Call for Nominations for the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership - Suspense: May 23, 2008

The Army Incentive Awards Board is seeking nominations for the Roger W. Jones Award for Executive Leadership. This award is granted by the American University School of Public Affairs to two career Senior Executive Service members of the Federal government and who have demonstrated superior leadership in achieving their agency's mission and developing other managers. Awardees will receive a $2500 cash prize and are honored in a ceremony in the fall at American University.

To nominate a Department of the Army Senior Executive Service member for this award, the following information must be forwarded to the Army Incentive Awards Board for review:

• Signed memorandum from a Commander of an Army Command, Army Service Component Command, or appropriate Direct Reporting Unit.
• A brief biographical sketch, including employment and significant awards (maximum two pages).
• A narrative description of the nominee's leadership that resulted in the organizational achievement (describing in detail the accomplishment, its significance, and the executive's role (maximum three pages).
• A narrative description of the nominee's commitment to effective continuity of government through successful development of managers and executives, including details about the nominee's contributions toward promoting and institutionalizing career development of executives and managers(maximum three pages).
• EEO/Adverse Action Certification.
For additional information about the Roger W. Jones Award, visit the American University's website at http://spa.american.edu/pages.php?ID=3. Department of the Army award nominations must be forwarded to the Army Incentive Awards Board; E-mail address: AG1CP This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it . The Army Commands, Army Service Component Commands, and Direct Reporting Units will set their own suspense dates.

Performance Management
The Department of the Army has established an online National Security Personnel System (NSPS) Pay Pools Knowledge Center. The Army Knowledge Online (AKO) Center provides a venue to quickly disseminate instructions or processing information to the pay pool administrators and alternates. The center primarily provides technical, in-the-weeds type of information. The Transition Managers will continue to receive policy information. We will also continue to use the NSPS web pages on Civilian Personnel Online as our primary vehicle for sharing NSPS documents and information.

WASS/CIVFORS and Workforce Planning Training to be Conducted July 14-18, 2008
The Workforce Analysis and Forecasting Office staff will be delivering these training sessions in the Hoffman I Building in Alexandria, VA.
• The first session, Workforce Planning, will run from 10:00 a.m. on July 14, 2008 to 12:00 on July 15, 2008. This is a new feature of our training and will address the basic principles of and approaches to workforce planning, the importance of such planning to the Army and the Department of Defense today, and how the WASS/CIVFORS tools can facilitate planning.
• The second session will be on the Workforce Analysis Support System (WASS) from 1:30 on July 15, 2008 to 3:00 p.m. on July 16, 2008.
• The third session will be dedicated to the Civilian Forecasting System (CIVFORS and will run from 8:30 a.m. July 17, 2008 to 3:00 p.m. on July 18, 2008)
The WASS/CIVFORS sessions will address new tested applications available to all users and new WASS/CIVFORS interfaces. Information sources on new workforce trends and projections will be highlighted. We look forward to seeing you and sharing with you some exciting new developments.
Please send your requests for training by May 30, 2008, via email to This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it ; (703) 325-0747 or DSN 221. If you are unable to attend these scheduled sessions please contact Mr. Walter to inform us of your interest so that we can plan additional classes. We will also plan additional classes if there are more people interested in the July 14-18, 2008 sessions than the classroom will accommodate.

Civilian Human Resources (CHR) FY07 Annual Evaluation
Our FY07 evaluation is available at http://cpol.army.mil/library/civplans/chr-eval/. This evaluation focuses on the Army-wide CHR Program outcomes and results. It is part of a larger effort to improve business practices in the Army, from service delivery to how well Army supervisors and managers exercise their responsibility to lead and care for the workforce. Analyses presented provide critical feedback for policy decisions, strategic planning, and future program guidance. We recommend this year's evaluation of our CHR Program for your consideration.