{"id":29703,"date":"2022-02-08T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-02-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/our-solutions\/recognition\/service-to-america-medals\/"},"modified":"2024-10-02T13:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-10-02T17:10:00","slug":"service-to-america-medals","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/our-solutions\/recognition\/service-to-america-medals\/","title":{"rendered":"Service to America Medals"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\">The Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals\u00ae is the preeminent awards program for career federal employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:10px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<a class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-button alignleft pps-button rectangular_with_border primary with-icon m-0 font-weight-bold\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/servicetoamericamedals.org\/\" data-label=\"Visit servicetoamericamedals.org\" data-color=\"#FFFFFF\" data-color-opacity=\"100\" data-bg-color=\"#00827E\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"100\" data-graphic-position=\"after\" data-button-style=\"rectangular_with_border\" data-theme-style=\"primary\" data-graphic-type=\"icon\" data-type-of-url=\"page\" data-icon=\"arrow-up-right-from-square\" style=\"color:#FFFFFF;border:1px solid #FFFFFF;background-color:#00827E\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><span>Visit servicetoamericamedals.org<\/span><i class=\"fa fa-arrow-up-right-from-square after\"><\/i><\/a>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The awards seek to increase public awareness of government\u2019s important work, inspire young people to consider careers in public service, and improve recognition and morale within federal agencies by lifting up examples of extraordinary leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Sammies 2023 Sizzle Reel\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/x85uYmzDJIQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:60px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-pps-gutenberg-blocks-full-width-column pps-full-width-column\" style=\"background-color:rgba(0,0,0,0.05)\" data-bg-type=\"color\" data-bg-color=\"#000000\" data-bg-color-opacity=\"5\" data-bg-overlay-color-opacity=\"100\"><div class=\"pps-overlay\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\"><strong>The Service to America Medals, or Sammies, are a highly respected honor whose recipients are chosen through a rigorous selection process led by a panel of leaders in academia, business, philanthropy, government, media and entertainment.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size\">Named for the Partnership for Public Service\u2019s late\u202ffounder,\u202fSamuel J. 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class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial has-larger-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-image\" style=\"--ed-vw:;--ed-vh:;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div bg-image\"><img class=\"wp-image-34323\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/170927_Sammies_Gala_127-1024x557_2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit: cover; object-position: 50% 50%;\"  data-title=\"A majority of those who do not believe the federal government plays a large role in their lives have received federal benefits\" data-description=\"&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;It\u2019s easy to forget the role that the federal government has in our daily lives. Whether it\u2019s funding the construction of the roads we drive on, ensuring our cell phone signals are clear of interference, or preventing deadly contaminants from entering the foods we eat, many government functions can be difficult to see. But just how unaware are people of the role that government plays in their lives?&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Recent &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/publications\/trust-in-government\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;public opinion research&lt;\/a&gt; conducted by the Partnership for Public Service and Freedman Consulting provides evidence that people do not recognize all of the things the federal government does to improve and maintain their quality of life, and that much of the public does not associate government with those positive activities.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:3} --&gt;\n&lt;h3&gt;Public opinion on the role of government&lt;\/h3&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:image {&quot;align&quot;:&quot;right&quot;,&quot;id&quot;:34324,&quot;width&quot;:522,&quot;height&quot;:304,&quot;sizeSlug&quot;:&quot;large&quot;,&quot;linkDestination&quot;:&quot;none&quot;} --&gt;\n&lt;div class=&quot;wp-block-image&quot;&gt;&lt;figure class=&quot;alignright size-large is-resized&quot;&gt;&lt;img src=&quot;https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/Trust-blog-graph-1024x598.png&quot; alt=&quot;&quot; class=&quot;wp-image-34324&quot; width=&quot;522&quot; height=&quot;304&quot;\/&gt;&lt;\/figure&gt;&lt;\/div&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:image --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;The polling found that about half the people in the U.S. said the federal government plays a \u201cvery\u201d or \u201csomewhat\u201d significant role in their lives. By contrast, 40% said the federal government plays \u201cnot much of a role\u201d or \u201cno real role.\u201d&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;However, a majority of people who said the federal government does not play much of a role in their lives also stated they have received federal benefits or assistance such as Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, veteran\u2019s benefits, food stamps or housing assistance. Forty-five percent of those individuals said they currently receive one of those benefits while another 11% said they received such benefits in the past.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;These findings come as tens of millions of people in the United States have received a government benefit as part of COVID-19 relief efforts during the past two years, even ignoring the important government work that has taken place in the background to fight the pandemic.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Those who said the government does not impact their life may not understand the way the government assists people around the country. Sixty percent of those who said the government plays no significant role in their lives said the impact of the federal government on the country is negative, compared with 32% who had a positive answer. Only 51% of those who said government had a somewhat or very significant role in their lives had similarly negative views of the federal government\u2019s impact, and 46% said it had been positive. While some of the respondents may be unwilling to admit the government\u2019s role through assistance and benefits, the data suggests that the lack of awareness of the source of their benefits has a real and significant effect on public support of government.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:3} --&gt;\n&lt;h3 id=&quot;h-how-can-we-improve-public-awareness-of-government-services&quot;&gt;How can we improve public awareness of government services?