AFFIRM Leadership Awards - 2008

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Each year since its founding in 1979, the Association for Federal Information Resources Management (AFFIRM) has presented Leadership Awards for outstanding leadership in Information Technology and related areas of management. The Awards are presented at its special June luncheon meeting.

The 2008 AFFIRM Leadership Awards will be presented at the Thursday, June 19, 2008 Annual Awards Luncheon at the Willard InterContinental Hotel, Washington D.C.

At the bottom of this page is a list of Award Categories and a short description of the award and criteria for selection (most are self evident). Please note that the overarching criteria for each of the awards is “Leadership” - as these are “Leadership Awards”. Leadership can be at any level: Executive to Front Line personnel. Historically, the Innovative Applications Award has been presented to front line government employees.

Not all categories are awarded each year and special categories are established to recognize outstanding leadership for a previously unspecified category.

Schedule: Please send nominations to Art Chantker, Awards Co-Chair, awards@affirm.org by 5pm, Friday, May 2, 2008. The Annual Awards Committee will meet in the first week of May and present their recommendations to the Board at the May Meeting. The Awards Luncheon is Thursday, June 19, at the Willard Intercontinental Hotel.

Awards Committee: The Annual Awards Committee is Co Chaired by Steve Kempf, Acting, Assistant Commissioner for Acquisition Management, Federal Acquisition Service, GSA (Government Co-Chair), Art Chantker, President, Potomac Forum, Ltd (Industry Co-Chair) and Alan Balutis, Director and Distinguished Fellow, Internet Business Solutions Group, CISCO Systems (Industry Co-Chair). Members of the Awards Selection Committee are from Government and Industry.

Categories of Awards:

Executive Leadership in Information Resources Management
Presented for outstanding executive leadership in government–wide Information Resources Management. The AFFIRM Executive Leadership Award has been presented annually since 1979 and is the highest and most prestigious AFFIRM award.

• Unquestionable and evident leadership at the Government-wide level.
• Executive Award presented to Executives (usually GS 15, SES or equivalent).
• Accomplishments must be well known by the community.
  

Legislative Leadership Award
Presented for outstanding Legislative Leadership in furthering government IT management. This award has been presented to members of the House, Senate, and staff.

• Previous winners have been Congressman, Senators, and Staff Directors of Major Committees.
  

Executive Leadership Award for Industry
Presented for superior leadership in business and technology while
successfully coordinating challenges for the improvement and implementation
of government-wide information technology resources.

• Leadership and service has to be to the IT community, not just their company.
• For example, leadership positions in organizations or conferences.
  

Leadership Award in Acquisition and Procurement
Presented for excellence in government information services for acquisition and procurement improvement and effectiveness.

• Leadership for government-wide initiatives or service.

Leadership Award for Service to the Citizen
Presented for excellence in management information technology for improved services to the citizen.

• Leadership to help the citizens better appreciate the federal government or make the citizens life better or easier.

Leadership Award for Service to the Country
Presented for excellence in government information services improvement or effectiveness on a national level by leveraging information for mission accomplishment

• Historically, this award was presented to an Executive from the DoD or Military Service (military or civil service).

Leadership Award for Innovative Applications
Presented for superior leadership in innovative government business applications or systems.

• This award is presented to “front line” government folks (usually at the junior to mid levels for leadership accomplishments. This award is a “standard” category and also meets the board concern for presenting awards to “do’ers”.

The following are special award categories previously established and are indicative of categories which are established in response to board discussions and the sense of the Award Committee to recognize accomplishments of the community.

Leadership in Service to the Government IT Community
Presented as a special recognition award for extraordinary service and improvement supporting Information Technology for human resources.

Leadership in Service Excellence
Presented for excellence and superior leadership in customer service to a specific community of customers which exemplifies service. (This was a new award category for 2004)

Leadership in e-Government
Presented for excellence in management of e-Government projects/programs/initiatives.

Please send nomination forms by 5pm, Friday, May 2, 2008,  to:

awards@affirm.org
Attn: Art Chantker
Co-Chair, Awards Committee, AFFIRM
President, Potomac Forum, Ltd.
Office Phone: 301-279-7704
Fax: 301-279-7771