Department of Defense News Release: Department of Defense civilian awards presentations announced.On Nov. 9, Deputy Secretary of Defense Gordon England presented two categories of distinguished civilian awards, the 51st annual DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Civilian service is service to a government made as a civilian, particularly such service as an option for anti-militarists and pacifists who object to military service. Examples of countries with thriving civilian service programmes are Switzerland (Swiss Civilian Service), Awards, and the 2nd annual DoD David O. Cooke David O. "Doc" Cooke (August 31, 1920 – June 22, 2002) was a United States Department of Defense civilian administrator who served under twelve Secretaries of Defense over a period of 45 years. Excellence in Public Administration Award. The Pentagon ceremony was hosted by the Director, Administration and Management Michael B. Donley. The DoD David O Cooke Excellence in Public Administration Award recognizes a DoD employee with from three to 10 years of federal service and occupies a non-managerial DoD position who exhibits great potential as a federal executive. This employee must emulate Cooke's dedication to service and spirit of cooperation and improvement in the department. The recipient of this year's award was Lorena Castro, project engineer, Program Executive Office (Ships), Department of the Navy. Castro was responsible for the development of the acquisition and contracting strategy for procuring three research ships for the National Science Foundation. The DoD Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest DoD-level award that a career civil servant can earn. It recognizes career employees for exceptional contributions to the DoD. The following received this award: Gus Guissanie, deputy director, Information Assurance, OSD/Networks and Information Integration/Chief Information Officer; Thomas Harvey, principal director, Stability Operations, OSD/Policy; Gail McGinn, deputy under secretary of defense for Plans, OSD/Personnel and Readiness; Maurice M. Mizrahi, operations research operations research Application of scientific methods to management and administration of military, government, commercial, and industrial systems. It began during World War II in Britain when teams of scientists worked with the Royal Air Force to improve radar detection of analyst, OSD/Program Analysis and Evaluation; Victor Ferlise, deputy to the commanding general for operations and support, Department of the Army; Charles Gallaher, director, Joint Warfare Applications Department, Deparment of the Navy; Bhakta Rath rath (rä, räth), circular hill fort protected by earthworks, used by the ancient Irish in the pre-Christian era as a retreat in time of danger. , associate director of research, Naval Research Laboratory Noun 1. Naval Research Laboratory - the United States Navy's defense laboratory that conducts basic and applied research for the Navy in a variety of scientific and technical disciplines NRL , Department of the Navy; and Lawrence Fielding, technical director, Aeronautical aer·o·nau·tic also aer·o·nau·ti·cal adj. Of or relating to aeronautics. aer  o·nau Systems Center, Department of the Air Force The executive part of the Department of the Air Force at the seat of government and all field headquarters, forces, Reserve Components, installations, activities, and functions under the control or supervision of the Secretary of the Air Force. Also called DAF. See also Military Department. .
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