ALCOAST 119/24 - MAR 2024 SOLICITATION FOR THE 2024 WOMEN IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (WIFLE) AWARDS

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FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC
TO ALCOAST
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ALCOAST 119/24
SSIC 16247
SUBJ: SOLICITATION FOR THE 2024 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 24th Annual Leadership Training Conference will be
held 5-8 August 2024 in Alexandria, VA. The WIFLE Awards Banquet
will be held on 07 August 2024. The deadline for award submissions
to the U.S. Coast Guard Office of Maritime Law Enforcement,
(CG-MLE-2) is 15 April 2024.
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 2023 and 31 December 2023. 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 2023 and 31 December 2023. All full-time federal
law enforcement personnel, 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. The contribution(s) or evidence
presented must have occurred or impact continues to occur between
01 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. All full-time federal
employees, sworn and non-sworn, are eligible.
    d. WIFLE Leadership Award: Recognizes federal law enforcement/
private industry partnership and emphasizes the importance of crime
prevention. The 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 2023 and 31
December 2023. All federal law enforcement officers, sworn and
non-sworn, are eligible.
    e. 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
between 01 January 2023 and 31 December 2023. An itemized list of
the criteria for this award can be found on the nomination form.
All full-time federal law enforcement personnel, sworn and
non-sworn, and full-time intelligence personnel are eligible.
Individuals or groups may be nominated.
    f. 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. The prosecution must have occurred between 01
January 2023, and 31 December 2023. Individuals or groups of
full-time federal prosecutors are eligible.
4. Only those members who were full-time with the Coast Guard as of
01 February 2023 are eligible to apply.
5. Submission Process: Nomination forms for the individual awards
are located on the COMDT (CG-MLE-2) SharePoint (linked in
Paragraph 7). Nominations must be submitted to CG-MLE-2
distribution e-mail: HQS-DG-lst-CG-MLE-2@uscg.mil no later than 15
April 2024. Nominations should be in memorandum format, not to
exceed 3 pages, and must include the award nomination
form as an enclosure.
6. Travel will be funded for service selectees. Supervisors or
command staff are highly encouraged and recommended to accompany
award selectees.
7. Link: COMDT (CG-MLE-2) SharePoint
(Copy and Paste URL Below into Browser)

https://uscg.sharepoint-mil.us/sites/cgmle/cgmle2/SitePages/
WIFLE.aspx

8. This message will be cancelled on 10 MAR 2025.
9. POC: COMDT (CG-MLE-2) hqs-dg-lst-cg-mle-2@uscg.mil
10. RDML Jo-Ann F. Burdian, Assistant Commandant for Response Policy
(CG-5R), sends. 
11. Internet release is authorized.