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SUBJ/2021 ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AWARD CALL 
FOR NOMINATIONS//

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AMPN/REF A IS THE 2021 DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM GUIDANCE.// POC/WENCE/CIV/OPNAV 
N2N6D/EMAIL: dean.e.wence@navy.mil/PHONE: 571-256-8513//

RMKS/1.  This NAVADMIN announces the call for nominations for the 2021 
Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards Program 
that recognizes individuals and teams for exceptional achievements in DoD 
Information Technology (IT) and Digital Modernization, focused in the 
following capabilities:  Cybersecurity; Command, Control and Communications 
(C3); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Software Modernization; Cloud Computing; 
Data; Cyberspace Workforce; Electronic Records Management; Section 
508/Accessibility to Information and Communication Technology; and 
Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT).

2.  The eligibility period is July 2020 to June 2021.

3.  Active duty service members (officers and enlisted) in the grade O-6 and 
below or DoD civilians GS-15 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 online at 
https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/InTheNews/DoD%20CIO%20(S)%20Me
mo%20-%202021%20DoD%20CIO%20Annual%20Award%20Programs%20Call%20for%20Noms
_20210421.pdf.  Nomination packages must be unclassified and submitted to Ms. 
S.
Michele Boswell at shirley.boswell@navy.mil no later than 1 August 2021 
for processing.  Nominations received after 1 August 2021 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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