Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award

Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award
Ribbon of the medal
Type	Civilian Medal
Country	United States
Presented by	United States Department of Defense
Eligibility	Career DoD civilian employees
Precedence
Next (lower)	Secretary of Defense Meritorious Civilian Service Award

The Department of Defense Distinguished Civilian Service Award is the highest civilian award given by the United States Department of Defense. This award and accompanying Distinguished Civilian Service Medal is the department's highest award given to career DoD civilian employees whose careers reflect exceptional devotion to duty and whose contributions to the efficiency, economy, or other improvements in DoD operations are of a significantly broad scope