LETTER TO THE HONORABLE STANSFIELD TURNER FROM JOHN J. BYRNE

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• Publication Date: March 21, 1980
• Content Type: LETTER

JOHN J. BYrtNE yj
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A Publicly Owned Company
Not AMlllated with the
U.S. Government
The Honorable
Stansfield Turner
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
March 21, 1980
We, at GEICO, are proud of our long history and tradition of close association with Govern-
ment employees. Through this association, we have had the pleasure of getting to know
many dedicated Government professionals.
Because we believe that high achievement and dedication should be recognized publicly,
and as an expression of our respect for and commitment to Government employees, we
have established the GEICO Public Service Award. Four $2,500 awards will be granted
to winners selected by a committee of distinguished persons from academe, and public,
private, and employee organizations. In sponsoring and structuring this awards program,
GEICO has worked closely with the Office of Personnel Management to assure that the
awards support and compliment existing recognition systems.
The attached brochure explains the program in more detail. Because I am sure there
are deserving employees in your organization who should be considered for this honor,
I would appreciate your support in ensuring that potential candidates at all levels of
the organization have an opportunity to be considered for nomination. Your encourage-
ment in publicizing this program within your organization will be most helpful in this
regard.
Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have questions.
Very truly yours,
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WASHINGTON, D. C. 20076
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Nominating
Committee
THE NOMINATING
COMMITTEE consists of six members,
nationally recognized experts in each of
the fields represented by the awards, and
the presidents of two Government
employee unions. From the nominations
submitted, the committee will nominate
five in each category, for a total of twenty.
The nominations will be referred to the
Selection Committee.
THE NOMINATING
COMMITTEE is composed of the
following individuals:
VINCENT L. CONNERY - President
-National Treasury Employees Union
ROBERT W. GRANT - President - Na-
tional Fire Protection Association
WILLIAM HADDON, JR,, M.D.
-President - Insurance Institute for
Highway Safety
JAMES M. PEIRCE - President -
National Federation of Federal;
Employees
PAUL M. ROMAN, Ph. D, - Director
-Tulane Center for the Monitoring of Oc.
cupational Alcoholism Programming
HENRY VISCARDI, JR., L.H.D.
-Founder and Trustee - Abilitites'Inc.
Selection
Committee
THE SELECTION
COMMITTEE consists of a U.S.
Senator, a member of the U.S. House of
Representatives and other nationally pro-
minent individuals. The committee
members will select the recipients of the
awards from the candidates recommended
by the Nominating Committee.
GEICO
The
GEICO
Public
Service
Award
 Our Purpose
More than 2 million persons work for the
Federal Government providing a multi-
plicity of services to our Nation's citizens.
All too frequently the public fails to learn
about the many achievements of public
servants whose efforts are making a
tremendous difference in the quality of ser-
vices, the efficiency of operations and the
success of their scientific, medical and
technical programs.
This is unfortunate, because there are
many federal workers who consistently ex-
cel in the performance of their duties and
in activities not related to their career with
the Government. And for a select few,
dedication to professionalism has resulted
in especially noteworthy accomplishments
exemplifying the highest attainment of
public service,
The Government Employees Insurance
Company (GEICO) is proud of its long
standing association with - and support
of -=- the Federal employee. Special recog-
nition for the quality of the Government
worker is a foundation upon which our
Company was built.
To further emphasize our belief that the
contributions of many hard working,
talented Government employees are de-
serving of special acclaim, GEICO has
established The GEICO Public Service
Award.
The Award
In 1980, GEICO will recognize publicly
four Federal employees for their special
achievements and contributions to the
public good in four areas of endeavor
which we believe improve the quality of
life in the United States (one Award will
be made in each area).
? Fire Prevention/Safety
? Traffic Safety/Accident Prevention
? Physical Rehabilitation
? Alcoholism
Winners of the GEICO Public Service
Award will be honored at a Special Award
Ceremony in the fall of 1980. They will
receive plaques commemorating their
outstanding accomplishments as well as a
cash award of $2,500 each in further
recognition of the significance of their
achievements,
Eligibility
All career Civil Service employees are eli.
gible.
Through established nominating and selec-
ting procedures for incentive awards, each
Federal department, independent agency,
commission or office in the Executive,.
02000400$ provided outstanding service to the
public or otherwise contributed noteworthy
achievements in the fields covered by The-
GEICO Public Service Award.
The contributions of individuals nominated
will be judged principally on their impact,
the extent to which they served as an in-
spiration to others and brought credit to
the Federal Service. For each employee
they enter for consideration, the respective
organization should prepare supporting
material consisting of:
? Name, title, grade, organization
location
? Brief biographical sketch of nominee,
including education, employment
history, and family
? Description of the specific achieve-
ment or service which would qualify
the employee for the Award'
? Name and phone number of in-
dividual to contact for further infor-
mation
? Cover letter from the depart-
ment/agency head, or designee,
endorsing the nominations. _
This material should be submitted in one
package, 2-3 pages per nomination, and
forwarded to;
The GEICO Public Service Award
Nominating Committee
GEICO Plaza
Washington, D,C. 20076
Nominations for the 1980 Award and sup-
porting materials must be received by the
Nominating Committee no later than June
1, 1980.
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N1Ei 10RANDDM~1 FOR; Deputy Director for Administration
Director, National Foreign Assessment Center
Deputy Director for Operations
Deputy Director for Science and Technology
DCI Administrative Officer
FROM: Harry E. Fitzwater
Director of Personnel Policy, Planning,. and Management
SUBJECT: Nomination' of Candidates for the GEICO Public Service
Award
1. Attached is information concerning eligibility criteria and
nomination procedures for the GEICO Public Service Award. This is a new
public service award and, therefore, was not included with the public- service
award "package" which was sent to you last May.
2. It is requested that you review the attached information and
identify those qualified candidates from your directorate whom you would
endorse for this award. Please forward your list of nominees to this
office by 25 April 1980. The combined list of all nominees will be reviewed
by the Honor and Merit Awards Board and we will then forward the list,
together with comments of the Board, to the Director for final decision.
As in the past, your assistance will be requested in developing the nominating
documents for your candidates who are selected as Agency nominees.
Marry E. -azwafer,
Harry E. Fitzwater
Distribution:
0-DCI Admin Officer
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