By NAVAIR Public Affairs Office

The Naval Air Systems Command is extending the deadline for accepting nominations for the 2006 Commander’s National Awards one week through April 23, 2007.

The Commander’s National Award is the highest team award, recognizing the achievements of teams that have successfully supported the main goals of the Command. NAVAIR Commander Vice Admiral David Venlet will formally recognize the winning teams at the annual awards ceremony in June.

A Commander’s National Award trophy will be presented for each of the following five categories:
- Program Management
- Logistics/Industrial
- Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Science and Technology
- Business Operations
- Quality of Service

Nominations for each category will be judged by the following eight evaluation factors:
- Sustaining current combat readiness
- Developing and acquiring integrated future capabilities
- Reducing our costs of doing business
- Increasing agility to meet changing demands
- Strengthening Enterprise partnerships
- Implementing performance measures that drive external results
- Implementing effective strategies to improve the NAVAIR workforce and climate
- Quality of service/customer service

All NAVAIR teams from all sites are eligible, including technical and support teams. Nominations may be submitted by the team leader or by any member of the team at the direction of the team leader.

All nominations are to be submitted electronically through the Commander’s Award Portlet. The portlet is located on the NAVAIR Award Toolkit via MyNAVAIR: https://mynavair.navair.navy.mil. Click on the Awards Toolkit link (on the right side of your screen under “Hot Off the Press”)that will guide you to the Toolkit. Follow the directions for submitting your nomination on-line.

Please submit a separate nomination package for each category. The application must NOT contain any classified information. Attachments are permitted. Only submittals made via the official Web site will be accepted. Submittals must be made by close-of-business on April 23. An email receipt will be sent electronically when the submittal is received.

Tips for completing nomination packages are as follows:
• Statements should be supported by facts and verifiable information.
• Acronyms and terminology specific to the team's submission should be spelled out and fully defined.
• Quantifiable metrics, such as savings and outcome measures, are especially desired.
• The nomination package must NOT contain any classified information.
• Include name, series, grade, military/civilian/contractor, (if military, include service/rank), competency/organization, command/business unit, DSN and commercial telephone numbers.
• Identify the team leader.
• Include any administrative staff members who supported the team, including secretaries.
• Ensure names of each team member are written as they should appear on certificates, if chosen as winner.

Names of past Commander’s Awards winners are on permanent display in the atrium of the RADM William A. Moffett Building.

For more information about the NAVAIR Commander’s National Awards, contact Keith Entzminger, 301-342-6862; Jane Leonard, 301-342-6857; or Michele Martin, 301-757-7813. For Web site/submission errors, contact [email protected].