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lG: Lostword inproblem solvi ngBy Lt. Col. Bert Varady--lnspector General

The Inspector General is only one of the manyformal avenues available to assist in resolving yourconcerns. Too often the IG is called first because it's easyand you can remain anonymous.

I don't want to discourage anyone from using theIG, but the IG should nonnally be your last stop. Yoursupervisor is usually the best starting point, but some-times it could be the responsible agency. For example, ifyou have a personnel question, you should call HumanResources; a building maintenance issue-FacilityEngineering; or a safety concern-Safety. You shouldgive them a chance to respond or solve your problem. Ifyou don't get a satisfactory answer then give the IG a callwe'Il ask them to explain their answer.

The IG is not the expert and the IG can't changepolicy, implement new procedures, or delete old ones.What the IG can do for you is objectively investigate ananswer, action , ot procedure and determine if it washandled properly.

Never hesitate though to report instances of fraud,waste, abuse, or if established procedures were mis-handled or handled prejudicially. Our door is alwaysopen.

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like mofher, like doughlerSheri Glotfelty, LOPP, and her daughter

Annette sign in for work on DMA'I uTake YourChild to Work Day."

The second grader spent the day workingsupply issues in Logistics.

This was the second year Annette participatedin the program and reportedly had "a great time,"according to her mother.

estVolume 2, lssue 3 May 5, 1995

Published by the Defense Mapping Agency - Office of Command lnformation

Deputy Director for Command lnformation - David L. Black

Assistant Deputy Director, Command lnformation West - James G. Mohan

Editor - Donald R. Kusturin

Photography - Jim Stepanik

DMA Director - Major General Philip W. Nuber

DMANevrs Link Westis an authorized command information publication published

biweekly in the interest of Defense Mapping Agency personnel. Opinions and

commentary expressedin DMA News Link West are not necessarily those of the

Defense Mapping Agency or Department of Defense.

Send communications to Editor, DMA News Link West, Defense Mapping Agency,

Command lnformation Office West, Mail Stop L-10,3200 South Second Street, St.

Louis MO 63118-3399. Telephone (314) 263-4142 or DSN 693-4142.

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DMA Link - West

By Donald R. Kusturin--Editor

DEFCON became part of the

popular American vocabulary after the

movie "War Games."The condition system has been pafi

of the Department of Defense since

1958. It allows DOD to make

determinations about the threat ofpotential violence towards the UnitedStates. Threats are ranked on a five-tierrating system.

One condition system which is notso old as the other and not as wellknown, but of more concern to people

at the Defense Mapping Agency isMAPCON.

If an action is monitored whichseems to be unusual it may be an

indication that DMA should consider itcarefully. Once a decision is made tomonitor the area it is placed into amapping condition.

MAPCON is a ranking system

developed by DMA to determine whichareas need to be mapped and at whatpriority.

"The MAPCON system's objectiveis to look ahead and anticipate customerrequirements so that we can respondmore rapidly when required," said AirForce Lt. Col. John Wrigley, chief ofthe Operations Center in Washington.

The decision to put an area, counffy,exercise or disaster relief effort into aMAPCON level is made by the crisismanagement team. The CMT meets

twice a week to discuss global activityand possible DMA interest.

"'We take a look if a commander-in-chief (of a major command) has a

requirement in an ffea or if there is apotential for something happening there

to determine if we should put it in the

MAPCON system," Wrigley said.

"If a typhoon is sitting off the coast

of the Phillipines, we might put the area

into MAPCON 4," explained Les

Kemp, the St. Louis representative onthe crisis management team.

MAPCON 4: Monitor intelligenceonews and command interesl

The initial level is MAPCON4. "This is really just a 'heads

up'," Kemp explained. "It's an

attention getter, an indication ofsomething about to happen."

During this level normalproduction is maintained. Thereis no change in priority of what isbeing mapped.

"It's hard to pinpoint whatputs an area into MAPCON 4,"he said.

Going back to the typhoonexample, Kemp said, the

Phillipines, as a whole, would be

threatened, which would wiurant an

interest at DMA.That interest would come in the form

of monitoring of intelligenceinformation.

MAPCON 3: Conduct anassessement of product coYerage,

availability, accuracy and reviewstock levels, determine sourceavailability.

To move up the ladder to MAPCON3, the crisis management team wouldneed an indication, from either acustomer or intelligence information, ofa potentially "urgent" need formapping, charting or geodetic data.

According to Kemp, in MAPCON 3there are some actions being taken.

"We are getting ourselves in position

so that if we go into production we have

the leg work done," he said.

That work includes: determiningavailable MC&G coverage; checkingthe adequacy of existing coverage inPIV{/S; searching library holdings;

conducting source assessments and

identifying short falls; reviewing stockstatus to ensure proper amounts ofsupplies are available in case ofproduction need; and checking currentproduction status.

MAPCON2: Committedproduction: production planned tomeet a date negotiated with acustomer (usually a major combatcommand).

To reach MAPCON 2, &request

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Aviators study a DMA produced map to determinetarget locations.

from the Joint Chiefs of Staff, a

commander and chief of a unifiedcommand, or an intelligence agency

must be made.

At this level, DMA will reprioritizeproduction and alter its operation. If acustomer needs MC&G data by acertain "time envelopo," the request

must hold a "Committed" designation."We might work around the clock to

meet a request in MAPCON 2," saidKemp. "Or we might be able to meetthe committed date with minimal extraeffort.

MAPCON 1: All out production tomeet a crisis need.

An "immediate" and "urgent" need

must be identified to place an area inMAPCON 1. The CMT declares thearea to be in "crisis" for it to be on the

top level."We pull out all stops to get the

product out to the customer for areas inMAPCON 1," he explained.

Part of the actions include aroundthe clock production authorizatron and

the deployment of a crisis response

team if requested.

