SAMUEL J. HEYMAN

fourteenth annual

2015

SAMUEL J. HEYMAN

Samuel J. Heyman s e r v i c e to a m e r i c a m e d a l s

fourteenth annual

2015

amuel J. Heyman had a bold vision to restore the prestige of public service, strengthen government’s capacity and inspire a new generation to serve. In 2001, he turned his vision into a new organization—the Partnership for Public Service—with an underlying tenet that good government starts with good people.

Named in his memory, the Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals spotlight the remarkable range of talented and accomplished people who make a difference in government. The country and the world often know of their incredible achievements without realizing those triumphs come from hardworking and passionate federal civil servants. Our honorees demonstrate the valuable and important role government plays in protecting the health, safety and welfare of all Americans.

We are proud to honor tonight’s award winners who pioneered new cures for cancer; provided cook stoves to people in developing countries to reduce air pollution and improve health; turned the tide on the Ebola scourge in West Africa; and made government benefits and assistance more accessible to citizens.

Other 2015 honorees made public transportation systems more resilient against natural disasters after Hurricane Sandy; spurred communities and states to prepare for catastrophic earthquakes; reduced the use of antibiotics in the chicken we eat; and developed a framework to help government agencies and private-sector companies manage cybersecurity risks to protect networks and information critical to our national and economic security.

This year’s winners and finalists exemplify dedication and competence, and demonstrate how one individual can elevate and protect the lives of so many others. We are gratified to thank them and recognize their achievements, and hope you will help share their stories.

Let your friends, relatives and colleagues know how important it is for the country to strive continually for this level of accomplishment and to have top public servants such as these working on our behalf.

The Partnership extends its deepest thanks to the many partners and supporters who make it possible for us to honor these award recipients, including our National sponsors: Chevron and ConantLeadership.

Finally, we thank everyone who is here tonight. We are grateful for the men and women who serve our country and all of you who believe in the value and honor of public service.

Signed,

Max Stier Tom BernsteinPresident and CEO Board ChairPartnership for Public Service Partnership for Public Service

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A respected business leader and visionary philanthropist, Samuel J. Heyman believed in the power of good government and the inextricable link between performance and talent.

Mr. Heyman founded the Partnership for Public Service to revitalize our federal government and to inspire a new generation to serve. The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals program is named in memory of his extraordinary contributions.

Like tonight’s remarkable honorees, Mr. Heyman answered the call to national service. As a young Harvard Law School graduate, he joined the Justice Department under then Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Jr., where he served as chief assistant U.S. attorney in his home state of Connecticut.

Following his father’s death five years later, he left government to run the family real estate development business. Despite the premature end to his government career, Mr. Heyman’s experience as a federal employee instilled within him a lifelong passion for public service. He founded the Partnership in 2001 and supported public service fellowships at Harvard Law School, Yale Law School and Seton Hall School of Law. He also founded The Samuel and Ronnie Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the Professions at Duke University. For his exceptional commitment, President George W. Bush presented him with the Presidential Citizens Medal in 2008.

The Partnership benefited tremendously from his leadership and support, and is grateful for the Heyman family’s continued involvement. The organization honors Mr. Heyman’s ongoing legacy by striving to create a federal government that effectively serves the American people. The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals pay tribute to the talented and dedicated public servants who collectively reflect Mr. Heyman’s vision for excellence in government.

Samuel J. Heyman (1939–2009)Founder, Partnership for Public Service


Ronnie HeymanChairman, GAF IndustriesHonorary Board Member

Tom A. BernsteinPresident, Chelsea Piers Management, Inc.Chairman, Partnership for Public Service

Thad Allen Executive Vice President

Booz Allen Hamilton

Doug ConantFounder and CEO, ConantLeadership

Chairman, Avon Products

Tom DavisDirector of Federal Government Affairs

Deloitte

Joel L. FleishmanProfessor of Law and Director

Heyman Center for Ethics, Public Policy and the ProfessionsDuke University

W. Scott GouldFormer Deputy Secretary

Department of Veterans Affairs

Larry HeymanCEO

The Heyman Enterprise

Lloyd Howell, Jr.Executive Vice President

Booz Allen Hamilton

David J. KapposPartner

Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP

Sean O’KeefeUniversity Professor

Syracuse Maxwell School

nancy ReardonSenior Vice President and Chief Human

Resources and Communications Officer (Ret.)Campbell Soup Company

Cokie RobertsPolitical Commentator, ABC News

Senior News Analyst, NPR

Scott RutherfordDirector

McKinsey & Company

Max StierPresident and CEO

Partnership for Public Service

George W. Wellde, Jr.Vice Chairman, Securities Division (Ret.)

Goldman Sachs & Company

Neal WolinFormer Deputy Secretary

U.S. Department of the Treasury

Partnership for Public Service Board of Directors


Let public service be a proud and lively career. And let every man and woman who works in any area of our national government, in any branch, at any level, be able to say with pride and with honor in future years: I served the United States government in that hour of our nation’s need.

