2007 DHS CFO AWARDS PROGRAM

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SUBJ: 2007 DHS CFO AWARDS PROGRAM
A. COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC 272100Z NOV 07/ALCOAST 547/07
1. THIS MESSAGE ANNOUNCES THE FIRST DHS CFO AWARDS PROGRAM, WHICH
WILL ANNUALLY RECOGNIZE AND REWARD 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. 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. CFO AWARD FOR EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE: THIS IS THE HIGHEST AWARD
AND WILL RECOGNIZE 1 INDIVIDUAL AND 1 GROUP FOR SUSTAINED OVERALL
SUPPORT OF THE DHS MISSION.
  B. 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.
  C. 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
  D. 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.
  E. 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.
  F. 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.
  G. 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.
5. SUBMISSION INSTRUCTIONS: NOMINATIONS SHALL BE SUBMITTED
ELECTRONICALLY BY EMAIL TO LT FRANK ESTEVEZ, COMDT (CG-843), BY COB
11 JANUARY 2008. COMMANDS SUBMITTING AWARD PACKAGES FOR THE CG AND
ASMC AWARDS OUTLINED IN REF (A) WHO WISH TO HAVE THEIR NOMINEES
CONSIDERED FOR THE DHS CFO AWARDS PROGRAM MUST ALSO INCLUDE THE DHS
NOMINATION FORMS AND MEET THE 11 JAN DEADLINE. COMDT (CG-8) WILL
INTEGRATE THE SUBMISSION PROCESSES FOR THE CG, ASMC, AND DHS CFO
AWARDS IN FUTURE YEARS NOW THAT THE DHS CFO AWARD SCHEDULE HAS BEEN
ESTABLISHED. IN ORDER TO MEET THE DHS SUBMISSION DEADLINE AT THE
END OF JAN, COMDT (CG-8) WILL CONVENE A HQ PANEL TO EVALUATE THE CG
NOMINATIONS TO THE DHS CFO AWARDS PROGRAM FOR 2007. AWARD WINNERS
AND THEIR COMMANDS WILL BE NOTIFIED BY MID-MARCH AND WILL BE
PRESENTED THE AWARD AT A DHS CFO AWARDS CEREMONY TENTATIVELY
PLANNED FOR APRIL 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. INTERNET RELEASE AUTHORIZED.
8. RADM R.S. BRANHAM, ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR RESOURCES AND CHIEF
FINANCIAL OFFICER, SENDS.
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