2024 Call for Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame Nominations

SPRINGFIELD, Virginia - The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is accepting nominations for the 2024 class of the Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame. Nominations are due June 28, 2024. The Geospatial Intelligence Hall of Fame recognizes U.S. persons and/or allied partners who have made exceptionally significant and transformative contributions to NGA, one of the NGA predecessor organizations or the GEOINT discipline.

Eligibility
Current federal employees or individuals in a related paid activity are not eligible to receive the Hall of Fame award. U.S. citizens must have concluded their federal service or related paid activity for at least five years before their nomination to the Hall of Fame can be considered. If an individual/organization believes that a current contractor employee at NGA meets the selection criteria below, then the nomination MUST be coordinated with the appropriate contracting officer's representative, the contracting officer and the NGA Office of General Counsel via [email protected]. Supporting justification for recognition must be clearly stated in the application and contractor nominations must not adversely impact contract administration.

Selection Criteria
The contributions of those nominated should be of exceptional merit and clearly recognizable as having changed the direction and scope of GEOINT, or increased the value of the discipline. The contributions must be of significant impact to national decision makers, military commanders, other NGA customers, allied partners or NGA (or one of its predecessor organizations). To be effectively measurable, submissions must clearly identify the nominee's impact and measurable criteria. Nominees must meet at least one of the following selection criteria to be eligible:

• Demonstrated exceptionally significant and meritorious accomplishments at NGA or one if its predecessor organizations.
• Demonstrated an accomplishment that significantly transformed the GEOINT tradecraft or NGA operations.
• Demonstrated a legacy of exceptional leadership that exemplifies NGA traditions and core values.
• Performed an exceptional GEOINT contribution during a national security crisis.
• Contributed to an exceptional technological or analytic innovation that provided greater geospatial understanding to the U.S. government.
• Made an exceptional personal sacrifice in the accomplishment of the NGA mission.
• Demonstrated exceptionally significant support that greatly enhanced the NGA mission or GEOINT discipline.

Please note that each of the above categories are independently scored on a scale of one to five to aggregate a final score. Detailed descriptions of each of the criteria maximizes the likelihood of a higher final score.

Nomination Process
Hall of Fame nominations may be made by any current or former Department of Defense or intelligence community employee, member of the National System for Geospatial Intelligence, or member of the Allied System for GEOINT. All nominations meeting the eligibility criteria will be considered by the Hall of Fame selection board. The format for all nomination packages (template attached) shall be as follows:

• Unclassified and limited to six pages
• Double-spaced, Arial 12-point font
• Submitted to [email protected] by June 28, 2024

The package must include:

• A one-page biographical essay providing general information about the nominee and current contact information. If the nominee had federal service, include name, title and grade/rank at time of retirement/separation; date of retirement/separation from civilian or military service; and the elements where the nominee served to include the geographic location.
• A second narrative (between 3 to 5 pages) identifying the selection criteria the nominee meets (as listed above) and detailing the significance of those contributions.
• A brief description (no more than 100 words) of the nominee and their accomplishments that will be used as the basis for award citation should the NGA director select the nominee for induction into the GEOINT Hall of Fame.
• As required, the submission of classified supporting information may be submitted to the NGA Office of Corporate Communications via email at [email protected] however it should not be more than one double-spaced page of the six-page maximum for the nomination package.

The submission includes personally identifiable information about the nominees. The Privacy Act requires that NGA safeguard all records and forms containing PII. Therefore, in order to maximize the privacy protections afforded to the nominee, NGA asks that submitters using non-government systems (e.g., Gmail, Yahoo, etc.) follow the following steps when transmitting the nominations to NGA:

1. Include "Privacy Sensitive" in the subject line of the email.

2. In the body of the email, include the following Privacy Act statement:

PERSONAL DATA-PRIVACY ACT OF 1974: Information contained in this document and/or any corresponding attachments/artifacts may contain personally identifiable information and are for official use only. If you have received this document in error, please advise the sender immediately and destroy this document together with all attachments. All unintended recipients are hereby advised that any use, distribution, copying, or any other action regarding this communication (email, etc.) is strictly prohibited. Unauthorized dissemination or use of personally identifiable information is a violation of Federal law. Individuals in violation may be subject to fines, disciplinary actions, or both

3. If including an attachment to the email, password protect the document and restrict certain features, such as printing and editing. Passwords are case-sensitive and have minimum/maximum character length requirements.

• Word Document - go to File > Info > Protect Document > Encrypt with Password. Set Password Requirements.
• Send the password in a separate email to [email protected].

The GEOINT Hall of Fame selection board will review nomination packages, evaluate the merits of each package via open discussion and submit a slate of suggested nominees to the NGA Director. The Director will render a final decision and an announcement of the selection(s) will be made. A date for the induction ceremony has not yet been determined.
For questions regarding the Hall of Fame, email [email protected].

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