ITA Awards Program |
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| Award Name | Description | Eligibility | Period of Performance for Consideration | Deadline | Submit To |
| DOC Honor Awards | |||||
| Gold Medal Award (Non-monetary Recognition) | Highest honorary award granted by the Secretary of Commerce. Awarded for distinguished performance characterized by extraordinary, notable, or prestigious contributions that impact the mission of the Department and/or an operating unit and which reflect favorably on the Department. Nominations may be made by supervisor. | All employees except Presidential Appointees |
Annual | Spring | Unit Awards Committee Chair as announced on the ITA Announcement |
| Silver Medal Award (Non-monetary Recognition) | Second highest honorary award granted by the Secretary of Commerce. Awarded for exceptional performance characterized by noteworthy or superlative contributions which have a direct and lasting impact within the Department. Nominations may be made by supervisor. | All employees except Presidential Appointees |
Annual | Spring | Unit Awards Committee Chair as announced on the ITA Announcement |
| ITA Honor Awards Program | |||||
| Bronze Award | Highest honorary award granted by the Under Secretary of ITA. Awarded to employees who have demonstrated both excellence in individual, organizational or group achievement and effective cooperation with others in the furtherance of ITA goals. (Nomination can be considered for Bronze if not successful with Gold/Silver.) Nominations may be made by supervisor. | All employees except Presidential Appointees |
Annual | Fall | Unit Awards Committee Chair as announced on the ITA Announcement |
| Timothy J. Hauser Award | Recognizes extraordinary performance that brings singular distinction to the career service and the International Trade Administration. The recipient of this award will be selected from nominations submitted for the ITA Bronze Medal Award, so no separate nomination for this award is required. | All employees except SES, Presidential Appointees, and Schedule C. Nominees must have a minimum of one year of service with ITA at the time of the nomination and have a “Level 3 (or equivalent) rating. |
Annual | Fall | Unit Awards Committee Chair as announced on the ITA Announcement |
| Memorial Awards (Non-monetary Recognition) | Kaminski Award –Awarded to employee who, in the last fiscal year, has exercised the greatest degree of diplomatic skill and ability in furthering trade relations with one or more of America’s trading partners. Meissner Award -Awarded to ITA work unit that during the previous year best exemplified the ideals of dedication to excellence, selfless commitment to duty, and cooperation with others. Morton Award - Awarded to an ITA employee who, during the past year, has made the strongest contribution to increasing opportunities, within ITA or in the U.S. international trading community, for members of historically disadvantaged groups. Payne Award -Awarded to ITA employee who, during the previous year, did the most to create and facilitate cooperative efforts between the public and private sectors to promote international trade. Warbasse Award - Awarded to the most outstanding new ITA employee exemplifying the ideals of excellence, dedication, and achievement. For all Memorial Awards: Nominations may be made by any ITA employee and endorsed by nominee's supervisor. |
Kaminski/Morton/Payne Award: All employees Meissner Award: Any work unit Warbase Award: Any permanent or term employee with at least one, but no more than three years of services with ITA on September 30 |
Annual | Fall | Unit Awards Committee Chair as announced on the ITA Announcement |
| Quarterly Stars Award (Monetary) | Recognizes employees who have made significant contributions to ITA programs and have demonstrated exceptional and sustained effort toward the accomplishment of ITA's mission. Nominations may be made by any ITA employee and endorsed by nominee's supervisor. |
All employees except SES/Schedule C Individual must have one year of service with ITA. Team members must have a minimum of 6 months of service with ITA. | Quarterly | Call for Nominations Announced via ITA Announce Quarterly | Tina Agoo Room 2006 HCHB |
| Other Awards | |||||
| Quality Step Increase (Monetary) | Recognizes very high, sustained quality performance. Is a step increase granted in addition to a regular within-grade increase. Recommendation is made by the supervisor. |
All employees | Annual | December | DOCHROC Charlene Gantt, |
| Special Act/Special Service Award (Monetary) | Recognizes contributions resulting in tangible benefits or savings, or intangible benefits to the government; contributions to the efficiency, economy or other improvement of Government operations; or actions that achieve significant reduction in paperwork. Nomination submitted by the supervisor. |
All employees except SES, Presidential Appointees, and Schedule C |
Anytime | Anytime | DOCHROC Charlene Gantt, |
| Time Off (Non-monetary Recognition) | An excused absence granted to an employee without charge to leave or loss of pay. Amount granted in proportion to the employee's accomplishment; may not exceed 80 hours in a leave year for a full-time employee. Office directors can approve up to 24 hours and DAS's can approve up to 40 hours. | All employees except SES and Presidential Appointees |
Anytime | Anytime | DOCHROC Charlene Gantt, |