Awards and decorations of the United States government


Awards and decorations of the United States government are civilian awards of the U.S. federal government which are typically issued for sustained meritorious service, in a civilian capacity, while serving in the U.S. federal government. Certain U.S. government awards may also be issued to military personnel of the United States Armed Forces and be worn in conjunction with awards and decorations of the United States military. In order of precedence, those U.S. non-military awards and decorations authorized for wear are worn after U.S. military personal decorations and unit awards and before U.S. military campaign and service awards.
The following is a selection of civilian awards which are presently issued by the U.S. government.

Office of the President of the United States

The National Intelligence Awards Program is administered by the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for the United States Intelligence Community.

National Intelligence Community Awards

Significant contribution awards

CIA AwardsCIA web page, https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/additional-publications/the-work-of-a-nation/items-of-interest/medals-of-the-cia.html Medals of the CIA

The USDA’s Honor Awards is a tradition dating back to 1947 and represents the highest awards granted by the Secretary to an individual or group for contribution or achievement in support of the Department’s mission. Since 2018, the traditional honor awards program has been redesigned into a three-tier structure:
Non-governmental organizations

Department of Defense awards for civilian service

Department of the Army Civilian Service Decorations

Formerly known as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency, the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency awards the following medals to honor its DoD civilian employees for outstanding service:

Employee awards

In June 2007, Secretary Samuel Bodman introduced a new awards program for non-monetary recognition of its employees and contractors.

Honor awards

The Secretary of Energy’s Honor Awards are presented annually and replaces the previous Secretary's Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.
The Secretary of Energy Appreciation Awards are presented at any time:
The Secretary of Energy Departure Awards may be presented upon retirement or departure from the agency
Other Public Health Service Association Ribbons
Most of these awards were terminated 30 June 2018.

Department of Homeland Security

For authorized military awards, visit "Awards and decorations of the United States Coast Guard"

Honor Awards

Honor Awards

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration ’s most prestigious honor awards are approved by the NASA administrator and presented to carefully selected individuals or groups of individuals, either government and non-government, who have distinguished themselves by making outstanding contributions to the agency's mission.
Early NASA references to award criteria grouped many awards into equal positions in the order of precedence. Beginning in 1965, references to the order of precedence were dropped from regulations regarding specific awards. The current order of precedence for NASA medals is: