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Value Engineering Achievement Awards Presented
Glenn F. Lamartin, director, Defense Systems, Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics, presented the annual Department of Defense Value Engineering Achievement Awards during a ceremony held today at the Pentagon.
Value Engineering is a systematic process to analyze functions in hopes of identifying actions to reduce cost, increase quality, and improve mission capabilities across the entire spectrum of DoD systems, processes, and organizations. We continue to improve the Department of Defense Value Engineering Program to make it a more viable tool to encourage government participants and their industry counterparts to improve their joint value proposition by promoting innovation and creativity in seeking best value solutions as part of a successful business relationship. During fiscal 2002, more than 3250 in-house value engineering proposals and contractor-initiated value engineering change proposals were accepted with projected savings in excess of $2.5 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. An award winner from each DoD component was eligible for selection in the following four 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.
The awardees during today's ceremony were:
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ARMY
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Program/Project
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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Chicago District and Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
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Individual/Team
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William James Zeigler, Los Angeles District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
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Organization
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Team Command, Control, Communications, Computers, Intelligence, Electronic Warfare and Sensors
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Contractor
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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, St. Mary’s, Ohio
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Special
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Vicki A. Loewen, U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
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NAVY
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Program/Project
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Tomahawk Program Office, Naval Air Systems Command
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Individual/Team
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Tactical Acoustic Measurement and Decision Aid Environment Sonobuoy Team
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Organization
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Pyro/Demo and Small Caliber Ammunition Branch (Minor Caliber Ammunition Program
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Contractor
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Lewis & Zimmerman Associates Inc., Rockville, MD
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Special
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Spray Cooling of Commercial Off the Shelf Electronics Team, Advanced Amphibious Assault Vehicle Program
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AIR FORCE
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Program/Project
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Minuteman III Guidance Replacement Program
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Individual
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Helen M. Rico, Air Force Research Laboratory, Rome, NY
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Organization
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Global Command and Control System, Air Force Transition Team
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DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY
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Program/Project
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Advanced Technology Institute X-IT Project Team, Defense Supply Center Richmond
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Individual/Team
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Value Engineering Team, Defense Supply Center Richmond
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Organization
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Defense Supply Center Columbus, Columbus, Ohio
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Special
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John T. Dignam, Defense Supply Center Philadelphia
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MISSILE DEFENSE Agency
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Program/Project
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Theater High Altitude Area Defense Project Office
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Individual
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PAC-3 Product and Quality Assurance Division, Lower Tier Air and Missile Defense Project Management Office, Missile Defense Agency
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Special
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Theater High Altitude Area Defense Government/Contractor
Integrated Product Team
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DEFENSE FINANCE and accounting service
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Program/Project
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Electronic Commerce Office/the myPay System Team
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Individual/Team
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Commercial Pay Services Team, DFAS
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Special
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Defense Cash Accountability System Team
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