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INSTRUCTIONS FOR SUEMITTING NOMINATIONS FOR THE PRESIDENT'S AWARD FOR DISTINGUISHED FEDERAL CIVILIAN SERVICE Executive Order 10,717 dated June 27, 1957, establishes the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service and pro- vides that not more than 5 such Awards shall be made in any one year. The Order also created the President's Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board. The Board is directed to review recommendations for the Averd and decide which of them. if anv. varrant vcresentation to the ee Me eA KR OF OR Pe ee President for his consideration. The Board has approved the following instructions for submitting nominations for the Award. CRITERIA TO BE MET FOR NOMINATIONS The Executive Order establishes these two criteria: "(a) |The significance and importance of the contribution to the government and the public interest shall be so outstanding or exceptional that in the opinion of the Board, the officer or employee is deserving of greater public commendation and official recognition than that which can be accorded by the head of the department or agency in which he is employed.” "(b) joverds shall be made only to civilian career officers or employees of the government, or to officers or employees whope #“eder . t service, in the opinion of the Board, can be reasonably considered as career service." Oe In applying criteria (a) above, departments and agencies should consider that 1. |} The contribution is of such fundamental importance to the people of the United States that recognition from the highest representative of the people is obviously appro- priate, or 2. [The contribution consists of severe] highly exceptional achievements accomplished at various times in the employee's career and that, in total, deserve much higher recognition that can be given by a department or agency.