Lewis E. Gorman III

US Fish and Wildlife Service Retirees Association

March 2023

Application Submittal

for

Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards

• Review the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Program
• Learn how proposals are judged
• Gain knowledge on earning the greatest number of points for a submission
• Pick up tips on format, layout, & content
• Meet past Secretary of Defense, and Service environmental award winners

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Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Session Objectives� �

• Judges serve when requested by DoD
• Served as the DoD Liaison from the USFWS’s Endangered Species Program
• Served as program judge for DoD from 2005 to present
• Served as a judge for the Army and Navy for a few years

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Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Introduction� �

• How many have submitted applications to this program?
• How many have won their service’s award?
• How many have won the Secretary of Defense award?

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Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Introduction� �

Thank You Letter to Judges from DA SecDef for Env & Energy

Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Categories

• Natural Resources Conservation, Small Installation
• Natural Resources Conservation, Large Installation
• Natural Resources Conservation, Individual/Team
• Environmental Quality, Non-Industrial Installation
• Environmental Quality, Individual/Team Sustainability, Industrial Installation
• Environmental Restoration, Installation
• Environmental Restoration, Individual/Team
• Cultural Resources Management, Large Installation

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Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�

• What category(ies) does your installation qualify for?
• How are applications scored and ranked?

Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Judging Guidance�

• Highest Score Wins
• Six criteria
• Nominations judged against criteria, not in comparison to other applications
• Scores based on application, not judge’s personal experience.
• Individual/team nominations

��Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Program Management� �

• Demonstrate improvement
• Management system to effectively administer the environmental aspects of the mission
• Involvement with appropriate internal offices (e.g., funds manager, master planner, real property manager, utilities engineer, logisticians, trainers, and/or testers)
• Plans prepared
• Plans current
• Identify milestones
• Meet milestones
• Cost savings
• Mission benefits

���Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Technical Merit�� �

• Did the nominee use innovative techniques and/or technologies?
• How is the innovation significant,
• and how did it improve the nominee’s ability to meet mission goals?
• Was the nominee effective in protecting, enhancing, and/or restoring the environment?
• Did the nominee quantify their accomplishments to demonstrate the scale of projects and impacts of successes?
• Did the nominee promote protection and/or more efficient and sustainable use of resources?
• Are the nominee’s accomplishments distinct from past successes?
• How are they significant?

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���Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Orientation to Mission�� �

• Involvement of individuals responsible for the military readiness mission
• Eecution or enhancement of the military readiness mission?
• Identify and develop mitigation measures to mission restrictions
• Were these measures effectively implemented?
• Provide science and research contributions supporting the mission

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����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Transferability��� �

• Can others adopt these accomplishments elsewhere within and/or outside of DoD?

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• Did the nominee demonstrate progress in transferring innovations to others within and outside of DoD?

����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Shareholder Interaction��� �

• Did the nominee interact with the surrounding community, state and local regulators, non-regulatory agencies, and non-governmental organizations?
• Did the nominee consult with American Indian tribal governments, Alaska Native tribal governments, or NHOs when required by Federal law?
• Did the nominee establish volunteer and partnership programs?
• What were the contributions of these partners?

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����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Shareholder Interaction��� �

• Develop public & in-house education & outreach programs
• Promote public access
• Opportunities for public involvement & 2-way communication
• Enhancing environmental awareness for installation personnel and residents of military housing
• Enhancing community involvement for installation personnel and residents of military housing

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�����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Impact/Outcomes���� �

• Technique and/or program to endure over time

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• Framework in place to build on nominee’s accomplishments

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• Framework in place to improve nominee’s future accomplishments

�����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Layout/Contact Tips���� �

• Judging Criteria Order
• Limited Introduction
• Professional Looking
• Pictures
• Captions
• Impact on Points Awarded

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�����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Summary���� �

• Review the Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards Program
• Learn how proposals are judged
• Earning the greatest number of points for submission
• Pick up tips on format, content & layout
• Meet past Secretary of Defense, and Service environmental award winners for mentoring

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�����Secretary of Defense Environmental Awards�Questions/Comments���� �

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Contact me with questions…

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Lew Gorman

856-952-6970

Lew.Gorman@yahoo.com

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