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NAVADMIN 147/22 
 
MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/JUL// 
 
SUBJ/2022 ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AWARD CALL 
FOR NOMINATIONS// 
 
REF/A/DOC/DOD CIO/3JUN22// 
 
AMPN/REF A IS THE 2022 DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AWARDS 
PROGRAM GUIDANCE.// 
POC/VIEIRA/CIV/OPNAV 
N2N6D/EMAIL:  michael.l.vieira.civ@us.navy.mil/TEL:  703-695-7809// 
 
RMKS/1.  This naval message announces the call for nominations for the 2022 
Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards Program 
that recognizes individuals and teams for exceptional achievements in DoD 
Information Technology and Digital Modernization, focused in the following 
capabilities:  Cybersecurity; Command, Control and Communications; Artificial 
Intelligence; Software Modernization; Cloud Computing; Data; Cyberspace 
Workforce; Electronic Records Management; Section 508/Accessibility to 
Information and Communication Technology; and Positioning, Navigation, and 
Timing. 
 
2.  The eligibility period is July 2021 to June 2022. 
 
3.  Active duty service members (officers and enlisted) in the grade O6 and 
below or DoD civilians GS15 and below are eligible.  Contractors may be 
recognized as part of a team, if led by military or DoD civilian. 
 
4.  Submission requirements are outlined in reference (a), located in the 
folder:  2022 DOD CIO Annual Award Nomination at  
https://flankspeed.sharepoint
-mil.us/sites/USFF-NAVIFOR/N6/N61/CSWF/References/Forms/AllItems.aspx.   
Nomination packages must be unclassified and submitted to LT Harvey Mercado 
at harvey.a.mercado.mil@us.navy.mil and Michele Boswell at 
shirley.m.boswell.civ@us.navy.mil no later than 1 August 2022 for 
processing.  Nominations received after 1 August 2022 will not be considered, 
and those submitted directly to DoD CIO will be rejected.  Ensure you use 
bullet format and have input for each criteria element listed in reference 
(a); N/A is not acceptable. 
 
5.  Released by VADM Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations 
for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// 
 
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