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2017 Secretary's Awards(63)

The 2017 Secretary’s Awards honor the work, sacrifice, and professional excellence of employees from components all across the Department of Homeland Security.  These colleagues highlighted below have performed above and beyond the call of duty, responding in extraordinary ways to the challenges of protecting the homeland.  These individuals have displayed a special dedication to the mission of homeland security, setting a sterling example for all DHS employees who share their commitment to the Department and to the American people.

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  • 2017 Secretary's Awards
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     A joint-DHS honor guard presents the colors at the 2017 Secretary’s Awards Ceremony before hundreds of award recipients, their colleagues and their families.
    Nov 08, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

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    The Customs and Border Protection Volkswagen Customs Fraud Penalty Team receive the Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Jason O'Doherty, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. O'Doherty was honored for his initiative in managing a…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Jenny Bayles, Transportation Security Administration, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Bayles was honored for her technical…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Petty Officer 1st Class Mason Camplin, a culinary specialist in the U.S. Coast Guard, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Natile Vinson, Transportation Security Administration, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Vinson was honored for her…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Nora Fuentes, Management Directorate's Office of the Chief Procurement Officer, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Fuentes…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Thomas Hunter, Management Directorate, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Hunter was honored for developing a probabilistic…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Timothy Dixon, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Dixon was honored for implementing key…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    The Border Patrol Rio Grand Valley Sector Team receive the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for providing immediate medical…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Volunteer Service 2017
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    Charles Rotenberry, a Purple Heart Recipient, Transportation Security Administration, receives the the Secretary's Award for Volunteer Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    Federal Emergency Management Agency's Recovery Reporting and Analytics Division Field Deployment Team receive the the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    Glen Kessler, U.S. Secret Service, on behalf of the Savannah Resident Office Team receives the the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal 2017
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    U.S. Secret Service's Operation Sunset Team receive the Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for developing critical…
    Nov 13, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal 2017
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    Capt. Peter Hatch, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the Secretary's Exceptional Service Gold Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Hatch was honored for creating and institutionalizing…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    Lt. Cmdr Jennifer Runion, on behalf of the crew of the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Active, accepts the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The Active crew is…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    Transportation Security Administration Systems Integration Facility Test Program Team receive the the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The Team was honored…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    Management Directorate, Office of the Chief Financial Officer, Workforce Development Division receive the the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The division…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    Immigration and Customs Enforcement national Criminal Analysis and targeting Center Team, Sex Offender registry Unit receive the the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Unit Award 2017
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    U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Blue Campaign Support Team receive the the Secretary's Unit Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for establishing…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Volunteer Service 2017
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    Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations participants of the Charles E. Rose Benefit Softball Tournament receive the the Secretary's Award for Volunteer Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    Timothy Sturgell, U.S. Secret Service receives the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Sturgell was honored for saving the life of a West Point Cadet…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    The U.S. Secret Service Presidential Protection Division, Peru Expedition Team receive the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    Petty Officer 1st Class Mario Estevane, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Estevane was honored for saving the life of…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    The Federal Protective Service Region 10 Seattle Command receive the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The command was honored for helping rescue…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    The Federal Protective Service Defense Tactics Instructors Team receive the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for saving the…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    Cmdr. Daniel Broadhurst, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Broadhurst was honored for responding to a vehicle…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Valor 2017
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    Customs and Border Protection's Guatemala Advisors Team receive the the Secretary's Award for Valor at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for assisting with the…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Diversity Management 2017
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    Keith Malley, Transportation Security Administration, receives the the Secretary's Award for Diversity Management at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Malley was honored for his…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Walkiria Mines, Immigration and Customs Enforcement, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Mines was honored for high levels of…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    U.S. Secret Service's Office of Human Resources -Talent and Employee Acquisition Management Division, Outreach Branch and Performance Management Employee Relations Division Team receive the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    National Protection and Programs Directorate's National Cybersecurity Assessments and Technical Services Team receive the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Leslie Rivera, Customs and Border Protection, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Rivera was honored for her outstanding…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Lawrence Indyk, Office of the Executive Secretary, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Indyk was honored for coordinating…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Doran McGuagan, Customs and Border Protection, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. McGuagan was honored for volunteering for…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal 2017
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    Douglas McCann, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. McCann was recognized for his vast knowledge and…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Charles Coletta Immigration and Customs Enforcement, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Coletta was honored for developing…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service 2017
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    Adam Falise, Transportation and Security Administration, receives the the Secretary's Award for Exemplary Service at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Falise was honored for his…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Grace Cheng, Office of General Counsel receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Cheng was honored for her work as lead counsel for DHS Freedom…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    The Tinman/C-Lan Merger Team, Office of Intelligence and Analysis and Management Directorate receive the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    The U.S. Border Patrol Consequence Delivery Team receive the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for developing the Sector Web…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Immigration and Customs Enforcement's San Francisco Secure Communities Program Team receive the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team, which…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Richard Conrad, Office of Intelligence and Analysis, receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Conrad was honored for implementing a pilot…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Mark Singer, National Protection Program Directorate, receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Singer was honored for his extraordinary…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    The Civil Rights and Civil Liberties' Intelligence Oversight Guidelines Development Team receive the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Federal Emergency Management Agency, Federal Insurance and Mitigation Administration Reinsurance Team receive the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Dr. Mark Wrobel, Domestic Nuclear Detection Office, receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Wrobel was honored for leading his team in three…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Denise Bechtol, U.S. Coast Guard, receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Bechtel was honored for demonstrating exemption leadership,…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Demetrios Lambropoulos, Transportation Security Administration receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Lambropoulos was honored for…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Brian Parsons, Office of Civil Rights and Civil Liberties receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Parsons was honored for creating policy and…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary’s Award for Excellence 2017
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    Alyssa Smiley, Management Directorate receives the Secretary's Award for Excellence at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Smiley was honored for for her outstanding leadership and…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    The Science and Technology Directorate's Aviation Security Working Group receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The group honored for their…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    DHS Operation Golden Grocery Team, comprised of Immigration and Customs Enforcement, Department of Justice, and U.S. Department of Agriculture, receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    Joint Task Force - West receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. JTF-West was honored for developing and implementing Operation All In, the first…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    Stacey Rogers from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center Hurricane Matthew Response and Recovery Team receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8,…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    The Eastern Caribbean Regional Integrating Group receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The group, comprised of Immigration and Customs…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    The DHS Data Act Project Team receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. The team was honored for their work in bringing the department into…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Award for Unity of Effort 2017
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    The Agent Brian Terry Case Unit Team receive the Secretary's Unity Effort Award at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017, for their work in the arrest of a long-sought fugitive indicted for…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal 2017
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    On behalf of the Coast Guard rescue aircrew who responded to a distress call in June 2016, Petty Officers Ryan Harvey and Jonathan Foss receive the Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal 2017
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    Customs and Border Protection Detroit Field Office Agricultural Unit receives the Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. They were honored…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal 2017
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    Gloria Chavez and Enrique Tamayo of U.S. Customs and Border Protection, receive the Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Chavez and Tamayo…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • The Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal 2017
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    Allen Blume, management directorate, receives the Secretary's Meritorious Service Silver Medal at the Department of Homeland Security Secretary's Awards Ceremony in Washington, D.C., Nov. 8, 2017. Blume was recognized for executing the Department's…
    Nov 07, 2017 Department of Homeland Security

  • 2017 Secretary’s Awards
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    The 2017 Secretary’s Awards honor the work, sacrifice, and professional excellence of 494 employees from components all across the Department of Homeland Security.
    Aug 06, 2018 Department of Homeland Security
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