Service to America Medal winners honored

Federal employees from across the civil service and foreign service were honored Tuesday night at a gala event in Washington for their exceptional service to the country as winners of the third annual Service to America Awards.

The awardees represent eight federal agencies: the FBI, State Department, Department of Energy, Federal Emergency Management Agency, National Institute of Standards and Technology, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, and Federal Trade Commission.

For complete information about the winners and their award-winning efforts, follow the link below:

2004 Service to America Medals

The Service to America Medals were created in 2002 by the Atlantic Media Company (publisher of Government Executive, National Journal and The Atlantic Monthly) and the Partnership for Public Service, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization committed to revitalizing federal government service.

"The Service to America Medals honor the finest achievements of federal employees, and their stories of service teach us valuable lessons about why government matters," said Timothy B. Clark, editor and president of Government Executive.

"It is all too easy to overlook the important and daily contributions of the men and women in our federal workforce, but they are the heroes behind the headlines who do the nation's work," said Max Stier, president and CEO of the Partnership for Public Service. "We congratulate the 2004 Service to America Medals honorees for representing the very best in public service."

Nominations are now open for the 2005 Service to America Medals. For more information and to submit a nomination, go to www.servicetoamericamedals.org.