Department of Defense news release (June 15, 2006): Defense Department presents Value Engineering Achievement Awards.Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics The Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics is the title of a high-level civilian official in the United States Department of Defense. The Undersecretary of Defense for Policy is the principal staff assistant and advisor to both the Secretary of Defense Ken Krieg presented the annual Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards during a ceremony at the Pentagon June 15. Value Engineering is a systematic process of function analysis to identify actions that reduce cost, increase quality, and improve mission capabilities across the entire spectrum of DoD systems, processes, and organizations. The Department of Defense Value Engineering Program continues to be an incentive for government and our industry counterparts to improve the joint value proposition by promoting innovation and creativity These innovative proposals seek best-value solutions as part of a successful business relationship. During fiscal 2005, 3,047 in-house Value Engineering Proposals and contractor-initiated Value Engineering Change Proposals were accepted with projected savings/cost avoidance in excess of $924 million. The Value Engineering Awards Program is a highly visible acknowledgment of exemplary achievements and encourages additional projects to improve in-house and contractor productivity. Award winners from each DoD component were eligible for selection in the following five categories: (1) program/project, (2) individual, (3) team, (4) organization, and (5) contractor. Additional "special" awards were given to recognize innovative applications or approaches that expanded the traditional scope of value engineering use. Today's awards were presented to the following individuals or teams in the categories noted: ARMY * Program/Project: Savannah and Mobile Districts, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers * Individual: Hargovindbhai Patel, U.S. Army Tank-automotive & Armaments Life Cycle Management Command * Team: C4ISR C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance C4ISR Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance C4ISR Command Control Communications Computers Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance Value Engineering Team, U.S. Army Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command * Organization: U. S. Army Field Support Command * Contractor: Stewart & Stevenson Services, Inc. * Special: U.S. Army Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center * Special: Marmet Lock Replacement Project Team, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Huntington District NAVY * Program/Project: Torpedo Downloader System, Naval Undersea Warfare Center The Naval Undersea Warfare Center (NUWC) is the United States Navy's full-spectrum research, development, test and evaluation, engineering and fleet support center for submarines, autonomous underwater systems, and offensive and defensive weapons systems associated with Division, Newport * Team: Sustainment Engineering Team Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center Noun 1. Naval Surface Warfare Center - the agency that provides scientific and engineering and technical support for all aspects of surface warfare NSWC * Organization: Airborne Electronic Warfare Division Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center * Special: Dahlgren AEGIS Lean Events Team * Special: Ordnance Engineering Department-PM 10 Crane Division, Naval Surface Warfare Center AIR FORCE * Individual: Major Raul Parra, Tyndall Air Force Base Tyndall Air Force Base is a base of the United States Air Force in Bay County, Florida, United States. The population was 2,757 at the 2000 census. The base is operated by the 325th Fighter Wing. , Fla. DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY Noun 1. Defense Logistics Agency - a logistics combat support agency in the Department of Defense; provides worldwide support for military missions Defense Department, Department of Defense, DoD, United States Department of Defense, Defense - the federal department * Program/Project: Clarence Jones, Hard-to-Buy Aircraft Items, Defense Supply Center Richmond * Individual: Harry Sands, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia * Team: Spare Parts Breakout Team, Defense Supply Center Columbus * Organization: Defense Supply Center Columbus * Special: DFAS DFAS Defense Finance & Accounting Service (US DoD) DFAS Decorative and Fine Arts Society (The Hague, Holland) DFAS Dark Field Alignment System DFAS Department of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences Contract Payment Team Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service Noun 1. Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service - the organization in the Defense Logistics Agency that inventories and evaluates and sells reusable United States government surplus DRMS * Special: Aviation Engineering Division, Defense Supply Center Richmond * Special: Andrew Scott, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY * Program/Project: Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Terminal High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD), formerly Theater High Altitude Area Defense, is a United States Army project to develop a system to shoot down short- and medium-range ballistic missiles over a theater or region by ramming them with interceptor missiles. Project Management Office * Individual: Julie Smith, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense * Team: Value Engineering Team, Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal, Ala. * Special: Patricia Bourbeau, Terminal High Altitude Area Defense Project Management Office DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY * Contractor: Raytheon Missile Systems Raytheon Missile Systems Company is a subsidiary of Raytheon Company. Headquartered in Tucson, Arizona, its president is Louise Francesconi. Formerly, known as Hughes Missile Systems Company before acquired by Raytheon Company The division's products include: DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Noun 1. Defense Intelligence Agency - an intelligence agency of the United States in the Department of Defense; is responsible for providing intelligence in support of military planning and operations and weapons acquisition DIA * Program: Consolidated Application Integration * Team: Community Action Group of the Chief Financial Executive General Defense Intelligence Program |
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