NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE CAREER SERVICE AWARD

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP84-00313R000300010066-6
• Release Decision: RIFPUB
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• Document Page Count: 6
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: May 28, 2002
• Sequence Number: 66
• Publication Date: November 15, 1968
• Content Type: MEMO

UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION
Office of Incentive Systems
Washington, D.C. 20415
November 15, 1968
Sub ject u National Civil Service League
From-. John D. Roth, Director
Federal Incentive Awards Program
to, Department and Agency Incentive
Awards Administrators
The National Civil Service League is preparing its letters to agency
heads inviting nominations for the 1969 Career Service Awards. The
letters will probably go out next week. It is expected that the
closing date for submitting nominations will be January 31. The
awards dinner is planned for the month of June.
Attached are copies of the League?s instructional leaflet which
indicates the necessary criteria and procedure to follow in submitting
nominations for the award. Additional copies can be obtained by con-
tacting this office.
Ideas & ark Prod. ress
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Career Service Y(ivards
ANNUAL PRESENTATION
HONORING CAREER PUBLIC SERVANTS
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Agency and department heads are invited to nominate candidates. Men and wo-
men in all grades and occupations, in the field, overseas, and in the depart-
mental service are eligible. Nominees must meet the "Basis of Selection" cri-
teria established in this announcement. They must be employed in one of the
career services of the federal government or by their records be clearly
identified as career employees making government service their lifework.
WHAT TO SUBMIT. Each agency and department head may nominate three (for agen-
cies employing more than 100,000 -- four) candidates by
submitting:
I. FOUR COPIES of a written statement, no more than five pages in length
containing:
A. Justification in detail for the nomination in terms of the primary
considerations noted as the basis for selection.
B. Human interest factors especially related to the candidate's career
that would give insight into the candidate's character and assist
in promulgation of widespread publicity on the candidate's selection.
C. Comments on the candidate's participation in professional, social
and civic activities and organizations.
D. A list of organizations, (e.g., schools & C, above) and media (pro-
fessional journals, home town press, etc.) that might be interested
in the candidate's selection and thus promote the prestige of the pub-
lic service.
2. PICTURES of the candidate: four 8" x 10" glossy prints.
3. FIFTY COPIES (original signed by agency head) of a summary statement, pre-
ferably one page long, organized as indicated below:
NAME, TITLE AND GRADE: LENGTH OF SERVICE:
BUSINESS ADDRESS & PHONE #: MARITAL STATUS:
RESIDENCE ADDRESS & PHONE #: DATE & PLACE OF BIRTH:
EDUCATION AND DEGREES (INCLUDING NAMES OF SCHOOLS):
CHRONOLOGICAL SYNOPSIS OF CAREER SERVICE PROGRESSION, SHOWING TITLES & GOVERN-
MENT ORGANIZATIONS:
BRIEF STATEMENT SETTING FORTH IN SUMMARY THE SUBSTANTIVE ACHIEVEMENTS WHICH
QUALIFY THE CANDIDATE FOR CONSIDERATION AND INDICATING THE AGENCY HEAD'S PRIMARY
REASON(S) FOR SUBMITTING THE CANDIDATE'S NAME.
Submitted by:
(agency head's signature on original only)
NOTE: Supplemental material may be submitted, but the material above should stand
on its own.
Submit materials to National Civil Service League, 1028 Connecticut Ave., N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20036
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PURPOSE
This National Civil Service League
program strengthens-the public service
by bringing national recognition to sig-
nificant careers in the federal service.
The League will grant awards to ten
career employees who exemplify in an out-
standing manner the primary characteris-
tics of the career service: efficiency,
achievement, character, and service. Ex-
tensive publicity through television, ra-
dio, magazines, and newspapers will be
given to the selections and the presenta-
tion of the awards.
THE AWARD
The Career Service Award recipients
will be guests of honor at a dinner-dance
in Washington, D. C. to be addressed by
a nationally prominent speaker and attend-
ed by many leaders `of government, business,
education, and the professions.
BASIS OF SELECTION
1. Efficiency and achievement
A record of exceptional efficiency;
evidence of sustained superior per-
formance and accomplishment.
2. Character
A record of integrity and devotion
to the principles of public service.
3. Service
At least ten years -- this may in-
clude military service and employ-
ment in state or local, as well as
federal, governments.
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Leaders Praise Public Service and League
"I was deeply proud to participate in the ceremony honoring
the National Civil Service League's Career Service Awards
winners. It is always a pleasure to see reward given to those
public servants, so dedicated and a credit to their country."
LYNDON 8. JOHNSON
The National Civil Service League. by its selection and acclaim
of outstanding award winners. made a valuable contribution
to better public understanding of our career service."
JOHN F. KENNEDY
"The National Civil Service League is to be commended for its
efforts to strengthen the public service and for its program of
bringing national recognition to significant careers in the
Federal Service."
"We are all indebted to the League and its members for their
untiring work in helping to improve Civil Service systems
throughout the nation."
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Career ciervice Awards
? To Stimulate able young people
to choose government careers
? To Encourage all in government
to pursue excellence
? To Promote public appreciation
of quality in government
? To Honor Career civil servants
for significant contributions
NATIONAL CIVIL SERVICE LEAGUE
1028 Connecticut Ave., N.W.,
Washington, D. C.
[phone]
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