President John F. Kennedy


Katherine ArchuletaFormer Director

Office of Personnel Management

Pamela BaileyPresident and CEO

Grocery Manufacturers Association

J. David Cox, Sr.National President

American Federation of Government Employees

Daniel DiermeierDean, Harris School of Public Policy

The University of Chicago

Henrietta H. ForeChairman and CEO

Holsman International

U.S. Senator Heidi Heitkamp

North Dakota

Larry Heyman CEO

The Heyman Enterprise

Ronnie F. HeymanChairman

GAF Industries

Colleen M. KelleyFormer National President

National Treasury Employees Union

Ray LaHoodSenior Policy Advisor, DLA Piper LLP

Former Secretary, Department of Transportation

U.S. Representative Mark Meadows

North Carolina

Craig NewmarkFounderCraigslist

Sandi PetersonGroup Worldwide Chairman

Johnson & Johnson

Steven C. PrestonCEO

Livingston International

Bruce ReedFormer President

The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation

Max StierPresident and CEO

Partnership for Public Service

Darren WalkerPresident

Ford Foundation

2015 Selection Committee


In addition to tonight’s award winners, we are proud to celebrate all 30 finalists and nearly 500 nominees for the 2015 Sammies. They represent hundreds of thousands of federal workers who deserve our support and appreciation for their exemplary work on our behalf.

Their accomplishments include supporting military service members and their families, developing new treatments for life-threatening diseases, improving airport security and airplane safety, leading advances in new technologies, reducing air pollution, helping citizens and decision-makers prepare for natural disasters, providing humanitarian assistance to people displaced by violence, and much more.

Thank you to the many supervisors, colleagues, friends and family members who introduced us to these remarkable public servants.

The Partnership is now accepting nominations for the 2016 Sammies. We look forward to receiving more terrific stories about innovation and excellence in our federal government. Every nomination is a unique opportunity to show high-performing employees that their work is noticed and appreciated.

2015 Finalists


2015 Finalists

Call to Service Medal

Gretchen K. CampbellPhysicistNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg, MarylandAdvanced the emerging field of physics known as atomtronics, paving the way for a new generation of technologies much like electronics has transformed our society today.

Stephanie L. HoganAttorney-Advisor, Acting Team Leader for Interstate Transport of Air PollutionEnvironmental Protection AgencyWashington, DCProtected citizens from dangerous power plant emissions that blow across state lines by leading the EPA’s legal defense of its interstate air pollution rule.

Bridget Lynn RoddyVirtual Student Foreign Service Program ManagerDepartment of StateWashington, DCEngaged a growing number of college students who contribute new skills, ideas and energy to assist diplomatic and international development programs around the world while working remotely from any location.

Adam R. SchildgeSenior Program AnalystFederal Transit AdministrationWashington, DCDeveloped and implemented a multi-billion dollar grant program after Hurricane Sandy to make public transportation systems more resilient against future natural disasters.

Career Achievement Medal

Robert J. KavlockDeputy Assistant Administrator for Science, Office of Research and DevelopmentEnvironmental Protection AgencyWashington, DCTransformed how the EPA tests the toxicity of industrial and household chemicals, dramatically increasing the number that are assessed for potential health risks, while reducing the cost, time and need for animal studies.

Hyun Soon LillehojSenior Research Molecular BiologistAgricultural Research ServiceBeltsville, MarylandLed influential research to decrease the use of antibiotics in commercial poultry, ensure the safety of this popular food and make the U.S. poultry industry more competitive overseas.

Charles E. MilamPrincipal Director, Military Community and Family PolicyDepartment of DefenseWashington, DCImproved the lives of millions of service members and their families by instituting programs that help deployed soldiers stay in touch with loved ones, and increase health and wellness on military bases.

Steve A. Rosenberg, M.D.Chief, Surgery BranchNational Institutes of Health, National Cancer InstituteBethesda, MarylandDeveloped life-saving treatments for millions of cancer patients, pioneering the use of the body’s immune system and genetically engineered anti-tumor cells to fight the disease.


2015 Finalists

Citizen Services Medal

Lucile JonesScience Advisor for Risk ReductionU.S. Geological SurveyPasadena, CaliforniaSpurred communities and states to prepare for catastrophic earthquakes by applying her groundbreaking research and taking preventive measures to protect citizens and critical infrastructure.

Constantine P. SarkosManager, Fire Safety BranchFederal Aviation AdministrationEgg Harbor Township, New JerseyProtected commercial air travelers by leading major fire safety improvements that have increased passenger survivability during blazes occurring in-flight and after crash landings.

Kevin G. Strickling and the MSHA Mine Emergency TeamAdministrator for Coal Mine Safety and HealthMine Safety and Health AdministrationDepartment of LaborArlington, VirginiaImproved coal mine safety and reduced deadly accidents to the lowest number in history, and led dangerous rescue operations to save trapped miners.

John P. WagnerDeputy Assistant Commissioner, Office of Field OperationsU.S. Customs and Border ProtectionWashington, DCReduced wait times for American citizens and a growing number of foreign travelers arriving at U.S. airports by expediting the clearance process while ensuring a high level of security.

Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Medal

Robert Bunge, Michael Gerber and the Wireless Alerts TeamSoftware Branch Chief (Bunge) and Meteorologist (Gerber) National Weather ServiceNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationSilver Spring, MarylandSaved countless lives by developing a fast and geographically targeted cell phone alert system for weather emergencies such as tornadoes and flash floods.

