LETTER TO THE HONORABLE WILLIAM E. COLBY FROM MORTIMER M. CAPLIN

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• Document Page Count: 7
• Document Creation Date: December 12, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 11, 2002
• Sequence Number: 20
• Publication Date: October 23, 1973
• Content Type: LETTER

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National Civil Service League
EFFICIENCY-OUALITY-ECONOMY IN GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT
FOUNDED 1881
October 23, 1973
The Honorable William E. Colby
Director
Central Intelligence Agency
Washington, D.C. 20505
Dear Mr. Colby:
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Please accept this cordial invitation to nominate two employees for
the National Civil Service League's Career Service Award. We
solicit your personal interest in this program which benefits the
entire public service and has been sponsored by the League for
20 years.
We look to your leadership to assure that the best of our career
employees are nominated. All grades and occupations are eligible,
and we hope that you will give consideration to the full range of
your personnel, men and women -- including field staffs.
Extra copies of the enclosed announcement may be obtained from the
National Civil Service League. Nominations are due at the National
Civil Service League by February 15, 1974. We look forward to your
early response.
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4ortimer M. Caplin
President
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1825 K STREET, N.W.
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CAREER
SERVICE
AWARDS
PROGRAM
? recognizes career public employees
for significant contributions
? encourages excellence in government
service
? promotes public appreciation of
quality in government
? stimulates able youth to choose
government careers
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Nomination Forms
SPECIAL ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
CAREER SERVICE AWARD '
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is hereby nominated for the is hereby nominated for the
National Civil Service League National Civil Service League
Career Service Award. I Special Achievement Award.
Signature of Agency Head
please attach to nomination
Signature of Agency Head
please attach to nomination
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Career Service
Awards Program
THE National Civil Service League Career Service
Awards Program strengthens the public service by
bringing national attention to the unique contribution:
which federal government employees make to our na-
tional life.
The League grants awards to employees who out-
standingly exemplify the primary characteristics of
the career service: efficiency, achievement, character
and service. Extensive publicity through television,
radio, magazines, and newspapers will be given to the
selection and presentation of the awards.
Presentation
The award recipients will be guests of honor at a
presentation ceremony attended by leaders of govern-
ment, business, education and the professions.
Nominations
Agency and department heads are invited to nom-
inate one candidate in each of the two awards categor-.
ies - Special Achievement and Career Service.
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Career Service
Awards Criteria
The nominee must be employed in one of the ca-
reer services of the federal government.
1. Service - At least ten years - this may include
military service and employment in state or local,
as well as federal, governments.
2. Character - A record of integrity and devotion
to the principles of public service.
3. Efficiency and Achievement - A record of ex-
ceptional efficiency; evidence of sustained supe-
rior performance and accomplishment.
Special Achievement
Awards Criteria
The nominee must have made some special achieve-
ment or produced work bearing his or her personal
mark - work which has brought credit to the agency
and to the public service. Exceptional contributions -
even in the early years of service - will be considered.
1. Special Accomplishment - Evidence of an unus-
ual, worthy activity in and for the public service
which the candidate developed and/or carried out.
This can be any or all of these:
? single, one-time achievement;
? series of successful projects;
? one project over a period of years.
2. Character - A record of integrity and devotion
to the principles of public service.
3. Efficiency and Achievement - A record of ex-
ceptional efficiency; evidence of superior perform-
ance and accomplishment.
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Nominating Instructions
Men and women in all grades and occupations, in the field, overseas, and in the departmenta services are
eligible. Nominees must meet the criteria established in this announcement.
WHAT TO SUBMIT: Each agency and department head may nominate one candidate in each category by
submitting before February 15, 1974:
1. WRITTEN STATEMENT: Four copies, no more than five pages in length containing:
? Justification in detail for the nomination in terms of the primary considerations noted in the criteria
? 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.
? Comments on the candidate's participation in professional, social and civil activities anc organizations.
2. SUMMARY STATEMENT: 50 copies, (original must be signed by agency head) preferably one page long,
but two pages will be accepted - organized as indicated below:
? Name, title and grade.
? Business address and phone number.
? Residence address and phone number.
? Education and degrees (including names of schools).
? Length of service.
? Chronological synopsis of career service progression, showing title and government organizations.
? Brief statement setting forth in summary the substantive achievement(s) which qualify the candidate
for consideration and indicating the agency head's primary reason(s) for submitting the candidate's
name.
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Board of Directors
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MORTIMER M. CAPLIN
Caplin & Drysdale
Chairman, Executive Committee
BERNARD L. GLADIEUX
Director
Knight, Gladieux & Smith, Inc.
Treasurer
WESTON RANKIN
Honorary Vice Presidents
MU R RAY SEASONGOOD
Paxton & Seasongood
CHARLES P. TAFT
Taft, Luken & Boyd
JOHN W. MACY, JR,
President
Council of Better Business
Bureaus, Inc.
DAVID J. MAHONEY
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer,
Norton Simon, Inc.
WINSTON PAUL
Trustee
ESTHER PETERSON
Consumer Advisor
Giant Food, Inc.
WILLIAM RUDER
Ruder & Finn, Inc.
KATHRYN H. STONE
Washington Center for
Metropolitan Studies
JAMES E. WEBB
Attorney
WATSON W. WISE
Petroleum & Investments
WILLIAM T. COLEMAN, JR.
Dilworth, Paxson, Kalish,
Levy & Coleman
JOHN T. CONNOR
President
Allied Chemical Corporation
CLEVELAND L. DENNARD
President
Washington Technical Institute
LLOYD H. ELLIOTT
President
George Washington University
ARTHUR S. FLEMMING
(on leave)
BRYCE N. HARLOW
(on leave)
ROGER W. JONES
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Jean J. Couturier
ASSOCIATE DIRECTORS
Henry C. Casanave
Ada R. Kimsey
Bruce A. Petty
Daniel G. Price
REGIONAL OFFICES
San Francisco, California
New Orleans, Louisiana
Trenton, New Jersey
Albany, New York
Cincinnati, Ohio
Seattle, Washington
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