George Washington Spymaster Award

The George Washington Spymaster Award is the highest award that can be bestowed upon civilians or military personnel working for the United States Intelligence Community. The award comes with a full-sized medal, a necklet, a lapel pin, and a ribbon.

George Washington Spymaster Award
Ribbon of the award
TypeCivilian award
Awarded forInvaluable contributions to the United States Intelligence Community[1]
Presented byOffice of the Director of National Intelligence
EligibilityDistinguished Intelligence Community personnel
Precedence
Next (lower)National Intelligence Cross

Named after George Washington, the first President of the United States and military strategist, the award is highly prestigious in the United States Intelligence Community and is presented by the Director of National Intelligence personally to the recipient. Both civilians and military personnel can be awarded this.[2]

Notable Recipients

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Very few recipients of this award are known to the general public; among them are:

References

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  1. ^ https://odnigov.medium.com/george-washington-soldier-statesman-and-spymaster-21a6c026f6f8#:~:text=Given%20to%20career%20intelligence%20professionals,Spymaster%20Award%20is%20the%20highest
  2. ^ "DNI Hosts Discussion with NGA Director". www.dni.gov. Retrieved 2023-07-05.
  3. ^ Garamone, Jim (2024-02-03). "Cyber Command Flag Passed to Air Force General at Fort Meade Ceremony". U.S. Department of Defense. Retrieved 2024-02-05.
  4. ^ ODNI. "George Washington — Soldier, Statesman… and Spymaster". odnigov.medium.com. Retrieved 5 February 2024.
  5. ^ "NCF Guest Speakers - 10 May 2022 24th NCF General Membership Meeting & Annual Cryptologic Symposium". National Cryptologic Foundation. 2022-05-10. Retrieved 2023-07-10.