Anna M. DozierSenior InvestigatorEmployee Benefits Security AdministrationDepartment of LaborKansas City, MissouriProtected and recovered millions of dollars in assets for American workers and their families, skillfully investigating misconduct by fiduciaries of private retirement, health and welfare plans.

John B. PriceProgram ManagerScience and Technology DirectorateDepartment of Homeland SecurityWashington, DCCreated a device to find living disaster victims buried beneath the wreckage of toppled buildings by adapting radar-based space technology in partnership with NASA scientists.

Ron RossFellowNational Institute of Standards and TechnologyGaithersburg, MarylandInstituted a state-of-the-art risk assessment system that has protected federal computer networks from cyberattacks and helped secure information critical to our national and economic security.


2015 Finalists

Management Excellence Medal

Kevin L. Hannes and the FEMA Operation Precious Cargo TeamFederal Coordinating OfficerFederal Emergency Management AgencyDenton, TexasCoordinated emergency assistance when tens of thousands of unaccompanied minors from Central America crossed the Southwest border, providing them food, shelter and medical care, and helping unite the children with family members.

Edward C. HuglerDeputy Assistant Secretary for OperationsDepartment of LaborWashington, DCAs the Labor Department’s “Mr. Fix-It,” solved numerous critical management challenges, including saving the agency’s financial management system after its service provider went bankrupt.

Susan S. Kelly and the DOD Transition to Veterans Program OfficeDirector, Transition to Veterans Program OfficeDepartment of DefenseRosslyn, VirginiaTransformed and enhanced how the federal government annually prepares more than 200,000 service members for their transition to civilian life.

Edward J. Ramotowski and the Consular Affairs TeamDeputy Assistant Secretary for Visa ServicesBureau of Consular AffairsDepartment of StateWashington, DCIncreased the number of foreign visitors to the U.S., boosted economic activity and created jobs by improving visa processing capacity and reducing interview wait times at embassies worldwide.

Steven W. ZanderDirector, AF Community Partnership ProgramDepartment of the Air ForceWashington, DCDeveloped innovative partnerships between Air Force bases and neighboring cities to save money on essential community services, from recreation activities to snow removal.

National Security and International Affairs Medal

Mia Beers and the U.S. Ebola Disaster Assistance Response TeamDirector, Humanitarian Policy and Global Engagement DivisionU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWashington, DCLed a team of U.S. responders who risked their own health to coordinate personnel from five federal agencies and helped turn the tide on the 2014 Ebola crisis in West Africa.

Timothy A. Blades and Paul S. Gilmour and the TeamDirector of Operations, Directorate of Program Integration (Blades)Edgewood Chemical Biological CenterAberdeen, Maryland Deputy Director, Office of Ship Operations (Gilmour)U.S. Maritime AdministrationWashington, DCLed an interagency team to destroy Syria’s lethal chemical weapons at sea, a first in the history of chemical demilitarization.

Natasha M. de MarckenDirector, Office of EducationU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWashington, DCSpearheaded a new strategy to improve the quality of education in developing nations, shifting the focus from simply getting children into schools to teaching them to read.

Peter A. Morrison and the U.S. Navy Solid State Laser TeamProgram Officer, Office of Naval ResearchDepartment of the NavyArlington, VirginiaProvided the U.S. Navy with a new defense system by designing, building and testing the first-ever laser weapon to be approved for combat operations aboard a Navy ship.

Rob Thayer and the Syria Emergency Food Assistance TeamTeam Leader, Asia and Near EastOffice of Food for PeaceU.S. Agency for International DevelopmentWashington, DCDelivered life-saving food assistance to millions of people within war-torn Syria and to refugees who fled to neighboring countries.


2015 Finalists

Science and Environment Medal

Richard Alan FeelyNOAA Senior FellowNational Oceanic and Atmospheric AdministrationSeattle, WashingtonConducted eye-opening research on ocean acidification caused by global carbon dioxide emissions, which poses a serious risk to the health of sea life and the marine environment, and to people who rely on the oceans for food.

Jacob E. MossSenior AdvisorEnvironmental Protection AgencyWashington, DCBuilt an alliance of federal and international agencies, countries and corporations to bring more efficient cook stoves and cleaner burning fuels to homes in developing nations, protecting the environment and the health of millions of people worldwide.

Griffin P. Rodgers, M.D.Director, National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney DiseasesNational Institutes of HealthBethesda, MarylandDeveloped the first effective drug treatment for sickle cell disease to lessen pain and suffering, and oversaw a stem cell transplant clinical trial that reversed the debilitating illness in a majority of patients.

Jean C. Zenklusen, Carolyn Hutter and the Cancer Genome Atlas TeamDirector, The Cancer Genome Atlas Program Office, National Cancer Institute (Zenklusen) and Team Leader, National Human Genome Research Institute (Hutter)National Institutes of HealthBethesda, MarylandMapped thousands of gene sequences for more than thirty types of cancer, advancing precision medicine in the diagnosis, treatment and prevention of these deadly diseases.


NOW ACCEPTING NOMINATIONS FOR 2016.Honor America’s unsung heroes and nominate a federal employee who does remarkable work for a Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal.

Any person familiar with the nominee’s work and accomplishments may submit a nomination online at servicetoamericamedals.org.

Nominations are due January 15.


