Have some people received multiple awards within a short period of time?
Yes, and this may occur for several reasons. Award nominations should be initiated in close proximity to the accomplishment being achieved. On some occasions, an individual may be involved in multiple meritorious efforts worthy of recognition. Also, different awards can come from different funding sources and different organizational nominators that happen to coincide in timing. And, sometimes, multiple awards tend to occur toward the end of the fiscal year when managers know how much award money is available and the deadline for award submission for the fiscal year is approaching. Training planned for managers will help address these issues. • Why did CDC release the names of employees and their cash award amounts to a reporter? Isn’t this protected under the privacy act? CDC received two recent requests for information related to CDC cash-award recipients from the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and US Senator Charles Grassley; both requests are related to their ongoing interest in the
