Department of Commerce 2019 Gold and Silver Honor Awards Nomination Form Please complete all items Nominee or Organization Name(s) Federal Email address(es) (e.g. .gov) Home Line or Staff Office (no Position Title Pay Plan, Series, and Grade (e.g., ZA-1082-3 ES-1301-0) Nominee is Eligible Based on Current Rating of Record (Yes or No) received in last 5 years (Review archives at this link for honor or high-level awards; do not include non-Agency, or Special Act Awards) NOTE: All cells must be complete for each nominee The Department of Commerce strictly limits group nominations to 10 persons and joint organizational nominations to 3 organizational units. ____ As the nominator, I certify, by placing an X to the left of this statement, that the nominee(s) listed above have a minimum current rating of record of Level 3 or higher; Fully Successful or higher; Eligible (CAPS); or Meets or Exceeds Expectations (Two-Level). If any nominee’s current rating of record is less than any of the above performance ratings, please contact your . Nominator Name, Title, Line or Staff Office, Phone Number and E-mail (in case of questions): Medal Type (key in Gold or Silver): ____________ Nomination Type (key in Individual, Group, or Organizational): _____________ (click the link for category definitions. Indicate one from the list below): ____ Leadership ____ Personal and Professional Excellence ____ Scientific/Engineering Achievement ____ Organizational Development ____ Customer Service ____ Administrative/Technical Support ____ Heroism NOTE: Character counts below include both spaces and punctuation.
Certificate Citation: (Maximum of 150 characters) The certificate citation must begin with the word, “For” followed by a statement, which summarizes the accomplishment. (Example: For developing a technique to estimate current and historic rates of natural gas flaring through an effective use of satellite imagery data.) Program Booklet Citation/Summary of Accomplishment: (Minimum of 450 characters, maximum of 600 characters) Use this section to summarize the accomplishment succinctly. The first sentence should describe what the employee is being recognized for. For example, “Mr. Smith is honored for …”, or “The group is honored for …”, or “The organization is honored for …”. The body of the paragraph should detail the results; the final sentence should describe the overall importance of the accomplishment. Definitions: (Maximum of 500 characters) Use this section to define all scientific/technical terms, acronyms, or terms-of-art whose meanings are not readily apparent to a lay reader. Limit definitions to terms not commonly understood (for example, OPM, GAO, OMB, WFO are commonly understood). This section is only for the definition of terms used in the justification below. Section 1 — Award Justification (Maximum length: 2,000 characters, including spaces and punctuation, for all four questions) Succinctly clarify the nominee's accomplishment(s) and the reasons this nomination merits either a Gold or Silver Medal. The justification should be concise and clear, written in “Plain English,” and should not rely on acronyms, jargon, or extremely technical text. The entries should be written for the lay reader, not an expert in the field. Complicated technical descriptions often confuse the reader and are seldom necessary to describe the accomplishment. What was the specific goal, challenge, or problem related to the Department’s mission and/or Strategic Plan? [To increase the likelihood of success, include related strategic objectives, strategies, and relate to those performance indicators from DOC’s Strategic Plan for FY 2018–2022, online at: What was the context in which the nominee addressed the goal, challenge, or problem? What specific actions did the nominee take to address the goal, challenge, or problem? What were the results of the actions in either quantifiable or qualitative terms? Section 2 — Additional Information (Maximum length: 2,000 characters, including spaces and punctuation, for all six questions)