ALCOAST 065/22 - FEB 2022 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2022 WOMEN IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (WIFLE) AWARDS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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ALCOAST 065/22
SSIC 1650
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2022 WOMEN IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT
(WIFLE) AWARDS
1. Purpose: This ALCOAST solicits nominations for women who have
distinguished themselves in federal law enforcement.
2. Background: The WIFLE Foundation is a nonprofit organization
working to promote the value that women bring to law enforcement.
This year's 22nd Annual Leadership Training Conference will be
held 08-11 August, 2022 at the Marriott Renaissance Phoenix
Downtown Hotel, Phoenix, Arizona. The Awards Banquet will be held
on 10 August, 2022. The deadline for award submissions is 01
April, 2022.
3. Award eligibility:
a. Julie Y. Cross Award: Awarded to an individual who
displayed an unusual degree of courage, stamina, and willingness
to go above and beyond the call of duty resulting in exceptional
heroic achievement in law enforcement. The exemplary act must
have occurred between 01 January, 2021 and 31 December, 2021.
All full-time, sworn federal law enforcement officers are
eligible.
b. Outstanding Federal Law Enforcement Employee: Awarded to an
individual who sustains a superior level of performance and
serves as a role model for women in law enforcement. Three
accomplishments must be cited within a five-year period, and one
must have occurred between 01 January, 2021, and 31 December,
2021. All full-time federal law enforcement employees, sworn and
non-sworn, are eligible.
c. Outstanding Advocate for Women in Federal Law Enforcement:
Awarded to an individual whose contributions are substantial and
have broad impact in one or all areas of recruiting, retaining,
or promoting women in law enforcement. Contribution(s) or
evidence presented must have occurred or impact continues to
occur between 01 January, 2021, and 31 December, 2021. All full-
time federal employees, sworn and non-sworn, are eligible.
d. Top Prosecutor: Awarded to an individual who demonstrates
exceptional work in obtaining convictions for individuals
engaged in crimes related to human trafficking, civil rights
violations, terrorism, or fraud. Prosecution must have occurred
between 01 January, 2021, and 31 December, 2021. Individuals or
groups of full-time federal prosecutors are eligible.
e. WIFLE Leadership Award: Recognizes federal law enforcement
/private industry partnership and emphasizes the importance of
crime prevention. Nomination must show initiative or effective
partnership in creating a system or model that prevents crimes,
the impact of which was evident between 01 January, 2021, and 31
December, 2021. All federal law enforcement officers, sworn and
non-sworn, are eligible.
f. Elizebeth Smith Friedman Intelligence Award of Excellence:
Awarded to an individual who demonstrated an exceptional or
sustained level of intelligence analysis and provided a
substantial or broad impact in one or all areas of the field of
intelligence. All full-time federal law enforcement personnel,
sworn and non-sworn, and full-time intelligence personnel are
eligible. Individuals or groups may be nominated.
g. WIFLE Partnership Award - Outstanding Contribution of a
State or Local Officer Serving on a Federal Task Force: Awarded
to an individual who demonstrated exceptional investigative work
in a task force investigating crimes related to human
trafficking, civil rights violations, terrorism, or fraud and
served as a role model for women in law enforcement.
Investigation must have been concluded between 01 January, 2021,
and 31 December, 2021. All full-time State or Local law
enforcement officers are eligible.
4. Only those employees who were full-time with their agency as
of 01 February, 2022 are eligible to apply.
5. Refer to the COMDT (CG-MLE-2) portal page for more
information on the event and detailed award criteria: 2022 Women
in Federal Law Enforcement Awards.
6. Submission Process: Nominations must be submitted to MLES3
Lee Conroy, COMDT (CG-MLE-2), Lee.J.Conroy@uscg.mil, no later
than 01 April, 2022. Nominations should be in the form of written
justification and will not exceed 3 pages of narrative.
7. Travel will be funded for service selectees.
8. COMDT (CG-MLE-2) POC: CDR Ellen Motoi at (202) 372-2668 or
e-mail at Ellen.M.Motoi@uscg.mil.
9. RDML Scott W. Clendenin, Assistant Commandant for Response
Policy (CG-5R), sends.
10. Internet release is authorized.