Giving Cancer Patients an Inside ChanceUntil recently, patients diagnosed with advanced melanoma, lymphoma or other cancers faced a grim reality. Traditional treatments of chemotherapy, radiation and surgery were not enough to save them, and they had little time left to live.

I n 1985, immunotherapy joined the pantheon of mainstream therapies—surgery, radiation and chemotherapy—that doctors can use to successfully treat patients with cancer.

This unique approach was the brainchild of Dr. Steven Rosenberg, a surgeon and researcher who has spent 40 years as chief of surgery at the National Cancer Institute, developing treatments to harness the power of the immune system to fight cancer.

Immunotherapy uses the body’s own properties or treatments made in a laboratory to get the immune system to attack cancer cells, eliminating them or stopping or slowing their growth.

Since Rosenberg introduced the first immunotherapy treatment, interleukin 2, and demonstrated its effectiveness at reducing tumors, millions of patients have lived longer and experienced an improved quality of life. He and hundreds of researchers—many of them graduates of his NCI program—have gone on to discover variations of immunotherapies to fight previously incurable cancers.

Steven A. RoSenbeRg, M.D. National Cancer Institute


“He is a national treasure,” said Dr. Michael Atkins, deputy director of the Georgetown-Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center in Washington, D.C. “He is fundamental to the success of immunotherapy. Without him, this program would not have happened.”

“He’s viewed as the leader in this field,” said Dr. Harold Varmus, former head of NCI. Rosenberg began work on immunotherapy in the 1970s when few believed in the field’s prospects, Varmus said. “What really deserves credit here is his willingness to stick with a difficult kind of therapy and keep people aware that he had occasional successes, and that with new approaches there could be even more successes.”

Rosenberg started as a surgeon who operated to remove cancers. But if the cancer spread, surgery was not effective. “That got me very interested in whether or not the body’s own wisdom, the body’s own immune system, could treat cancer better than any outside force could,” he said.

It took many years of research and clinical trials with varying levels of success before he was able to develop the first effective immune-based treatment, a result that was first published in 1985 in the New England Journal of Medicine.

He continued leading research and clinical trials, and in 1988 developed adoptive cell therapy, which involves identifying and removing a cancer patient’s lymphocytes with anti-tumor activity, expanding and growing these cells in the lab, and then infusing them back into the patient.

He and his team at NCI, part of the National Institutes of Health, were the first to genetically modify lymphocytes, the normal immune cells in the body, and convert them into cells that can fight the cancer.

“That was the first effective immunotherapy using gene therapy,” Rosenberg said. “That is becoming a common treatment for patients with lymphomas because we can put in receptors that can recognize the lymphoma. We are in a period now of enormous change.”

About 20 to 25 percent of patients with metastatic melanoma cancers that spread to other places in the body can be cured with these immunotherapies. His work was highlighted on PBS this past spring and, in 2015, he received the Medal of Honor from the American Cancer Society.

“Rosenberg has been an indefatigable advocate for the potential of immunotherapy and has led a team of probably 50-100 investigators, research nurses and support staff at the NCI to focus explicitly on what immunotherapy can do,” said Atkins. His focus on “unraveling” how the immune system works has led to a lot of novel approaches,” Atkins said.

“More than any individual, Steven Rosenberg has been the pioneer in the development of cancer immunotherapy,” said Dr. Nicholas Restifo, an NCI senior investigator. “He is continuing to search for breakthroughs that will prolong and save lives.”

2015 Federal Employee of the Year


2015 Career Achievement Medal

Leading the Flock to Safer FoodThe widespread use of antibiotics in poultry and other food sources has intensified concerns among health authorities who say the practice leads to drug-resistant bacteria that kill tens of thousands of Americans each year.

H yun Soon Lillehoj, an international leader in animal immunology and genomics, has made pioneering scientific discoveries that have helped prevent and treat diseases in

commercial poultry, protecting the health of consumers and saving the industry billions of dollars.

During three decades as a molecular biologist at the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service, Lillehoj has helped mitigate the use of antibiotics in poultry, finding that certain food supplements, probiotics, nutrients and vaccines can replace antibiotics as an effective means of enhancing the immune system and fighting common parasitic diseases and bacterial infections.

Concerns have been intensifying over the widespread use of antibiotics in poultry and other food sources, which health authorities say contributes to the development of drug-resistant bacteria. These so-called superbugs kill tens of thousands of Americans each year, and infect hundreds of thousands, according to the Centers of Disease Control and Prevention.

“Her work really looks at how can we produce poultry in a way that is safe and how can we produce those animals in a way that reduces the use of drugs,” said Chavonda Jacobs-Young, the administrator of the Agricultural Research Service.

The USDA estimates that the parasitic and bacterial poultry diseases of the type Lillehoj is working to combat result in combined losses of more than $5 billion worldwide.

Lillehoj’s many impressive accomplishments have led to safer poultry products here and abroad. She has developed novel diagnostic and therapeutic products, and discovered DNA markers for the genetic selection of disease-resistant chickens, paving the way for breeding healthier chickens that will benefit consumers and the nation’s $45 billion poultry industry.

She also identified natural antimicrobial molecules with anti-cancer properties that kill infectious parasites; discovered a second-generation parasite vaccine with an improved protection profile; developed therapeutic antibodies that boost immunity for poultry; formulated health-promoting probiotics for veterinary use; and discovered organic, plant-derived herbal extracts and essential oils that fight infectious diseases affecting animals and humans.


