2005 Federal Employee of the Year
Orlando Figueroa
Position: Deputy Associate Administrator for Programs, Science Mission Directorate
Agency: National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Led the development of the Mars Exploration Rover project.
2005 Career Achievement Medal Recipient
Barbara Turner
Position: Deputy Assistant Administrator
Agency: U.S. Agency for International Development
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Worked her way up to the highest levels at USAID where she has played a critical role in the Agency’s work in Egypt, the former Soviet Union, Bosnia and multiple other countries.
2005 Call to Service Medal Recipient
Kevin McAleenan
Position: Director of Anti-Terrorism
Agency: Customs and Border Protection, U.S. Department of Homeland Security
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Developed the Office of Anti-Terrorism, which was created soon after 9/11 to help better secure the nation’s ports and borders from terrorists and terrorist weapons.
2005 Citizen Services Medal Recipient
Terence Lutes
Position: Associate CIO, Information Technology Services
Agency: Internal Revenue Service, U.S. Department of the Treasury
Location: Washington, D.C.
Achievement: Led the development of the popular eFile system that has allowed millions of Americans to get their tax refunds in as few as 10 days, while also cutting processing costs for government by as much as 90 percent.
2005 Homeland Security Medal Recipient
Steven Bice
Position: Director, Emergency Operations
Agency: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Atlanta, Georgia
Achievement: Developed two of the country’s most effective emergency preparedness organizations in the public health field.
2005 International Affairs Medal Recipient
Tobin Bradley
Position: Political Advisor for the Coalition Provisional Authority
Agency: U.S. Department of State
Location: Dhi Qar Province, Iraq
Achievement: Organized 15 local elections in southern Iraq and developed a voting system that the U.N. used as the basis for the January 2005 national elections.
2005 Justice and Law Enforcement Medal Recipient
Elizabeth Grossman
Position: Acting Regional Attorney
Agency: U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Location: New York, New York
Achievement: Secured EEOC’s second largest sexual discrimination settlement ever in landmark case against Morgan Stanley.
2005 National Security Medal Recipient
Alan Estevez
Position: Assistant Deputy Under Secretary of Defense
Agency: U.S. Department of Defense
Location: Alexandria, Virginia
Achievement: Implemented use of Radio Frequency Identification by the military, transforming military logistics for the 21st century.
2005 Science and Environment Medal Recipient
Subhashree Madhavan and the Rembrandt Project Team
Position: Biomedical Informatics Specialist
Agency: National Cancer Institute Center for Bioinformatics, National Institutes of Health, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Location: Rockville, Maryland
Achievement: Created database that could lead to new cancer treatments and revolutionize the way cancer research is conducted.
The Service to America Medals are presented annually by the nonprofit, nonpartisan Partnership for Public Service to celebrate excellence in our federal civil service.
