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- INSTRUCTIONS POR SUPMITTIM CM TN, Ss + a —-4 wa 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 Award and decide which of them, if any, warrant presentation to the President for his consideration. oe The Board has approved the following instructions for submitting nominations for the Award. 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 +he = = " the head of the department or agency in which he is employed. "{>d) Awards shall be made only to civilian career officers or employees of the government, or to officers or employees whose Federal service, in the opinion of the Board, can be reasonably considered as career service." 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 several highly exceptional achievements accomplished at various times in the employee's , career and that, in total, deserve much higher recognition th Ras bhatt. ana~ ha ae Fae An rme etme et omer anes nav Céh ve g1ven My G&G VO POLE Vl Seu yo .?t Se ae Peo AR Me aera et OE ITN et grea oF par eT cy cart 8s cee ce Be BTR BF te Sone ene yaa te,