TAD COSTS SHALL BE FUNDED BY THE COMMANDS OF FINALISTS.
6. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY BGEN KEVIN J. NALLY, DIRECTOR, COMMAND, CONTROL, COMMUNICATIONS, AND COMPUTERS (C4) DEPARTMENT.//