Award

Criteria

Estimated Call Period

Nomination Due Date

Remarks

Alternative Fuels, Conservation, and Awareness

-Recognizes Federal employees who demonstrate strongest commitment to the use of alternative fuels and fuel conservation in Federal motor vehicles

December

January

Bob Baker Fleet Manager of the Year

-Recognize and honor individuals who have demonstrated exceptional skills and abilities in the Federal motor vehicle fleet management profession

December

January

Donald L. Scantlebury

-Recognizes senior executives who have demonstrated outstanding distinguished leadership resulting in effective financial management improvements

November

January

Call may come directly from B-1

Innovations in American Government

-Recognizes programs which involve a fresh approach to a problem of significant concern to American people

November

January

Information on program can be found at http://www.ksg.harvard.edu/innovations/

Transportation Lawyer of the Year

-Recognizes career achievement in the development of transportation law

January

January

Handled by C-5

Arthur S. Flemming

-Recognizes career Federal employees

-At least three but no more than fifteen years of service

-Performed outstanding and meritorious work

February

March

Additional information may be found at http://www.gwu.edu/~flemming/

Design for Transportation

-Recognizes outstanding transportation-related designs that support DOT strategic goals

March

April

Handled by P-1/ API/AEE, ARP/APP

Dr. Nathan Davis

-Honors career public servants for outstanding endeavors that advance the public health

February

April

OPM Director’s Award for Outstanding ADR Programs

-Recognizes outstanding ADR programs that focus on resolving internal employee workplace disputes

March

May

Handled by AGC/ACR

OPM Director’s Performance, Incentives, and Leadership Linked to Achieve Results (PILLAR) Award

-Recognizes and publicizes effective performance management practices

May

June

OPM Director’s Award for Outstanding Work/Life Programs

-Recognizes organizations that have made extraordinary progress to help employees meet their work/life obligations

May

August

Secretary’s Awards

-Recognizes individuals or teams throughout DOT in various categories such as Excellence, Meritorious Achievement, Partnership, Valor, Team, EEO/Affirmative Action

May

August

GEICO Public Service

-Recognizes individual achievements in the areas of Substance Abuse Prevention and Treatment; Fire Prevention and Safety; Physical Rehabilitation; and Traffic Safety

May

September

National Partnership (FAA)

-Recognize and promote outstanding and innovative partnerships throughout FAA

August

October

National Public Service

-Honor public service practitioners who make outstanding contributions on a sustained basis to the public service

August

October

-Due 10/20/2000 (to AHR-1 by 10/6/2000)

President’s Quality Award

-Recognizes Federal Government organizations that improve their overall performance and capabilities

-Aligned with Malcom Baldrige National Quality Award criteria

May

October

Federal Engineer of the Year Award

-Recognizes professional engineers in Federal Government

-Selected by panel of judges using specific criteria

May

November

-Due 11/1/2000 to NSPE (to AHR-1 by 10/24/2000)

-Information and form available at www.nspe.org (click on About NSPE, then Awards, then Federal Engineer

Environmental Achievement Awards

-Recognizes individuals or teams throughout DOT who work to advance waste prevention, recycling, affirmative procurement, and pollution prevention

September

December

Roger W. Jones for Executive Leadership

Recognizes career executives who have demonstrated outstanding executive leadership

November

December