Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Ken Krieg has announced the winners of the 2006 Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement awards. Value engineering is a systematic process of function analysis identifying actions that reduce cost, increase quality, and improve mission capabilities across the entire spectrum of DoD systems, processes, and organizations. A ceremony will be held May 16, 2007 at the Pentagon to recognize the recipients’ outstanding achievements through the application of value engineering.
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 2006, 3,473 in-house value engineering proposals and contractor-initiated value engineering change proposals were accepted with projected savings/cost avoidance in excess of $1.6 billion.
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: program/project, individual, team, organization, and contractor. Additional special awards were given to recognize innovative applications or approaches that expanded the traditional scope of value engineering use.
Awards will be presented to the following individuals or teams in the categories noted:
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE
Special Danny Reed, Value Engineering Program
management consultant, Institute for Defense Analyses
ARMY
Program/Project Army Small Computer Program
Communications-Electronics Life Cycle Management Command
Individual Terrie Bramlett
U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command
Team MILCON Transformation Development Team
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Organization U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management
Command
Contractor GMA Cover Corp.
Contractor Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.
Special U.S. Army Joint Munitions Command – VE Team
Special Precision Fires Rocket & Missile System
Project Office IPT Leads
Special U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Louisville District
NAVY
Program/Project ALQ-99 Band 9/10 Transmitter High Voltage Modules for EA-6B
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division
Team AN/SQQ-32(V) Minehunting Sonar Set Hull Penetrator Cable Improvement Team
Mine Warfare Program Office, PMS495
Organization Electro-Optic Technology Division
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane
Special Rolling Airframe Missile Alteration Installation Team
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Port Hueneme Division
Special MK54 Lightweight Torpedo
Undersea Weapons Program Office, PMS 404
Special AN/SLQ-32(V) High Voltage Power Supply Heater Voltage Control
Surface Electronics Warfare Systems Division, Crane
Team Marine Corps - Advanced Man Portable Air Defense System
Expeditionary Warfare Systems Division, Crane
AIR FORCE
Individual Marty Sheppard
Robins Air Force Base, Ga.
DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
Program/Project Edwin Lilly
Reverse Engineering Project
Defense Supply Center Richmond
Individual Jeff Culbertson
Defense Supply Center Columbus
Team Should Cost Program Team
Defense Supply Center Richmond
Organization Defense Supply Center Richmond
Special Diana Cross
Defense Supply Center Columbus
Special Defense Supply Center Columbus Value Management Office
MISSILE DEFENSE AGENCY
Program/Project Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Project Management Office
Individual JD Stingel
Missile Production Engineering and Manufacturing Division
Huntsville, Ala.
Team THAAD Software Value Engineering Team
Huntsville and Redstone Arsenal
Special Nancy Sims
Terminal High Altitude Area Defense
Huntsville, Ala.
DEFENSE CONTRACT MANAGEMENT AGENCY
Contractor Northrop Grumman Integrated Systems
El Segundo, Calif.
DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
Team Trusted Wisdom Program Office
DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY
Program/Project Global Information Grid-Bandwidth Expansion Program Office
DEFENSE FINANCE AND ACCOUNTING SERVICE
Program/Project Inquiry Management and Tracking System Project
Team Defense Property Accountability System Quality Assurance Team