HYUn Soon LILLeHoJ Agricultural Research Service

She is recognized as a world leader in understanding host-pathogen interactions of an avian parasite related to human malaria and a major cause of disease affecting poultry and livestock.

These scientific breakthroughs are documented in 10 U.S. and international patents, more than 390 peer-reviewed scientific papers, 14 book chapters and 230 worldwide collaborations with academia, foreign governments and private industry. She also has mentored more than 120 young scientists.

Lillehoj is “an extremely accomplished scientist” who has contributed practical solutions and rigorous science to “help farmers and consumers have access to healthy animal-derived foods,” said Darius Swietlik, the Northeast area director for the Agricultural Research Service.

“Her commitment and hard work and persistence is wonderful,” he said.

Catherine Woteki, USDA’s undersecretary for research, education and economics, described Lillehoj as an “outstanding scientist and public servant,” who has advanced science by “developing alternatives for the prevention and treatment of diseases in poultry.”

Originally from South Korea, Lillehoj came to the U.S. in 1969 with $200 in her pocket in hopes of studying medicine. She received a college scholarship, got her Ph.D., and after working at the National Institutes of Health, she was recruited by the USDA in 1984.

Lillehoj said she views her work as a mission to give back to this country and contribute to science. “I want to show people that making progress with farmers and with animals really matters, and makes an impact on human health.”


Weathering the StormIn 2012, Hurricane Sandy damaged rail yards, bus depots, marinas, power stations and other transit infrastructure throughout the Northeast, stranding millions of commuters and triggering one of the worst public transportation upheavals in U.S. history.

H urricane Sandy flooded and damaged rail yards, train tracks, tunnels, power stations, bus depots and critical operations centers throughout the Northeast. It severely disrupted normal

subway, train and bus service for weeks, affecting millions of commuters.

Congress responded to this devastating 2012 storm with a $10.9 billion special transportation appropriation, including $3.6 billion for use as

“resilience” grants to protect infrastructure repaired after Sandy that would be at risk of damage by future natural disasters.

Adam Schildge, a Federal Transit Administration employee with just four years of federal experience, was put in charge of developing and implementing a $3.6 billion competitive grant program with these resilience funds and astutely managed this huge, high-profile initiative.

He demonstrated exceptional management skills, analytical knowledge and coalition-building talent, colleagues said, and developed a novel methodology for rating and evaluating projects and awarding grants.

The approach helped assess whether proposed construction projects would result in reduced damages in a future disaster, and would be cost-

ADAM R. SCHILDge Federal Transit Administration


effective considering the probability of another disaster happening.

“It is very likely that the public transportation projects selected through the process that Adam helped create will be in service 100 years from now,” said Matt Welbes, FTA’s executive director. Public transportation systems in New England and the Mid-Atlantic will be “built to better endure extreme weather events.”

Pressure was great to get the resiliency grants awarded quickly, Welbes said. The FTA—authorized by Congress to set up an emergency relief program a few months before the hurricane—was working with limited capacity.

Adam “helped frame a coordination process and evaluation approach for allocating the funding that proved successful,” Welbes said. “When future hurricanes, earthquakes or other disasters harm public transportation, [that tool] will guide investments in resilient transit infrastructure. This is his enduring legacy.”

The grants awarded included $1.6 billion to the New York Metropolitan Transportation Authority to protect its subway system, rail yards, substations, critical support facilities and underground equipment against floods. New Jersey Transit received $1.3 billion to reduce the flood risk at the Hoboken rail yards, among other projects. Transportation systems in Washington, D.C. and Boston were among others receiving grants.

The FTA faced an “overwhelming time” after the hurricane responding to urgent state and community needs and meeting congressional requirements, said Therese McMillan, FTA acting administrator.

“Adam had great poise and was able to see the big picture and the outcome we wanted while dealing with all of the details of delivering the program,” she said. “He worked incredibly hard and around the clock in the immediate aftermath of the storm.”

Jamie Pfister, director of FTA’s Office of Transit Programs, said Schildge “showed leadership and innovation” in directing the high-profile program. “I don’t even know how to quantify the impact that his work will have for years to come.”

As increasingly severe storms continue to pose threats, “Adam’s contribution is hugely important because many of our grantees don’t have the technical capacity to evaluate these investments,” McMillan said.

“They needed us to provide a model.”

Schildge consulted with many experts to determine whether a project could withstand a future natural disaster and was worth the investment, looking at proven technologies, regional issues and costs.

“Public transportation riders will have much more security in knowing they can rely on their transit systems during and after a disaster once these projects are built,” he said.

“I’ve always known I wanted to work for the public good and I’ve found a good way now to give back to communities across the country.”

2015 Call to Service Medal

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Earthquake Science On Solid GroundNearly half of all Americans in the United States and its territories are at risk of sudden and violent earthquakes that can result in structural damage, injury or death.

L ucile Jones, an internationally known seismologist with the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), is literally leading groundbreaking research on earthquakes and turning it into public action that will

save lives and property.

Through countless interviews, public lectures and local government meetings, Jones has communicated her science in ways that have made it possible for communities, states and the federal government to shore up critical infrastructure and be better prepared to respond to a major earthquake.

