The 2005 Excellence.Gov Awards, sponsored by the Industry Advisory Council and the Federal CIO Council, announced the five winners today chosen from among a group of 25 finalists. Recognized for implementing best practices and for services for which a high level of end-user satisfaction was recorded were: the e-Training Initiative (Office of Personnel Management); the U.S. Department of Education Free Application for Federal Student Aid Web Site; the FDA Industry Systems,”a global extranet used for food facility registration and prior notice of shipments for U.S. imports created under the Bioterrorism Act”; the U.S. Postal Service Click-N-Ship; and the USPTO Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS).