2021 Sammies People’s Choice Award winners interviewed by CNN’s Kate Bolduan CNN’s Kate Bolduan speaks with 2021 Sammies People’s Choice Award winners, Ana B. Hinojosa and Eric Choy from Customs and Border Protection. The pair are recognized for their work directing enforcement actions against companies seeking to import goods produced by forced labor in China and other countries as part of a broader human rights effort to curb modern–day slavery. Read More
Sammies finalists honored at Washington Nationals game A group of 2021 Service to America Medals finalists were honored on-field during a recent Washington Nationals game. The finalists met Nationals Racing President Thomas Jefferson, appeared on the scoreboard’s screen and were cheered by more than 33,000 fans. Read More
Introducing the top six finalists for the 2021 People’s Choice Award Six finalists are still in the running for the 2021 Sammies People’s Choice Award. Learn more about their accomplishments, and vote for your favorite to be crowned the winner. Read More
Meet the 2021 Service to America Medal finalists This Public Service Recognition Week, the Partnership announced the 29 exceptional finalists for the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medal finalists. This year’s Sammies program features a new COVID-19 response category to recognize the federal employees who supported the government’s pandemic response. Read More
The Sammies Series: Q&A with the Robertson Foundation for Government and a State Department lawyer leading the fight against global human rights abuses 2020 Service to America Medals finalist Monica Ager Jacobsen, an attorney advisor at the State Department’s Office of the Legal Advisor, spoke with the Robertson Foundation for Government about serving in the State Department and how the U.S. helps identify and promote accountability for human rights abuses. Read More
The Sammies Series: Q&A with McKinsey and a Sammies finalist whose Ebola antiviral treatment has the potential to save thousands of lives 2020 Service to America Medals finalist Nancy Sullivan, chief of the Vaccine Research Center’s Biodefense Research Section at the National Institutes of Health, spoke with McKinsey’s Matt Craven about her team’s work to develop an effective antiviral infusion treatment for the Ebola virus. Read More
The Sammies series: Q&A with Maximus and a Sammies finalist at the State Department creating public-private partnerships 2020 Service to America Medals finalist Thomas Debass, managing director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships, spoke to Maximus’ Lisa Veith about his experience working for the federal government and the importance of public service. Read More
The Sammies Series: Q&A with Microsoft and the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force team 2020 Service to America Medals finalists Thomas Prevoznik, deputy assistant administrator at the Drug Enforcement Administration, and Gary Cantrell, deputy inspector general for investigations at the Department of Health and Human Services, spoke with Microsoft’s Toni Townes-Whitley about their efforts to address the country’s deadly opioid epidemic. Read More
The Sammies Series: Q&A with Citi and the multi-agency team that led an international criminal investigation 2020 Service to America Medals finalists Special Agent Christopher M. Janczewski of the Internal Revenue Service – Criminal Investigation, former Assistant U.S. Attorney Zia M. Faruqui of the Justice Department and Criminal Analyst Kimberly A. Reece of the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency spoke with Citi’s Marcy Forman about their work and their careers in public service. Read More
The Sammies Series: Q&A with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Cedric Sims and civil rights lawyer Jon Michael Seward 2020 Service to America Medals finalist Jon Michael Seward, a principal deputy chief in the Department of Justice’s civil rights division, spoke with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Cedric Sims, about his work ensuring underserved and minority communities gain access to credit. Read More
