R 161227Z MAR 12 ALCOAST 127/12 COMDTNOTE 5354 SUBJ: THIRTEENTH ANNUAL WOMEN IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT (WIFLE) LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE AND AWARDS PROGRAM 1. WIFLE IS A NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION DEDICATED TO PROMOTING THE VALUE THAT WOMEN BRING TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. WIFLE WILL HOLD ITS THIRTEENTH ANNUAL LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE 25 THRU 28 JUNE 2012 AT THE BUENA VISTA PALACE HOTEL, ORLANDO, FLORIDA. EACH YEAR, OVER 700 PEOPLE REPRESENTING FEDERAL, STATE, LOCAL, MILITARY, AND INTERNATIONAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES ATTEND THE ANNUAL WIFLE LEADERSHIP TRAINING CONFERENCE AND AWARDS BANQUET. 2. THIS YEARS TRAINING PROGRAM WILL FOCUS ON LEADERSHIP SKILLS NECESSARY FOR ADVANCEMENT IN ALL RANKS IN GOVERNMENT, INCLUDING THE SENIOR EXECUTIVE LEVEL, AS WELL AS SPECIAL TRAINING SESSIONS AND TRAINING CONFERENCES FOCUSING ON DIVERSITY, CONFLICT RESOLUTION, ACTIVE SHOOTER, KINESICS AND INTERVIEWING, COMPUTER HACKING TECHNIQUES, AND BULLYING AND CYBER BULLYING. DETAILED INFORMATION FOR REGISTERING AND ATTENDING THIS YEARS WIFLE CONFERENCE CAN BE FOUND AT HTTP://WWW.WIFLE.ORG. 3. THE WIFLE AWARDS PROGRAM IS NOW SEEKING NOMINATIONS FOR CONSIDERATION FOR AWARDS TO BE PRESENTED AT THE WIFLE AWARDS BANQUET ON 27 JUNE 2012. THE COAST GUARD INVESTIGATIVE SERVICE (CGIS), SERVES AS THE COAST GUARDS REPRESENTATIVE TO WIFLE, AND AS SUCH, IS RESPONSIBLE FOR SUBMITTING COAST GUARD AWARD NOMINEES TO THE WIFLE FOUNDATION FOR WIFLE AWARDS PROGRAM CONSIDERATION. CGIS IS NOW SEEKING COAST GUARD NOMINATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING THREE WIFLE AWARD CATEGORIES: A. JULIE Y. CROSS AWARD. AWARD CRITERIA: ALL FULL-TIME SWORN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WHICH INCLUDES ACTIVE DUTY COAST GUARD PERSONNEL, ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. NOMINESS FOR THIS AWARD MUST HAVE DISPLAYED AN UNUSUAL DEGREE OF COURAGE, STAMINA, AND WILLINGNESS TO GO ABOVE AND BEYOND THE CALL OF DUTY, RESULTING IN AN EXCEPTIONAL, HEROIC ACHIEVEMENT IN LAW ENFORCEMENT DURING THE PERIOD 01 JANUARY 2011 AND 31 DECEMBER 2011. B. OUTSTANDING FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEE AWARD. AWARD CRITERIA: ALL FULL-TIME LAW ENFORCEMENT PERSONNEL (SWORN AND NON-SWORN) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. NOMINEES FOR THIS AWARD MUST HAVE SUSTAINED A SUPERIOR LEVEL OF PERFORMANCE WHILE SERVING AS A ROLE MODEL FOR WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. THREE ACCOMPLISHMENTS MUST BE CITED WITHIN A FIVE YEAR PERIOD, WITH ONE EXAMPLE OCCURRING BETWEEN 01 JANUARY 2011 AND 31 DECEMBER 2011. C. OUTSTANDING ADVOCATE FOR WOMEN IN FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD. AWARD CRITERIA: ALL FULL-TIME FEDERAL LAW ENFORCEMENT EMPLOYEES (SWORN AND NON-SWORN) ARE ELIGIBLE FOR THIS AWARD. NOMINEES MUST HAVE MADE SUBSTANTIAL CONTRIBUTIONS HAVING BROAD IMPACT IN ONE OR ALL AREAS OF RECRUITING, RETAINING OR PROMOTING WOMEN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT. CONTRIBUTIONS OR EVIDENCE SUPPORTING EACH NOMINEE MUST HAVE OCCURRED OR THE IMPACT CONTINUED TO OCCUR BETWEEN 01 JANUARY 2011 AND 31 DECEMBER 2011. 4. NOMINATIONS. THE WIFLE 2012 AWARDS PROGRAM AWARDS CRITERIA AND NOMINATION FORMS CAN BE OBTAINED AT HTTP://WWW.WIFLE.ORG. ALL COMPLETED NOMINATION FORMS MUST BE ENDORSED BY THE UNIT-LEVEL COMMANDING OFFICER OR OFFICER-IN-CHARGE AND SUBMITTED VIA THEIR CHAIN TO DIRECTOR, CGIS. A NARRATIVE JUSTIFICATION IN CG MEMO FORMAT AND NO MORE THAN THREE PAGES TYPED DESCRIBING THE MERITORIOUS ACCOMPLISHMENTS THAT SUPPORT THE AWARD NOMINATION MUST BE SUBMITTED TO CGIS WITH THE COMPLETED WIFLE NOMINATION FORM. 5. SUBMISSION. ALL NOMINATION PACKAGES MUST BE RECEIVED BY CGIS ON OR BEFORE FRIDAY, 20 APRIL 2012. NOMINATION PACKAGES SHOULD BE FAXED TO THE ATTENTION OF CGIS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARTY J. MARTINEZ AT (202) 493-6619 OR E-MAILED TO MARTY.J.MARTINEZ(AT)USCG.MIL. 6. SELECTION. CGIS WILL COORDINATE WITH THE WIFLE FOUNDATION THE SUBMISSION OF COAST GUARD NOMINATION PACKAGES FOR CONSIDERATION BY THE WIFLE AWARDS BOARD. CGIS WILL NOTIFY THROUGH THE APPROPRIATE CHAIN OF COMMAND COAST GUARD NOMINEES SELECTED TO RECEIVE AN AWARD BY THE WIFLE FOUNDATION. CGIS WILL FUND THE WIFLE AWARDS CONFERENCE, BANQUET COST, TRAVEL, AND LODGING EXPENSES FOR COAST GUARD NOMINEES SELECTED BY THE WIFLE FOUNDATION TO RECEIVE A WIFLE AWARD. ASSISTANT DIRECTOR MARTINEZ CAN BE CONTACTED VIA E-MAIL OR AT (202) 493-6608 FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION. 7. DANIEL S. BUTLER, DEPUTY ASSISTANT COMMANDANT FOR INTELLIGENCE AND CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS, SENDS. 8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED.