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SUBJ/OCTOBER-DECEMBER 2010 AWARD OPPORTUNITIES IN SUPPORT OF BUILDING A 
TOP 50 NAVY// REF A/MSG/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/042139ZJUN10//

AMPN/REF A IS NAVADMIN 197/10, NAVY'S TOP 50 INITIATIVE - PROGRESS TO 
DATE.//

RMKS/1.  THIS NAVADMIN 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 HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT FOR 
DEFENSE (HCMD) AWARD.  THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN 
ADVANCING AND PROGRESSING HUMAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT IN THE FEDERAL 
GOVERNMENT.  ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY FOR MOST INNOVATIVE RECRUITING 
PROGRAM, BEST WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM, BEST IMPLEMENTATION OF AN 
ENTERPRISE TECHNOLOGY SYSTEM, AND BEST LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.
INTERESTED COMMANDS AND ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY AT 
WWW.WBRESEARCH.COM/HCMDUSA/FORM_AWARDS.ASPX BY 17 DECEMBER 2010.

3.  THE SECOND AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS THE 2011 DISABILITY MATTERS AWARD.  
THIS AWARD RECOGNIZES ORGANIZATIONS FOR THEIR INNOVATIVE DIVERSITY, 
WORK-LIFE AND OTHER HUMAN RESOURCES INITATIVES THAT SUPPORT EMPLOYEES 
WHO EITHER HAVE A DISABILITY, OR WHO HAVE A CHILD OR OTHER DEPENDENT 
WITH SPECIAL NEEDS.  COMMANDS AND ORGANIZATIONS WHO WISH TO SEEK 
RECOGNITION FOR THEIR OUTSTANDING EFFORTS IN THIS AREA MAY ACCESS AN 
APPLICATION AT HTTP://WWW.CONSULTSPRINGBOARD.COM/2010/AWARDS
-APPLICATIONS-2011. APPLICATIONS MAY BE SENT DIRECTLY TO THE SPONSOR BY 
31 DECEMBER 2010.

4.  THE THIRD AWARD OPPORTUNITY IS THE RECRUITING EXCELLENCE AWARD 
SPONSORED THROUGH ERE MEDIA INC.  THE RECRUITING EXCELLENCE AWARDS WERE 
ESTABLISHED TO FURTHER THE RECRUITING PROFESSION BY SHARING INNOVATIVE 
PRACTICES IN SEVEN AREAS:  BEST COLLEGE RECRUITING PROGRAM, BEST CAREERS 
WEBSITE, BEST EMPLOYEE REFERRAL PROGRAM, BEST EMPLOYER BRAND, BEST 
RETENTION PROGRAM/PRACTICES, MOST STRATEGIC USE OF TECHNOLOGY, AND 
RECRUITING DEPARTMENT/FUNCTION OF THE YEAR.  INDIVIDUAL COMMANDS AND 
ORGANIZATIONS MAY APPLY FOR THIS AWARD.  THE APPLICATION IS DUE TO ERE 
BY 5 JANUARY 2011 AND IS AVAILABLE
AT HTTP://WWW.EREAWARDS.COM.

5.  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-FIVE 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 OR AT WWW.NAVY.COM BY CLICKING ON "ABOUT 
THE NAVY" AND "A GREAT PLACE TO WORK."

6.  TO ENSURE WE TRACK NAVY'S PROGRESS, PLEASE CONTACT MR. WAYNE WAGNER 
PRIOR TO APPLYING FOR AN AWARD IDENTIFIED IN THIS OR SUBSEQUENT 
NAVADMINS.  MR. WAGNER CAN PROVIDE ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON HOW TO 
CONSTRUCT A COMPETITIVE SUBMISSION.

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

8.  RELEASED BY MS. STEFFANIE EASTER, N1B.

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