Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service
| Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service | |
|---|---|
Awarded by  Secretary of Defense | |
| Country |
 United States |
| Type | Civilian public service award |
| Eligibility | Non-career Federal employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals. |
| Awarded for | “Demonstration of outstanding service of significance to the Department of Defense involving personal sacrifice and inconvenience in the performance or assistance of such service; and motivation by patriotism, good citizenship, and a sense of public responsibility” |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | Department of Defense Medal for Distinguished Public Service |
| Next (lower) | Secretary of Defense Medal for Exceptional Public Service |
 Ribbon bar of the medal | |
The Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service is the second highest award presented by the Secretary of Defense to non-career Federal employees, private citizens, and foreign nationals for contributions, assistance, or support to Department of Defense functions that are extensive enough to warrant recognition, but are lesser in scope and impact than is required for the DoD Medal for Distinguished Public Service. The Secretary of Defense is the approval authority. This award consists of a silver medal, a miniature medal, a rosette, and a citation signed by the Secretary of Defense. An individual may receive this award more than once. Subsequent awards consist of the foregoing recognition devices and a bronze, silver, or gold palm, as appropriate.[1]
Notable recipients
- David S. Alberts
- Richard Armitage
- David Jeremiah Barron[2]
- Steven G. Bradbury[3]
- Carl Brashear
- Laura Bush
- Hillary Clinton
- Michele Flournoy
- Robert L. Gordon III
- Mariusz Handzlik
- William A. Jeffrey
- Deborah Lee James
- Jill Kelley
- Zalmay Khalilzad
- Jacques Paul Klein
- Zachary J. Lemnios
- MITRE Corporation
- Walter Oi
- David Scantling
See also
References
- ↑ http://biotech.law.lsu.edu/blaw/dodd/corres/html2/ai29x.htm
- ↑ White House Office of the Press Secretary (2013-09-24). "President Obama Nominates David Jeremiah Barron to Serve on the United States Court of Appeals" (Press release). Washington, D.C. Retrieved 2015-11-18.
- ↑ Passarella, Gina (2009-07-13). "DOJ Lawyer Who Argued Legality of Waterboarding Scores BigLaw Partnership". The Legal Intelligencer. Retrieved 2015-12-28. (registration required (help)).