Top 50 in the News
CY 2011
The following stories or links to interviews support Navy’s efforts in being recognized as a “Top 50” organization. An external awards program is a key component of our efforts in supporting the “Top 50” initiative’s goals. Each selected award must meet two stringent application criteria - it must be a nationally prestigious award in the area of workforce or workplace management, and the award must have been sufficiently important to attract organizations of national reputation.
Top Stories
Navy’s Diversity Group ranked nationally as Number One. In competition with companies such as FEDEX, Comcast, Prudential, Boeing, Pfizer and Hyatt Hotels, Navy commanded the top spot in the 2011.
Navy ranks as #7 in Training Magazine’s Top 125 Training List. For the second year in a row, Navy was recognized as one of the Top 125 training organizations in the US. Entering the list at #17 of over 1,000 companies who applied in 2010, Navy improved its position to #7 in 2011. www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58497
Ten Navy Commands recognized for Workplace Flexibility. Commands representing both operational and shore-based activities, received national recognition as models in national workplace flexibility. Navy received more organizational recognition than all but three organizations in its first year of applications. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58185
2011 News-by-Month
April 2011
Apr 13, 2011 Navy receives first ever government entity recognition for its diversity leadership. http://diversitymbamagazine.com/diversity-mba-magazine-picks-50-out-front-for-diversity-leadership-best-companies-for-managers-to-work
Apr 11, 2011 Navy’s Diversity Group ranked nationally as Number One. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=59695
April 8, 2011 NAVSEA receives “Disability Matters” Award for Wounded Warrior Hiring. http://www.navsea.navy.mil/NAVSEANews.aspx
March 2011
Mar 30, 2011 VADM McCoy discusses NAVSEA’s ERE winning Wounded Warriors Program on Federal News Radio. http://www.federalnewsradio.com/?nid=17&sid=2326214
Mar 28, 2011 RDML Steindl (NSTC) discusses Navy’s participation in 2011 Training 125 competition. http://www.viddler.com/explore/eLearningTV/videos/120/
Mar 28, 2011 CNRC joins other leaders including Microsoft, IBM and Oppenheimer in accepting the Optimas award for Service at awards ceremony in Chicago. http://www.workforce.com/archive/feature/hr-management/winners-gather-chicago-20th-annual-workforce/index.php
Mar 25, 2011 NAVSEA receives National Award for Wounded Warrior Hiring. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=59325.
Mar 23, 2011 First Total Force Survey results released. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=59266
Mar 8, 2011 Navy recognized as one of the 2011 Most Attractive Employers by National Society of High School Scholars. www.ere.net/2011/03/08/disney-tops-again/
February 2011
Feb 25, 2011 Navy COOL wins at 2011 Human Capital Management for Defense Awards. http://www.navy.mil/Search/display.asp?story_id=58789
Feb 14, 2011 NAVSEA selected as a “Disability Matters” Honoree in the Workforce Category with CSX, Manpower and Proctor and Gamble. www.consultspringboard.com/2010/dm-2011-honorees/
Feb 9, 2011 Navy ranks as #7 in Training Magazine’s Top 125 Training List. www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58497
Feb 3, 2011 NAVSEA recognized for Wounded Warrior Recruiting Efforts. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.ap?story_id=58359
Feb 1, 2011 CNRC and NAVSEA recognized as finalists in prestigious ERE National Recruiting Competition. http://www.ere.net/2011/02/01/2011-recruiting-excellence-award-finalists/
January 2011
Jan 25, 2011 Ten Navy Commands recognized for Workplace Flexibility. http://www.navy.mil/search/display.asp?story_id=58185
September 2011
As the 2011 runner-up for the Best Recruiting Department in the nation, an award sponsored by the Electronic Recruiting Exchange, CNRC (CDR Brett Phillips, CNRC Marketing) gave a 1 hour presentation on Navy’s “Record Year” of recruiting. The video and slides can be accessed at the following link.http://www.ereexpo.com/2011fall/conference/agenda/session-descriptions/#session-361
October 2011
Navy RTC training hosts corporate training professionals. On Octob er 6th, RDML Steindl hosted attendees of Training Magazine’s Learning 3.0 Conference to demonstrated Navy’s use of gaming and simulation training. Training Magazine sponsors the Training 125 list- a list in 2011 in which Navy ranked #7 of the top 125 training “companies” in the country.http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_action=doc&p_docid=13A633E14A938CD0&p_docnum=1
Navy recognized for having BEST training. The Naval Education and Training Command (NETC) was recognized for outstanding contributions to workplace learning and development during the 2011 American Society for Training and Development (ASTD) BEST Awards ceremony Oct. 6 at the Ronald Reagan International Trade Center in Washington, DC. Navy received a ranking of #3 of 72 organizations submitting applicatons.https://www.netc.navy.mil/_documents/NewsReleases/pr_11311.pdf
Navy speaks at “Learn from the Best” conference, sponsored by the American Society for Training and Development. Capt. Chuck Hollingsworth, Commanding Officer, Center for Personal and Professional Development, discussed Navy’s NOFFS Program and the rollout of DADT training to learning leaders at the conference. Scroll to the bottom of the link to access his presentation slides. http://www.astd.org/ASTD/aboutus/AwardsandBestPractices/bestAwards/learnfromtheBEST.htm
“Training at Full Throttle”. In support of Navy’s designation as a BEST designated “company’ in 2011, a feature article was written on Navy training, featuring many comments by then NETC Commander, RADM Joseph Kilkenny. A podcast of the article is included at the following link. http://www.astd.org/TD
