ALCOAST 424/08
COMDTNOTE 1650
SUBJ: 2008 DHS CFO AWARDS PROGRAM
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE DHS CFO SECOND ANNUAL AWARDS PROGRAM,
WHICH RECOGNIZES AND REWARDS EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE WITHIN THE
DHS FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT COMMUNITY. THE AWARDS PROGRAM WILL HONOR
EMPLOYEES WHO HAVE DISTINGUISHED THEMSELVES THROUGH EXEMPLARY
CONTRIBUTIONS IN DHS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND MANAGEMENT. THE
PROGRAM INCLUDES OVER 20 AWARDS IN 7 CATEGORIES FOR ELIGIBLE
INDIVIDUALS AND GROUPS. SUBMISSIONS MAY INCLUDE, BUT ARE NOT
LIMITED TO, NOMINEES FROM THE FOLLOWING LINES OF BUSINESS:
ACCOUNTING, AUDITING, AND FINANCIAL REPORTING, ACQUISITION
MANAGEMENT, ASSET MANAGEMENT, BUDGET AND PERFORMANCE, BUDGET AND
FINANCIAL PLANNING, CAPITAL FINANCE AND DEBT ADMINISTRATION, CASH
MANAGEMENT AND INVESTING, COMPETITIVE SOURCING, ECONOMIC
DEVELOPMENT, E-GOVERNMENT AND TECHNOLOGY, FINANCIAL SYSTEMS, GRANTS
MANAGEMENT, INTERNAL CONTROLS, MANAGEMENT AND SERVICE DELIVERY,
PENSION AND BENEFITS, AND TRAVEL AND PURCHASE CARDS.
2. ELIGIBILITY: DHS AND COMPONENT CFO FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
EMPLOYEES, INCLUDING THOSE FROM FIELD OFFICES AND FINANCIAL
CENTERS, WHOSE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE DHS MISSION MERIT RECOGNITION
ARE ELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE DHS CFO AWARDS.
3. NOMINATION PROCESS: ANY DHS EMPLOYEE MAY SUBMIT A NOMINATION BY
COMPLETING THE DHS AWARDS APPLICATION FOR EMPLOYEE ACHIEVEMENTS
THAT OCCURRED OCTOBER 2007 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 2008. THE APPLICATION
AND DESCRIPTIONS OF THE AWARD CATEGORIES CAN BE FOUND BY GOING TO
DHS ONLINE, HTTPS://DHSONLINE.DHS.GOV/PORTAL/JHTML/COMMUNITY.JHTML,
AND NAVIGATING TO THE CFO PEOPLE INITIATIVES WEB PAGE. THE
INFORMATION WILL ALSO BE POSTED ON THE COMDT (CG-843)
ORGANIZATIONAL INFORMATION PAGE ON CGCENTRAL.
4. AWARD CATEGORIES:
  A. THE CFO AWARD FOR SUPERIOR MISSION ACHIEVEMENT: 1 GROUP AWARD
WILL BE PRESENTED FOR EACH OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES:
    (1) COMPTROLLERS AWARD - DELIVERING COST-SAVINGS OR
        IMPLEMENTING REFORMS THAT IMPROVE FINANCIAL OPERATIONS.
    (2) AUDITORS AWARD - ACHIEVEMENT IN IMPROVING OUR AUDITED
        FINANCIAL STATEMENTS.
    (3) KEYSTONE AWARD - STRENGTHENING INTERNAL CONTROL OVER
        FINANCIAL REPORTING.
    (4) SERVICE AWARD - PROVIDING ACCURATE, USEFUL, AND TIMELY
        INFORMATION TO CUSTOMERS SUPPORTING THE DHS MISSION.
    (5) BUDGET, PLANNING, AND EVALUATION AWARD - INTEGRATING
        STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND EVALUATION MAXIMIZING
        FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE AND DECISION MAKING FOR THE
        ACHIEVEMENT OF GREATER RESULTS AND THE DHS OCFO MISSION.
  B. THE CFO AWARD FOR EXEMPLARY PERFORMANCE: THIS IS A SERIES OF
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS GIVEN TO RECOGNIZE MANAGEMENT, SUPERVISORY, AND
EMPLOYEE PERFORMANCE IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT IN THE FOLLOWING
CATEGORIES:
    (1) MANAGEMENT AWARD - 1 AWARD
    (2) SUPERVISORY AWARD - UP TO 3 AWARDS
    (3) OUTSTANDING EMPLOYEE AWARD - UP TO 3 AWARDS
  C. PARTNERSHIP AWARD: THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR
GROUP OUTSIDE OF THE DHS FINANCIAL COMMUNITY IN RECOGNITION OF
SUCCESSFUL EFFORTS TO SUBSTANTIALLY CONTRIBUTE TO THE
ACCOMPLISHMENT OF DHS CFO PRIORITIES OR THE DHS MISSION.
  D. FRONTIER AWARD FOR INGENUITY AND INNOVATION: THIS AWARD IS
GIVEN TO AN INDIVIDUAL OR GROUP FOR INNOVATION IN DEVELOPING NEW
METHODS OF SUPPORTING THE DHS MISSION, INCLUDING IMPLEMENTING THE
USE OF MODERNIZATION AND INTEROPERABILITY.
  E. HERITAGE AWARD FOR CAREER ACHIEVEMENT: THIS AWARD IS GIVEN TO
AN INDIVIDUAL FOR BEING AN EXCELLENT STEWARD OF PUBLIC FUNDS AND
EXEMPLARY FINANCIAL MANAGER THROUGHOUT THE COURSE OF THEIR FEDERAL
CAREER BOTH INTERNAL AND EXTERNAL TO DHS.
  F. MERITORIOUS SERVICE AWARD: THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES THE
OUTSTANDING SUBSTANTIAL AND DISTINGUISHED CONTRIBUTION BY NON-
PROFESSIONAL STAFF TO DHS OCFO AND ITS MISSION DURING THE YEAR.
  G. CFO AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE: THIS AWARD WILL BE SELECTED
BY THE DHS CFO AND WILL RECOGNIZE 1 INDIVIDUAL AND 1 GROUP FROM ALL
CATEGORIES LISTED ABOVE FOR SUSTAINED OVERALL SUPPORT OF THE DHS
MISSION.
5. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: NOMINATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED BY EMAIL
TO LT FRANK ESTEVEZ, COMDT (CG-843), BY COB 19 SEPTEMBER 2008.
NOMINATION MUST INCLUDE A CONCISE, CLEAR, PLAIN ENGLISH CITATION OF
15 WORDS OR LESS FOR EACH NOMINATION. IN ORDER TO MEET THE DHS
SUBMISSION DEADLINE AT THE END OF SEPTEMBER, COMDT (CG-8) WILL
CONVENE A HQ PANEL TO EVALUATE THE CG NOMINATIONS TO THE DHS CFO
AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2008. AWARD WINNERS AND THEIR COMMANDS WILL BE
NOTIFIED BY MID-NOVEMBER AND WILL BE PRESENTED THE AWARD AT A DHS
CFO AWARDS CEREMONY TENTATIVELY PLANNED MID-DECEMBER 2008.
6. THE POINTS OF CONTACT FOR THE DHS CFO AWARDS ARE LT FRANK
ESTEVEZ (202) 372-3656 FRANCISCO.A.ESTEVEZ(AT)USCG.MIL AND LCDR
JEFF SWANSON (202) 372-3655 JEFFREY.S.SWANSON(AT)USCG.MIL.
7. RDML KEITH TAYLOR, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR RESOURCES AND CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER, SENDS.
8. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.