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SUBJ/APRIL-JUNE 2010 AWARD OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING A TOP 
50 NAVY// 

REF A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/042340ZJAN10//
AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 003/10, JANUARY-MARCH 2010 AWARD OPPORTUNITIES 
IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING A TOP 50 NAVY.//

RMKS/1.  THIS IS A QUARTERLY ANNOUNCEMENT INVITING ALL NAVY COMMANDS 
AND ORGANIZATIONS TO PARTICIPATE IN NAVY'S TOP 50 EXTERNAL RECOGNITION 
EFFORTS.
WHILE AWARDS WILL TYPICALLY BE SPECIFIC TO THE AREA OF WORKFORCE 
MANAGEMENT, THEY ARE NOT MEANT TO PRECLUDE APPLICATION FOR OTHER AWARD 
OPPORTUNITIES.

2.  THE FIRST AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS THE ALFRED P. SLOAN AWARD FOR 
BUSINESS EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY, SPONSORED THROUGH THE 
FAMILIES AND WORK INSTITUTE.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES INNOVATIVE 
EXCELLENCE IN WORKPLACE FLEXIBILITY PROGRAMS.  INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS AND 
ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY FOR THIS AWARD.  THE APPLICATION IS AVAILABLE 
AT WWW.WHENWORKWORKS.ORG UNTIL
14 MAY 2010 FOR MOST GEOGRAPHIC LOCATIONS.

3.  THE SECOND AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS THE WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT MAGAZINE'S 
OPTIMAS AWARD.  NAVY WAS THE 2009 OPTIMAS AWARD FOR GENERAL EXCELLENCE 
WINNER, AND WE ARE LOOKING FOR TOP HONORS AGAIN IN 2010.  RECOGNITION 
IS OFFERED IN NINE DIFFERENT WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT CATEGORIES.  THESE 
CATEGORIES INCLUDE COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE, FINANCIAL IMPACT, GLOBAL 
OUTLOOK, INNOVATION, MANAGING CHANGE, PARTNERSHIP, ETHICAL PRACTICE, 
SERVICE, AND VISION.  COMMANDS WHO WISH TO SEEK RECOGNITION FOR THEIR 
OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN THESE CATEGORIES SHOULD REQUEST AN APPLICATION 
AND SUBMIT THEIR INPUTS TO THE N1 POINT OF CONTACT BY 8 JUNE 2010.  
NAVY WILL APPLY FOR THIS AWARD WITH A SINGLE SUBMISSION.

4.  NAVY CONTINUES TO PROVIDE SAILOR AND FAMILY SUPPORT PROGRAMS WHICH 
ARE COMPETITIVE WITH THE BEST CORPORATE AMERICA HAS TO OFFER.  SINCE 
2008, NAVY HAS EARNED TWENTY-ONE AWARDS IN AREAS OF TRAINING, DIVERSITY, 
LIFE-WORK INTEGRATION, AND WORKFORCE MANAGEMENT.  A FULL LIST OF OUR 
AWARDS MAY BE FOUND AT WWW.NAVY.MIL/CNP BY CLICKING ON THE TOP 50 
BUTTON ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE.

5.  TO ENSURE WE TRACK NAVY'S PROGRESS IN SUPPORT OF TOP 50 GOALS, 
CONTACT MR. WAYNE WAGNER IF YOUR ORGANIZATION APPLIES FOR AN AWARD 
IDENTIFIED IN THIS OR SUBSEQUENT NAVADMINS.

6.  POINT OF CONTACT IS MR. WAYNE WAGNER, OPNAV N1Z, (703) 693-2322/DSN 
223 OR EMAIL AT wayne.wagner@navy.mil.

7.  RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1B.  MINIMIZE CONSIDERED//

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