President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service

Established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower on 27 June 1957 by Executive Order 10717,cite web
last = Eisenhower
first = Dwight D.
authorlink = Dwight D. Eisenhower
year = 1957
url = http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/10717.html
title = Executive Order 10717--The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
accessdate = 2006-04-30] the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service was created to allow the President to recognize civilian officers or employees of the federal government who have made contributions "so outstanding that the officer or employee is deserving of greater public recognition than that which can be accorded by the head of the department or agency in which he is employed."

President John F. Kennedy in Executive Order 10979cite web
last = Kennedy
first = John F.
authorlink = John F. Kennedy
year = 1961
url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=58917&st=10979
title = Executive Order 10979--Amendment of Executive Order No 10717 Establishing the President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
accessdate = 2006-04-30] directed that potential recipients of the award are recommended to the President by the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board, who also had responsibility for recommending people to be awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Executive Order 12014, by Jimmy Carter abolished the Distinguished Civilian Service Awards Board and turned over the responsibility for recommending recipients to the Chairman of the United States Civil Service Commission.cite web
last = Carter
first = Jimmy
authorlink = Jimmy Carter
year = 1977
url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=6816
title = Executive Order 12014--President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
accessdate = 2006-04-30 ] This executive order was subsequently modified again by Jimmy Carter in Executive Order 12107 which named the Director of the Office of Personnel Management as the person responsible for making recommendations to the President.cite web
last = Carter
first = Jimmy
authorlink = Jimmy Carter
year = 1978
url = http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=30343&st=12107
title = Executive Order 12107--Relating to the Civil Service Commission and labor-management in the Federal Service
accessdate = 2006-04-30 (original language)] cite web
last = Carter
first = Jimmy
authorlink = Jimmy Carter
year = 1978
url = http://www.archives.gov/federal-register/codification/executive-order/12107.html
title = Executive Order 12107--Relating to the Civil Service Commission and labor-management in the Federal Service
accessdate = 2006-04-30 (as currently codified by subsequent amendments by other Executive Orders)]

The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service is the highest honorary award that the Federal Government can grant a career civilian employee.cite web
url = http://cpol.army.mil/library/permiss/5471.html
title = The President's Award for Distinguished Federal Civilian Service
accessdate = 2006-04-30 ] cite web
url = http://www.opm.gov/perform/articles/065.asp
title = Workforce Performance Resources Newsletter Reprint, April 1997
accessdate = 2006-04-30 ] President Kennedy limited the award to only 5 people per year.

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