UNCLASSIFIED// ROUTINE R 131511Z JUL 21 MID600050794762U FM CNO WASHINGTON DC TO NAVADMIN INFO CNO WASHINGTON DC BT UNCLAS NAVADMIN 149/21 MSGID/NAVADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N2N6/JUL// SUBJ/2021 ANNUAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER AWARD CALL FOR NOMINATIONS// REF/A/DOC/DOD CIO/21APR2021// AMPN/REF A IS THE 2021 DOD CIO AWARDS PROGRAM GUIDANCE.// POC/WENCE/CIV/OPNAV N2N6D/EMAIL: DEAN.E.WENCE(AT)NAVY.MIL/PHONE: 571-256-8513// RMKS/1. This NAVADMIN announces the call for nominations for the 2021 Department of Defense (DoD) Chief Information Officer (CIO) Awards Program that recognizes individuals and teams for exceptional achievements in DoD Information Technology (IT) and Digital Modernization, focused in the following capabilities: Cybersecurity; Command, Control and Communications (C3); Artificial Intelligence (AI); Software Modernization; Cloud Computing; Data; Cyberspace Workforce; Electronic Records Management; Section 508/Accessibility to Information and Communication Technology; and Positioning, Navigation, and Timing (PNT). 2. The eligibility period is July 2020 to June 2021. 3. Active duty service members (officers and enlisted) in the grade O-6 and below or DoD civilians GS-15 and below are eligible. Contractors may be recognized as part of a team, if led by military or DoD civilian. 4. Submission requirements are outlined in reference (a), located online at https://dodcio.defense.gov/Portals/0/Documents/InTheNews/DoD%20CIO%20(S)%20Me mo%20-%202021%20DoD%20CIO%20Annual%20Award%20Programs%20Call%20for%20Noms _20210421.pdf. Nomination packages must be unclassified and submitted to Ms. S. Michele Boswell at shirley.boswell(at)navy.mil no later than 1 August 2021 for processing. Nominations received after 1 August 2021 will not be considered, and those submitted directly to DoD CIO will be rejected. Ensure you use bullet format and have input for each criteria element listed in reference (a); N/A is not acceptable. 5. Released by VADM Jeffrey E. Trussler, Deputy Chief of Naval Operations for Information Warfare, OPNAV N2N6.// BT #0001 NNNN UNCLASSIFIED//