Her objective is “to explain to decision-makers and policymakers how they can better handle natural disasters and, in particular, earthquakes,” said Rob Graves, a USGS seismologist. “She’s not doing science for the sake of science.”

Jones’ path-breaking research on estimating the short-term probability of foreshock and aftershock sequences have become the basis of all the earthquake advisories California issues.

She has built partnerships with engineers, social scientists, biologists, geographers, public health doctors, emergency managers, public utilities and public officials to develop comprehensive depictions of the probable consequences of catastrophic natural disasters.

These detailed disaster simulations include a ShakeOut scenario that delineates the devastating effects to California of a potential southern San Andreas Fault earthquake, and other scenarios that mimic a statewide winter storm and an Alaskan tsunami. These depictions help governments and the private sector to understand the hazards and take action to reduce risk.

The earthquake simulation “predicts everything from the ground moving and the likely damages to buildings to the emergency response needs and repercussions on rapid transit, water systems and telecommunications,” said William Leith, USGS senior science advisor for earthquake hazards.

During a short-term stint advising Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti on seismic safety, Jones brought together city officials and leaders in academia, industry and business to address the earthquake risk and develop an action plan based on her analysis of the earthquake hazards and vulnerabilities.

Based on her work, the Department of Water and Power is replacing the tunnel that brings water from an aqueduct across the San Andreas Fault. Southern California Edison spent $20 million to evaluate the impact of her earthquake scenario and develop priorities for improvements. City policies are being implemented for retrofitting older buildings highly susceptible to damage from a strong earthquake.

2015 Citizen Services Medal


LUCILe JoneS U.S. Geological Survey

Last year, Garcetti praised Jones for her leadership and her report on the city’s resilience. “It’s designed so that public officials, property owners and tenants can come together to strengthen Los Angeles against a known and major threat to life, property and our economy,” he said.

Jones’ ShakeOut scenario led to an educational campaign that has spread across the country.

A ShakeOut Drill started in 2008 has become the largest public safety drill in the world, with more than 26.5 million participants in 2014.

Drills now are held in 20 regions of the country, helping to change the culture of preparedness. Events are held at schools, medical facilities, government offices and elsewhere, with mock victims, emergency responders and evacuations simulating a real disaster. The Federal Emergency Management Agency and California’s Office of Emergency Services also use her simulations to plan how to handle an earthquake in Southern California.

“I don’t know how you put a dollar figure on it, but her work has helped mitigate substantial risks facing Americans in earthquake-prone areas, particularly in Southern California, and has helped decision-makers make better policies and take better precautions to respond to natural disasters and especially earthquakes,” said Suzette Kimball, acting director of the USGS.

A lack of clear communication of the risk leads to a lack of preparation, and that can result in catastrophe, Jones said. She feels a strong obligation to “make information from our science understandable by non-scientists so that it can be used to support others in making our region safer in the inevitable natural disasters.”


Ron RoSS National Institute of Standards and Technology

Cyber DefenderFederal computer networks are under constant attack from foreign governments, malicious hackers and criminal organizations. These cyberattacks jeopardize national security, the economy, our personal and business information, and critical government operations.

Ron Ross, a fellow at the National Institute of Standards and Technology, is a preeminent leader in helping to better secure the government’s information systems. He developed the first set

of unified information security standards and guidelines for all federal agencies.

It still is up to individual agencies to institute those security standards, however, which is often problematic due to lack of resources and expertise.

Most recently, Ross helped establish the government-wide program for cloud security assessment and authorization.

“Ron Ross has played a critical role in ensuring a higher level of protection for federal information systems, and has significantly strengthened critical infrastructures and created a more secure nation,” said Matt Scholl, chief of NIST’s computer security division. “His risk management framework is fundamentally changing the way federal agencies protect information and information systems.”

Ross designed the Risk Management Framework, allowing agencies


2015 Homeland Security and Law Enforcement Medal

to assess their data and decide where to concentrate resources and tighten security.

He compared it to home security. “You can have a lock on the door, but it might not be strong enough to protect some important items,” he said.

“You can then move those items to a safe-deposit box with stronger protections. It’s the same thought about protecting our data.”

For instance, publicly available tax forms are not as vulnerable as completed tax returns with personal data.

“Ron is the rock star of cyber,” said Donna Dodson, NIST’s chief cybersecurity advisor. “He took a field that had no rigor and discipline and developed approaches that are used here and worldwide.” The framework he developed “is a way of thinking about protecting information from tip to tail.”

Five to 10 years ago, people were less concerned about security, said James St. Pierre, deputy director of NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory.

“Ron has been in this fight from the beginning and hasn’t let up.”

Howard Schmidt, a cybersecurity advisor to Presidents Bush and Obama, said Ross brought “a balanced perspective” to White House discussions on cybersecurity and “could articulate the technical risks and policy risks in terms of national and economic security.”

“People say we are so far behind on cybersecurity,” Schmidt said. “I dread to think where we would be if Ron wasn’t around.”

Ross’s work has reduced the cost of implementing cybersecurity controls and demonstrated compliance with multiple security requirements. It has also enhanced system interoperability among federal agencies, Scholl said. He created standards that work for the Smithsonian and the FBI, as well as for the air traffic control system and email, he said.

