The award recognizes outstanding work and contributions made by Federal workers to the citizens of the United States.
Moriarty was recognized for his Regional leadership on the Government Performance and Results Act (GPRA). As a team leader, he helped develop a common sense approach to the Great Lakes Big Rivers Region strategic plan, pulling together employees from all Service program areas to define what the Service does for the American people.
Thanks to Moriartys leadership, the Regional strategy will be adopted nationwide as a model on how to approach GPRA within the agency.
Moriarty lives in Eden Prairie and, as Deputy Regional Director for the Services Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, he has management authority for field offices in Minnesota, Iowa, Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Indiana, Ohio and Michigan.
The Federal Executive Board of Minnesota is comprised of all Federal agencies located within the state, and is dedicated to increasing the effectiveness and economy of Federal agencies outside of Washington, D.C. There are 28 Federal Executive Boards throughout the country coordinating agency cooperation. These boards are committed to five goals: increasing communication between Federal agencies, improving the effectiveness and efficiency of government, facilitating customer service, forming partnerships with community groups, and coordinating emergency preparedness planning.
The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service is the principal Federal agency responsible for conserving, protecting and enhancing fish, wildlife and plants and their habitats for the continuing benefit of the American people. The Service manages the 93-million-acre National Wildlife Refuge System which encompasses more than 530 national wildlife refuges, thousands of small wetlands and other special management areas. It also operates 66 national fish hatcheries, 64 fishery resource offices and 78 ecological services field stations. The agency enforces Federal wildlife laws, administers the Endangered Species Act, manages migratory bird populations, restores nationally significant fisheries, conserves and restores wildlife habitat such as wetlands, and helps foreign governments with their conservation efforts. It also oversees the Federal Aid program that distributes hundreds of millions of dollars in excise taxes on fishing and hunting equipment to state fish and wildlife agencies. For further information about the programs and activities of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in the Great Lakes-Big Rivers Region, please visit our home page at: http://midwest.fws.gov
