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Sammies finalists honored at Washington Nationals game
08/05/2021Twelve of the 29 finalists for a 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals® award were recognized on-field at Nationals…
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Introducing the top six finalists for the 2021 People’s Choice Award
06/22/2021From modern day pioneers of space travel to leaders in the fight against COVID-19, the top six finalists for the Samuel…
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Meet the 2021 Service to America Medal finalists
05/03/2021This week, the Partnership announced the 29 finalists for the 2021 Samuel J. Heyman Service to America Medals, which highlight exceptional…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with the Robertson Foundation for Government and a State Department lawyer leading the fight against global human rights abuses
01/11/2021Monica Ager Jacobsen, an attorney adviser in the State Department’s Office of the Legal Adviser, played a crucial behind-the-scenes role in shaping laws and policies…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with McKinsey and a Sammies finalist whose Ebola antiviral treatment has the potential to save thousands of lives
12/18/2020When Ebola swept through several African countries between 2014 and 2016, those responding lacked an effective treatment for the deadly epidemic. Of the nearly 30,000…
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The Sammies series: Q&A with Maximus and a Sammies finalist at the State Department creating public-private partnerships
12/15/2020As managing director of the U.S. Department of State’s Office of Global Partnerships, Thomas Debass leads the creation of public-private partnerships to advance America’s national…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with Microsoft and the Appalachian Regional Prescription Opioid Strike Force team
12/01/2020Last year, a team of federal employees investigated and arrested more than 70 health care professionals in six states for the unlawful distribution of 40…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with Citi and the multi-agency team that led an international criminal investigation
11/16/2020Bitcoin is a cryptocurrency whose value has swelled from a fraction of a cent to thousands of dollars in roughly a decade. But Bitcoin users…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with Booz Allen Hamilton’s Cedric Sims and civil rights lawyer Jon Michael Seward
11/09/2020In his nearly 30 years at the Department of Justice, Jon Michael Seward has successfully brought lawsuits against banks to ensure that tens of thousands…
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The Sammies Series: Q&A with BCG and finalist Claire Parkinson
10/26/2020Through four decades at NASA, Claire Parkinson conducted cutting-edge scientific research documenting changes in the ice covers in the Arctic and Antarctic oceans and how…