Four federal employees receive 25th annual Sammies awards
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Updated · POLITICO · May 5
Four federal employees receive 25th annual Sammies awards
7 articles · Updated · POLITICO · May 5
The Partnership for Public Service chose four honorees from more than 140 nominations across 39 agencies, down sharply after the federal workforce lost over 300,000 employees.
Winners were recognised for stopping a China-linked State Department cyberattack, improving air-pollution monitoring, recovering billions in tax dollars and advancing dairy cattle breeding through DNA research.
The awards, presented Wednesday in Washington during Public Service Recognition Week, come as some agencies skipped nominations and some civil servants feared public recognition could threaten their jobs.
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