R 142020Z JAN 08 ZYB
MSGID/GENADMIN/CMC WASHINGTON DC/MP DIV//
SUBJ/NOMINATION CALL FOR THE 4TH ANNUAL DAVID O. COOKE EXCELLENCE
/IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AWARD//
POC/C. WEBB/YB-02/UNIT:MPC-10/-/TEL:(703) 784-9380/TEL:DSN 278-9380//
GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. PURPOSE. TO SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 4TH
ANNUAL DOD DAVID O. COOKE EXCELLENCE IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
AWARD FOR 2008.
2. BACKGROUND. THIS HONORARY AWARD WAS ESTABLISHED IN 2004 IN
HONOR OF THE EXCEPTIONAL CONTRIBUTIONS THAT MR. COOKE MADE TO
FEDERAL SERVICE AS THE DIRECTOR OF THE WASHINGTON HEADQUARTERS
SERVICES AND DIRECTOR OF ADMINISTRATION AND MANAGEMENT. THIS AWARD
WILL RECOGNIZE A NON-MANAGERIAL CAREER EMPLOYEE, WITH THREE TO TEN
YEARS OF FEDERAL CAREER SERVICE.
3. ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS: (1) BE A CURRENT CAREER SERVICE
EMPLOYEE OF DOD, WHO IS SERVING IN ANY FUNCTIONAL AREA, AND WHO IS
NOT IN A MANAGERIAL POSITION. (2) HAVE AT LEAST THREE, BUT NO MORE
THAN TEN YEARS OF FEDERAL CIVILIAN CAREER SERVICE, AS OF DECEMBER
31, 2007. (3) HAVE MADE CONTRIBUTIONS WHICH HAVE BEEN PREVIOUSLY
RECOGNIZED THROUGH A PERFORMANCE AWARD, SPECIAL ACT OR SERVICE
AWARD, OR A DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY HONORARY AWARD.
4. SELECTION AND NOMINATION CRITERIA FOR THIS AWARD CAN BE FOUND
AT
WWW.MANPOWER.USMC.MIL/. SELECT CIVILIAN MARINE, CLICK ON
CIVILIAN WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT, CLICK ON MPC-10, AND SELECT AWARDS.
EACH NOMINEE WILL BE EVALUATED ON HIS/HER EXTRAORDINARY COMMITMENT
TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND DEMONSTRATION OF AN INSPIRING DEGREE OF
PERSONAL AND PROFESSIONAL INTEGRITY.
5. SUBMIT AN ORIGINAL NOMINATION PACKAGE FOR EACH NOMINEE FOLLOWING
THE FORMAT INSTRUCTIONS PROVIDED. EACH MAJOR SECTION OF THE
NOMINATION PACKAGE (I, II, ETC.) MUST BEGIN ON A NEW PAGE AND BE IN
AT LEAST 12 PITCH FONT. FAILURE TO DO SO WILL RESULT IN NOMINATION
PACKAGE BEING RETURNED. (THIS IS A DOD REQUIREMENT).
6. NOMINATION PACKAGES SHOULD BE SUBMITTED (WITH APPROPRIATE
COMMAND ENDORSEMENT) TO CMC, M&RA MPC-10, 3280 RUSSELL RD, QUANTICO,
VA 22134-5003. NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED AT MPC-10 NO LATER THAN
APRIL 4, 2008.
7. RELEASE AUTHORIZED BY M. F. APPLEGATE, DIRECTOR MANPOWER PLANS
AND POLICY DIVISION.//