That’s critical because “the exchange of information between the federal civilian agencies, the Department of Defense and the intelligence communities is essential in countering the cyber threats to our nation,” Scholl said.

Since developing the risk framework a decade ago, Ross has built and led a team across multiple U.S. agencies to implement the system and encourage agencies to adopt best practices.

He has become an international cybersecurity ambassador, called on by U.S. industry, academia and governments worldwide to help protect information.

Two years ago, President Obama asked NIST to develop a method to secure critical infrastructure such as electricity grids, power plants, traffic signals and water-treatment facilities. Charles Romine, director of NIST’s Information Technology Laboratory, said, “NIST would not be doing this work without the groundwork laid by Ron and the folks under his supervision.”


Mr. Fix-itAmerica’s workers and businesses rely on the Labor Department in countless ways, from workplace safety and employee benefits to job training and employer grants, with consequences that affect nearly every citizen and our national economy.

When leaders of the Department of Labor learned last year that their private-sector provider of financial services was about to go bankrupt, upending the procurement system, the payment

of grants and many other critical financial transactions, they turned to Edward Hugler, the man they call “Mr. Fix-It.”

Hugler, the deputy assistant secretary for administration and management, swung into action. He worked quickly with five federal departments to purchase data rights, software, intellectual property and hardware from the failing contractor, and secured operational support to keep the financial system running.

Those efforts helped the department avoid losing its capability to control and account for $60 billion in annual disbursements. The department’s financial system is now owned and operated as a federal government asset, and the department is transitioning to a federal shared services provider. Despite the turmoil, the department ended fiscal year 2014 with an unqualified, or clean, audit opinion.

“We felt secure and confident we would avert a potential crisis because Ed was leading the effort,” said Deputy Secretary of Labor Chris Lu. “The Labor Department doesn’t run without Ed Hugler. He is our problem-solver.”

Hugler’s portfolio includes assisting the department and its 22 component agencies in areas ranging from human resources and information technology to procurement, facilities and security. He has helped shape nearly every major administrative or management decision, project or process at the Department of Labor for the past 15 years, according to colleagues.

One significant ongoing initiative involves updating the department’s outmoded and inefficient IT infrastructure. Under his supervision, the department moved all staff to a new cloud email service in 14 months; upgraded circuits in 530 office locations throughout the nation to improve network speeds and capability; and integrated four legacy IT networks as part of a plan to consolidate the department’s nine networks into one system.

Hugler also led the overhaul of the department’s procurement processes after abuses were uncovered in 2011, instituting new internal controls, setting up training courses on ethics for senior officials, issuing binding guidance and seeking to instill a culture of integrity.

“Whether it involves technology, finance, procurement, personnel or the unexpected, Ed is on point, shaping every major decision and responding to every crisis,” said Michael Kerr, the assistant secretary for administration and management. “Ed takes on the tough problems. He

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is very good at listening, keeping options alive and solving problems in a way that the solutions stick.”

In another initiative, Hugler reformed the system for protecting sensitive economic data provided to journalists prior to official public release. More recently, he led a high-level, cross-departmental team to explore alternative options for releasing this embargoed data.

“Ed makes sure that all internal systems at the Department of Labor are operational and moving forward,” said Labor Secretary Thomas Perez.

“What I like most about him is that he is always seeking to innovate. He is always looking for new and better ways to conduct business.”

This was clearly the motivation behind a signature accomplishment, Benefits.gov, a website initially developed in 2002 by a team he put in place. The site gives citizens access to information about more than 1,200 federal and state government benefits and assistance programs and has since expanded to include 17 agency partners. Previously, there was no one place for people to determine their eligibility for government benefits.

He later championed the idea of using the technology for similar, citizen-centric solutions, including GovLoans.gov, DisasterAssistance.gov and BEST.SSA.gov, reducing duplication of effort and saving taxpayer dollars. In 2013, Hugler was responsible for upgrading the site to accommodate mobile devices. Six months later, mobile traffic increased 60 percent.

“In my job, there is a lot of risk that something is going to go wrong,” Hugler said. “The job is all about how you mitigate that risk, brush it off your shoulders and move forward.”

eDWARD C. HUgLeR Department of Labor


Unite and ConquerAs Ebola raged through West Africa in 2014, killing thousands of people and devastating communities, a regional public health problem quickly intensified into a global crisis.

The unprecedented Ebola outbreak in 2014 prompted a massive effort by the United States to stop the disease from spreading and to protect American and foreign doctors going into the hot zones.

Mia Beers, the leader of the 40-person U.S. Agency for International Development Ebola Disaster Assistance Response Team, arrived in Monrovia, Liberia in early November, where she coordinated thousands of U.S. personnel from five federal agencies working in four countries. The largest team worked in Liberia while three smaller teams worked in Guinea, Mali and Sierra Leone, all willing to put themselves at risk to help with this humanitarian mission.

“Mia landed on the ground and helped to create order out of chaos,” said Nancy Lindborg, former USAID assistant administrator. “She crafted the strategy into which everyone could plug.”

Ebola was at its peak in Liberia in September and October of 2014, with about 300 new confirmed cases a week. By December, they were down to about 30 per week.