&lt;\/h3&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Building stronger recognition of the work of the federal government will take a wide variety of efforts. Government can improve how it makes the public more aware of the services and benefits it provides, but education may also play a critical role. Civics education remains a weak point in our nation\u2019s education system. According to a poll conducted in 2021 by the &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/www.annenbergpublicpolicycenter.org\/political-communication\/civics-knowledge-survey\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;Annenberg Public Policy Center&lt;\/a&gt;, only 56% of Americans, for example, are able to name the three branches of government.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;In our &lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/publications\/trust-in-government\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;research&lt;\/a&gt;, participants responded positively when they were reminded of government\u2019s role in society and of the services that they regularly receive. While it is not clear that such campaigns can entirely alleviate the problem, efforts to increase public awareness of the federal government\u2019s role in our society are sorely needed if we are to build trust in our nation\u2019s most important democratic institution.&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;&lt;em&gt;For more details on the Freedman Consulting and Partnership for Public Service 2021 U.S. Trust Survey and its findings that break down the data by groups of population, as well as shed some light on the reasons behind a lack of trust in the U.S. federal government, see our recent report \u201c&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/publications\/trust-in-government\/&quot; target=&quot;_blank&quot; rel=&quot;noreferrer noopener&quot;&gt;&lt;em&gt;Trust in Government: A Close Look at Public Perceptions of the Federal Government and Its Employees&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/a&gt;&lt;em&gt;.\u201d&lt;\/em&gt;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\" \/><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial has-larger-font-size\"><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-image\" style=\"--ed-vw:;--ed-vh:;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div bg-image\"><img class=\"wp-image-34322\" src=\"https:\/\/ourpublicservice.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/160920_Sammies_Gala_006-1024x557-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"object-fit: cover; 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The release event will highlight recommendations for increasing civil servants\u2019 trust in their leaders and in the framework of the civil service. It will also feature two-panel discussions with federal leaders and frontline staff.&nbsp;This virtual event is scheduled for Thursday, June 16, 2022, from 3-4:30 p.m. ET. Kindly RSVP below. &nbsp;&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:4} --&gt;\n&lt;h4 id=&quot;h-date&quot;&gt;Date&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Thursday, June 16, 2022&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:4} --&gt;\n&lt;h4 id=&quot;h-time&quot;&gt;Time&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;3-4:30 p.m. ET&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:4} --&gt;\n&lt;h4 id=&quot;h-location&quot;&gt;Location&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;Virtual event - Zoom for Government&lt;br&gt;A link will be provided after registration&lt;\/p&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:paragraph --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:4} --&gt;\n&lt;h4 id=&quot;h-speakers&quot;&gt;Speakers&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:list --&gt;\n&lt;ul&gt;&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Peter Bonner, Associate Director of HR Solutions, OPM&lt;\/li&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:list-item --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Dexter Brooks, Associate Director, Office of Federal Operations, EEOC&lt;\/li&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:list-item --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Pam Coleman, Associate Director of Performance and Personnel Management, OMB&lt;\/li&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:list-item --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:list-item --&gt;\n&lt;li&gt;Rita Sampson, Director of the Office of Equal Employment Opportunity, SEC&lt;\/li&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:list-item --&gt;&lt;\/ul&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:list --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:heading {&quot;level&quot;:4} --&gt;\n&lt;h4 id=&quot;h-additional-information&quot;&gt;Additional Information&lt;\/h4&gt;\n&lt;!-- \/wp:heading --&gt;\n\n&lt;!-- wp:paragraph --&gt;\n&lt;p&gt;If you have any questions, please reach out to Anthony Vetrano at &lt;a 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no-media-background\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial serif\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>\u201cThese awards aren\u2019t just the \u2018Oscars\u2019 of public service, they\u2019re a reminder that public service is noble and an impactful profession.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>President Joe Biden on the 2021 Sammies<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-none\" style=\"--slide-min-width:80%;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div no-media-background\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial serif\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>\u201cWe honor and give thanks to those who devote their unique talents and abilities to making our country safer, stronger and more effective. \u2026I congratulate this year\u2019s medal recipients and send \u2026 best wishes for continued success.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>President Donald Trump on the 2018 Sammies honorees<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-none\" style=\"--slide-min-width:80%;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div no-media-background\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial serif\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>\u201cThis year\u2019s Sammies recipients and finalists reflect the very best of our country\u2019s commitment to public service. Their accomplishments will help our nation better meet the challenges of our time.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:25px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><em>President Barack Obama, on the 2014 Sammies honorees&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"swiper-slide wp-block-eedee-block-gutenslide is-position-center-center ed-bg-none\" style=\"--slide-min-width:80%;\" data-hash=\"\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div no-media-background\"><div class=\"eedee-background-div__overlay\" style=\"opacity:1;\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"slide-content\">\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center gutenslider-content-initial serif\" style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong>\u201cI commend the Partnership for Public Service, the Service to America Medal\u00ae recipients and all those who are committed to excellence in the federal workforce. 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