• Correspondence Excellence Awards


This process is on hold due to current COVID operations

Individual Award

In September 2012, the Executive Secretary established the Individual Award for Correspondence Excellence to:

  • Reinforce high standards for correspondence excellence across the Department of Defense
  • Reward our hardworking action officers

Quarterly, the Executive Secretary presents awards to individuals who meet the highest of standards in preparing correspondence that directly supports Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense decision making.
For full details on the award, including how to recommend a deserving individual, please review the implementing memorandum

 

 

 

Component Award

 

The Component Award for Correspondence Excellence recognizes:

  • Timely submission of responses and other pertinent correspondence to and on behalf of the Secretary and Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • Compliance with the Department's high standards for correspondence excellence

Monthly, the Executive Secretary awards the Component with the highest score as based on several criteria.  The criteria are weighted to capture the differing levels of correspondence and the relative correspondence workloads of Components. The Component with the most monthly awards from January through December wins the annual award.

Individual Award for Correspondence Excellence

 The Executive Secretary is pleased to announce the recipients for the 3rd Quarter FY19


 

 

Ms. Amy Van Buren, USP

Lt Col Ryan Hendricks, P&R

Mr. Michael P. Zepf, USAF

LTC Jessica D. Grassetti & Mr. Steven Todd Kaegi, JCS

CY 2020 Component Award Winners for Correspondence Excellence



The Executive Secretary is pleased to announce the US Army as the January 2020 Component Award Winner




(View Previous Component Award Winners)


 

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