Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Performance Improvement Officer and Director of Administration & Management, Ms. Jennifer C. Walsh, Honor the Department of Defense Recipients of the 2023 Presidential Rank Awards

View Online IMMEDIATE RELEASE Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Performance Improvement Officer and Director of Administration & Management, Ms. Jennifer C. Walsh, Honor the Department of Defense Recipients of the 2023 Presidential Rank Awards June 18, 2024 In a ceremony at the Pentagon today, Deputy Secretary of Defense Kathleen Hicks and Performance Improvement Officer and Director of Administration & Management, Ms. Jennifer C. Walsh, honored Department of Defense 2023 Presidential Rank Awards recipients. The Presidential Rank Award (PRA), established by statute, is one of the highest awards bestowed upon career Senior Executive Service and senior professionals by the President of the United States.  Nominees face a long and rigorous evaluation period focused on those who have made significant and lasting contributions to their agencies in delivering mission critical solutions, providing excellent customer service, and being good stewards of taxpayers' dollars, and includes an extensive on-site evaluation and analysis process.  Just being nominated by itself is considered a recognition of sustained exemplary performance over multiple years.  "Year after year, and through a gauntlet of challenges, this year's honorees have risen to the occasion and delivered on critical national security priorities," said Deputy Secretary of Defense Hicks. "They've led teams with purpose, brought out the best in their teammates, and broken down institutional barriers and inertia to expand the capacity and effectiveness of the Department." Two categories of PRA are available: 'Distinguished' rank to leaders who achieve sustained extraordinary accomplishments, and 'Meritorious' rank to leaders for sustained accomplishments. Fifteen Department of Defense employees received the award in 2023, having been selected from among the highest performing career executive and senior professional achievers across the Federal service. The Department of Defense 2023 PRA recipients are: Distinguished Executive Christine M. Condon Deputy Chief Information Officer (Resources & Analysis) Department of Defense Chief Information Officer Laura K. Cooper Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Russia, Ukraine, and Eurasia) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Policy) Paul D. Cramer Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment (Installations) (Retired) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) Anne J. McAndrew Deputy Comptroller (Program/Budget) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Michael D. Payne Principal Deputy Director Cost Assessment & Program Evaluation Distinguished Senior Professional Douglas S. Brungart Senior Research Scientist (Auditory Science) Defense Health Agency Meritorious Executive Rebecca S. Beck Director, Enterprise Solutions and Standards Defense Finance and Accounting Service Catherine L. Contreras Executive Director, Aviation Contracting & Acquisition Management Defense Logistics Agency Roger S. Greenwell, Sr. Director, Enterprise Integration & Innovation/Chief Information Officer Defense Information Systems Agency David E. Johnson Regional Director, Central (Retired) Defense Contract Audit Agency David R. Kless Deputy Commander, DLA (Energy) Defense Logistics Agency Kim R. Laurance Assistant Deputy Chief Financial Officer Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) Steven J. Morani Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment (Logistics) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment) Shirley L. Reed Director, Emerging Capabilities & Systems Defense Finance and Accounting Service Brandi C. Vann Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense (Nuclear, Chemical and Biological Defense Programs) Office of the Under Secretary of Defense (Acquisition & Sustainment)

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