The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 2007 Robert W. Carey Performance Excellence Awards program recognizes Department organizations that have achieved performance excellence. The Award promotes systems management awareness and implementation through the Department; provides a model against which organizations can assess their transformation efforts, organizational effectiveness, and performance compared to other public and private sector organization; and inspires organizations and individuals to do their best to improve throughout the VA.
The Carey Trophy Award is the Departments highest recognition which includes Veterans Health Administration (VHA), Veterans Benefits Administration (VBA) and National Cemetery Administration (NCA) for organizational excellence and follows the Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Criteria.