2006 DoD CIO Award Nominations

1. PURPOSE. THE PURPOSE OF THIS MESSAGE IS TO 
SOLICIT NOMINATIONS FOR THE 2006 DOD CIO AWARD. 
2. BACKGROUND. THE DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM RECOGNIZES BOTH TEAMS 
AND INDIVIDUALS FOR OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AT LEAST ONE OF SEVEN 
KEY AREAS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY OUTLINED IN REF C. LAST YEAR 
FOR THE FIRST TIME, THE MARINE CORPS TOOK BOTH FIRST AND SECOND 
PLACE DOD CIO TEAM AWARDS THANKS TO THE EXCEPTIONAL INPUTS RECEIVED 
FROM THE OPERATING FORCES AND THE SUPPORTING ESTABLISHMENT. 
NOMINEES ARE JUDGED ON HOW THEIR ACTIONS RESULTED IN IMPROVED 
SERVICE, SAVED MONEY OR SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECTED THEIR ORGANIZATION'S 
IT MISSION. MORE DETAILS ON SELECTION/JUDGING CRITERIA, AS WELL AS 
COPIES OF PRIOR AWARD WINNER NOMINATIONS CAN BE FOUND AT THE HQMC C4 
WEBPAGE AT HTTPS: SLASH SLASH HQDOD.HQMC.USMC.MIL/DODCIOEB.ASP OR ON 
THE ITSG SHARED WEBSITE. 
3. ELIGIBILITY. NOMINEES MAY BE AN INDIVIDUAL (CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT 
EMPLOYEE BELOW SES/MILITARY PERSONNEL BELOW FLAG OFFICER) OR A 
GROUP-TEAM FROM ANY ORGANIZATION IN DOD OTHER THAN DOD CIO. 
4. NOMINATIONS SUBMISSION FORMAT: 1 PAGE (8.5' BY 11", ONE SIDE, 10 
POINT TYPE MINIMUM, .75" MARGINS ALL AROUND MINIMUM), BULLETIZED 
POINT PAPER PER NOMINEE DESCRIBING THE WHO, WHAT, WHEN, WHERE, WHY, 
AND HOW MUCH IF APPLICABLE, AND IMPACT ON DOD'S MISSION AND/OR 
PEOPLE. SUBMISSION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY HQMC C4 NO LATER 
THAN 24 MAY 2006. PACKAGES CAN BE EMAILED TO THE POCS, FAXED TO 
COMM 703 695 0315 OR DSN 225 0315, OR MAILED TO: COMMANDANT OF THE 
MARINE CORPS, HEADQUARTERS US MARINE CORPS (CODE C4), 2 NAVY ANNEX 
RM 2224, WASHINGTON DC 20380-1775, ATTN: CP CIO. AWARDS WILL BE 
PRESENTED AT A DOD CIO EXECUTIVE BOARD MEETING IN ARLINGTON, VA, 
IN THE SEP-OCT 2006 TIMEFRAME.