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DOD VALUE ENGINEERING ACHIEVEMENT AWARDS FOR 2000 PRESENTED
Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology and Logistics Jacques S. Gansler presented the annual Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards during a ceremony held today at the Pentagon.
Value engineering is a systematic function analysis leading to actions or recommendations to reduce the production or operations cost of systems, equipment, facilities, services, and supplies. Its objective is to retain required system performance and quality while reducing cost.
"Ongoing changes in the DoD value engineering program," Gansler said, "have made it a more powerful tool to optimize the best values in total ownership cost, and allow us to achieve all necessary performance better, faster, and cheaper."
The awards are intended to recognize significant achievements in value engineering during the past fiscal year and to further the use of value engineering by DoD personnel and its contractors. During the last fiscal year, 1,901 in-house value engineering proposals were accepted with projected savings of $602 million. Another 154 contractor-initiated value engineering change proposals resulted in additional savings of $23 million.
The value engineering awards program has seven winning categories: (1) program management, (2) individual/team, (3) procurement/contract administration, (4) value engineering professional, (5) field command, (6) installation, and (7) contractor. In addition, a "special" award is given to recognize innovative applications or approaches that expanded the traditional scope of value engineering use.
The DoD Value Engineering Achievement Awards recipients for 2000 are:
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OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE |
| Special |
Laurence Paulson, DoD VE program manager, 1992-1999 |
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ARMY |
| Program Management |
Multiple Launch Rocket System Project Office |
| Individual/Team |
Baton Rouge Value Engineering Team |
| Professional |
Nanette Ramsey, U.S. Army Materiel Systems Analysis Activity |
| Procurement/Contract Administration |
Gerald Taulbee, U.S. Army Soldier and Biological Chemical Command |
| Field Command |
U.S. Army Industrial Operations Command |
| Installation |
Red River Army Depot |
| Contractor |
Robinson, Stafford & Rude, Inc. |
| Special |
Ronald L. D'Amico, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers |
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NAVY |
| Program Management |
STANDARD Missile Program Office, Program Executive Office |
| Individual/Team |
Value Engineering Team, STANDARD Missile PMS 422 |
| Procurement/Contract Administration |
Maria Melton, V-22 contracting officer; James Smith, V-22 senior contract specialist |
| Field Command |
Naval Air Systems Command, Research and Engineering Group |
| Installation |
Naval Surface Warfare Center, Crane Division |
| Contractor |
Bell Boeing Joint Program Office |
| Special |
P141U Aircraft Maintenance Hangar Function Analysis Concept Working Group |
| Special |
Low Maintenance Vented Nickel Cadmium Battery Improvement Team |
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AIR FORCE |
| Program Management |
MILSTAR II Program Office, Space and Missile Systems Center |
| Individual/Team |
Lt. Col. Dennis M. Miller, Air Armament Center |
| Professional |
Larry Keith Hamilton, Warner Robins Air Logistics Center |
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| Procurement/Contract Administration |
U-2 Contractor Field Service Representative, Warner Robbins Air Logistics Center |
| Special |
Lt. Col. Randy Blaisdell, Electronic Systems Center, Detachment 5 |
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DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY |
| Program Management |
Value Management Program Unit, Defense Supply Center Columbus |
| Professional |
Mitchell McElroy, Defense Supply Center Columbus |
| Individual/Team |
Charles Grabowski and John Woloszyn, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia |
| Special |
Value Engineering Office, Defense Supply Center Richmond |
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BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE ORGANIZATION |
| Program Management |
PATRIOT Program Management Office |
| Individual/Team |
Joel Ellis, Theater High Altitude Area Defense Project Management Office |
| Professional |
Karen Caudle, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command |
| Procurement/Contract Administration |
Donna Cancel, PATRIOT Project Management Office |
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DEFENSE INFORMATION SYSTEMS AGENCY |
| Individual/Team |
Spend Plan Review Team |
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