The Department of the Army Civilian Service Achievement Medal is awarded for noteworthy achievements that are of a lesser degree than those recognized by the Civilian Service Commendation Medal.

[2] Any commander Lieutenant Colonel and above, or civilian equivalent, may approve this award.

A nomination normally covers either a period of sustained superior service or a level of achievement sufficient to warrant this recognition.

All Department of the Army civilian employees paid from appropriated and non-appropriated funds and indirect-hire foreign nationals are eligible for consideration.

Eligibility should be determined by measuring contributions against the following examples of achievement: This article incorporates public domain material from websites or documents of the United States Army.