“She provided tremendous leadership during a very crucial time,” said Jeremy Konyndyk, director of the USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance. “This outbreak eclipsed the deaths of all previous outbreaks put together. It was just staggering.”

When the team arrived, the U.S. and international governments were looking for cases outside of Monrovia and making treatment options available, said Beers, who was the third team leader in a job known to cause rapid burnout in humanitarian crises.

Responders set up Ebola treatment units, airlifted personal protective equipment into the region, opened a dedicated medical unit to treat Liberian and international health care workers and staff, and worked closely with non-governmental organizations, the United Nations and national governments.

One of USAID’s strengths is its knowledge of local cultural issues, such as the Liberians’ custom of washing bodies for burial, a tradition contributing to the rapid spread of the disease, said Carol Chan, deputy director of USAID’s Office of U.S. Foreign Disaster Assistance.

“Mia understands humanitarian policy and the concept of ‘do no harm.’ We make sure we work with the host government, being respectful of what they need,” Chan said. “We needed the A-team out there, and Mia is A-plus.”

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Beers and the response team helped bring case numbers down by providing training for health care workers, deploying testing laboratories, supporting epidemiological surveillance and doing “contact tracing” to identify and diagnose individuals who may have been in close contact with infected people.

In what Beers calls “a whole of government effort,” the USAID team worked with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Public Health Service and the State Department. She coordinated the work of these agencies, relying on their areas of expertise, such as the DOD’s skills with logistics and construction.

“It was the first time in my career we deployed in support of another federal agency,” said Maj. Gen. Volesky, Joint Force Commander of DOD’s Operation United Assistance. Beers was effective at setting milestones for solving the crisis and keeping everyone informed, he said.

“She would define a clear end state and drive toward it.”

After members of Congress, U.N. Ambassador Samantha Power and other high-level officials paid visits to the area, “All of them said, ‘We have not seen this level of interagency cooperation in any other place we’ve been,’” Volesky said.

Beers made frequent site visits to ensure activities were running smoothly. She said the response was a success due to “the dedication and the passion and knowledge” of many people in her office. “That’s what really made a difference. It was an incredible response and brought us all together in one common cause.”

MIA beeRS and the U.S. Ebola Disaster Assistance Response Team U.S. Agency for International Development


JACob e. MoSS Environmental Protection Agency

A Recipe for Healthy AirIndoor air pollution from cooking over open fires and on crude stoves contributes to about 4.3 million premature deaths annually, and jeopardizes the health of three billion people, according to the World Health Organization.

Jacob Moss, a senior advisor from the Environmental Protection Agency on detail at the State Department, conceived and played a major role in designing and building an innovative alliance of

federal and international agencies, countries and corporations to save lives and protect the environment by bringing cleaner and more efficient cook stoves and fuels to millions of homes.

The $800 million in public and private funds raised for the Cookstoves Initiative so far is going toward a goal of improving 500 million lives in 100 million households by 2020, and to combat this major cause of indoor pollution, the fourth-largest health risk in the world and the second largest for women and girls.

“What is truly remarkable is the extent to which Jacob has been able to draw in so many agencies, organizations and countries to support what is now a massive effort,” said Janet McCabe, acting assistant administrator for EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation.

Kris Balderston, former special representative for Global Partnerships at the State Department, said Moss “reached out to all the nongovernment organizations working on this issue and built a circle of trust.”


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“He is the glue,” Balderston said. “He is the guy who kept this going.”

In 2002, Moss helped launch a small international partnership through EPA to address cook stove pollution, but recognized the issue demanded an international platform outside of government.

He “had first the vision and then the follow-through” to raise an already successful program “to an extraordinary level by creating a large-scale partnership,” McCabe said.

With McCabe and a former EPA administrator’s help, that vision became the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves in partnership with the United Nations Foundation, which serves as the alliance’s host organization.

“Jacob brought us to meet with other champions, like Peru, so we could see where leadership was around the world, and to EPA and the State Department to learn about the stoves, and raise concerns and challenges,” said United Nations Foundation President and CEO Kathy Calvin.

Since 2010, Moss has coordinated a government-wide effort to bring in 30 new countries and private partners, engage American ambassadors and rally federal agency support.

Moss learned of the cook stove issue in the 1980s while a Peace Corps volunteer in Togo, where he chatted with local women while they cooked.

“These visits couldn’t last more than a short while because the smoke from the stoves was so dense I would start coughing, my eyes would sting and I would have to go outside to breathe,” he said.

Like nearly half the world, these women cooked on rudimentary stoves fueled by wood, charcoal, crop residues, dung cakes and even trash, leading to disastrous levels of indoor smoke. Associated levels of particles, pollutants and toxins can cause everything from cardiovascular and pulmonary disease to cataracts. Inefficient stoves also contribute more than 20 percent of global black carbon emissions.

The alliance depends on partner countries and organizations to educate consumers on the benefits of switching to more efficient stoves and fuels. Partner companies, many of them local enterprises, offer hundreds of types of inexpensive stoves and cleaner burning fuels, which will help lower harmful emissions and prevent premature deaths.

The alliance has sold more than 20 million efficient stoves through these partners, and estimates that by 2020, the adoption of cleaner burning cook stoves will help prevent 470,000 premature deaths, avoid more than 1 billion metric tons of CO2-equivalent emissions every year and create 1.5 million jobs.


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