ADMINISTRATIVE MESSAGE ROUTINE R 031505Z OCT 00 ZYB MIN PSN 356969J38 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N00// TO NAVADMIN UNCLAS //N11000// NAVADMIN 256/00 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO N00// SUBJ/FY 2000 DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE) AND WATER MANAGEMENT AWARDS// RMKS/1. EACH YEAR THE DOE RECOGNIZES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT ENERGY CHAMPIONS WHO ACHIEVE EXCELLENCE IN FACILITY MANAGEMENT BY SAVING ENERGY, REDUCING WATER CONSUMPTION AND PURSUING THE USE OF RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES. 2. I AM PLEASED TO ANNOUNCE THAT SEVEN NAVY COMMANDS WERE SELECTED BY DOE TO RECEIVE A FY 2000 FEDERAL ENERGY AND WATER MANAGEMENT AWARD. THE AWARD WINNERS, SELECTED BY DOE, MADE OUTSTANDING CONTRIBUTIONS TOWARDS INCREASING ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION AS MANDATED BY THE ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992 AND EXECUTIVE ORDER 13123 OF JUNE 1999. THE WINNERS SET NEW STANDARDS OF EXCELLENCE IN ENERGY MANAGEMENT, SERVING AS MODELS FOR FEDERAL FACILITIES AND OPERATING FORCES WORLDWIDE. 3. THE AWARD WINNERS ARE: COMMAND CATEGORY NWS, YORKTOWN, VA SMALL GROUP-ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT NFESC, PORT HUENEME, CA SMALL GROUP-RENEWABLE ENERGY ATLANTIC UNDERSEA TEST AND ORGANIZATION-ENERGY EFFICIENCY EVALUATION CENTER (AUTEC) AND MANAGEMENT (2 AWARDS) NAS PENSACOLA REGION, FL NSWC DAHLGREN,VA ORGANIZATION-ENERGY EFFICIENCY AND MANAGEMENT USS BONHOMME RICHARD (LHD-6) ORGANIZATION-MOBILITY ENERGY FLEET LOGISTICS SUPPORT ORGANIZATION-MOBILITY ENERGY SQUADRON (VR-58) NFESC, PORT HUENEME, CA ORGANIZATION-EXCEPTIONAL SERVICE TEAM 4. AWARD WINNERS WILL BE INVITED TO ATTEND A DOE LUNCHEON AND AWARD CEREMONY, HELD IN THEIR HONOR, IN WASHINGTON, DC ON 12 OCT 00. EACH WINNER WILL BE CONTACTED DIRECTLY BY DOE REGARDING THEIR AWARD. 5. CONGRATULATIONS TO THE WINNERS! I STRONGLY ENCOURAGE ALL NAVY ACTIVITIES TO CONTINUE IMPLEMENTING ENERGY COST SAVINGS MEASURES TO THE GREATEST EXTENT POSSIBLE. 6. RELEASED BY ADM VERN CLARK, CNO.// BT