Wrigley explained that the need forMAPCON arose with the dismantlingof the Soviet empire and the growth ofrelief efforts in the world.

"We're not as focused on the

Warsaw Pact countries as we once

were," he said. " And we are certainlygetting in to more incidents around the

world."

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Biography

ffiCLiusonGaryHackerDMA Liaison to Air Force Materiel CommandDrty Assignment"The Birthplace of Aviation"Wright-Patterson Air Force Base

Near Dayton, OhioMission"My mission falls into three

broad categories - marketing,consulting and serving as a

conduit. I market newproducts to customers anddemonstrate DMA's productsand services to the programmanagers, engineers andcontractors involved insupporting AFMC's mission. Iconsult with programmanagers who often knowthuy need MC&G support butdon't l<rrow exactly whatproducts and services are bestfor meeting their needs. I helpidentify those products. I also act as a conduit forinformation flow between weapon system develoPerswithin AFMC and DMA management and technicalsupport activities."

AFMC at a glanceAir Force Materiel Command personnel strengthMilitary:36,000Civilian: 8L,000Budgel fi34.7 billion in fiscal 95. That's nearly L/3 of

the Air Force budget artd about 13 percent of DoD's.AIrMC manages nearly $100 billion in Foreign MilitarySales Cases.

Geographical location: Headquartered near Dayton,Ohio, at Wright Patterson Air Force Base, with productcenters, logistics centers, artd labs located nationwide.

HighlightsAFMC researches, develops, tests, builds, maintains

and evenfually decommissions Air Force and ]ointanrctaft,missiles, munitions and conunand and controlsystems that the operational conunands use to accom-plish their missiqn. Most of these activities are

accomplished by System Program Offices that are

completely responsible for a weapon system from cradleto grave or "lust to dust," as most SPO directors claim. Anew weapon system or an upsade to an existing weapon

AFMC Liaison Gary Hacker

system or support function may take five to seven yearsor longer to develop.

Recent MissionsF-15E Remote Map Reader Upgrade: This "strike

Eagle" is a Sound attack version of the F-15. Earlierversions use navigational filmstrips built by DIvIA for amoving map display. The upgrade replaces the filmstripswith DN4A's Compressed ARC Dirgttrred RasterGraphics. The MH-53I, a special operations forceshelicopter, currently has plans to use the F-LsE's newmoving map display.

F-117 AMission Planning System Upgrade: F-177 A"Nighthawk" stealthfighter cLlrrently usesDigital Feature AnalysisData and CIA's World DataBank [I for geographicreferencing and in theirmoving map display. Theupgrade will replace \MDBtr with DIvIA's new WorldVector Shoreline Plus inVector Product Format.

GPS Joint ProgramOffice SupporL Located atAFMC's Space and MissileSystems Center, MarilynIson is DIMA's deputyprogram manager at the

IPO and provides on-site technical and policy support.The Defense Mapping School has a cooperative effortongoing with the IPO to develop computer-basedtraining tutorials, a video and pamphlet to help GPSsystem users gain a better understanding of GPS use withMC&G products.

Various Aircraft and MunitionsTesting at Edwardsand Eglir, Air Force Bases : All aircraft have specialrequirements for ground tmth and different types ofmtmitions have special survey support requirements.DMA supports these testing areas. Lr addition, specialmaps and digital datasets have been requested andprovided over the yeers. Th"y continue to be used by theCombined Test Forces at both locations.

Fufure MissionsF-16 Digital Terrain System: The DTS is a $ 0S million

development efforf co-ftmded by Norway, Netherlartds,Belgium, Denmark, Taiwan, and the United States as a

mid-life upsade to agrng F-15'Fighting Falcon" fleets.DTS is designed to carry DTED and a vertical obstructiondatabase on-board to provide the pilot with terrain andobstacle warnings while flyitg low level strike missions.DMA has been asked to improve DTED accuracies. h:r

See "Liaison" on page 5.

DMA Link - West

DMA schedules component sunsetingBy Kathleen Neary--Reinvention Office

Components will sunset and thenew DMA business r:nits activated,

Iune 29 and30, announced officials ofthe Reinvention ImplementationOffice. Air Force Col. Ioe McNichols,chiel RIO, made the announcementduring a morning meeting withbusiness r-rnit leaders May 8.

Organtzers of the ceremonies heldtheir first meeting today.

Air Force Muj.Julie Keck, who isdrarged with ordrestrating theceremonies, said the agency will hold

( (wt aremoaingtoanotherphaseinDIIM'slegary

__Maj. Julie Keck t) )Ceremony organizer /

its June 29 ceremony in St. Louis at9a.m. outside on the Parade Groundand the Iune 30 for the Washingtonarea at 1:30 p.m. at the BethesdaComplex on the Ellipse. She saidboth ceremonies will last about anhour and a reception will follow.

"Everyone is encouraged toattend this symbolic and historical

celebratiofr," she said. "We aremoving to another phase in DIvIA'stregacy."

Keck said th"y will investigate thepossibility of arrangrng grouptr,ansportation to the Washingtonceremony for employees located atthe agency's distribution depot inPhiladelphia, the production centerin Reston, the Defense MappingSchool and Merrifield.

The activation of the new businessunits will immediately follow thedeactivation of the components atboth ceremonies, confirmedMcNichols.

LinkonContinued from page 4.

addition, DTS needs a verticalobstruction database in VPF thatideally has all obstruction s 75 feet orhigher above Sound level. DTS is

being built to be portable enough touse in other airframes.

Joint Direct Attack MunitionSupporb IDAM is a joint serviceproject sponsored by AFMC. It willmake existing "dumb' 1000- and2000-pound bombs into "smart"bombs by adding a GPS receiver andan Inertial Navigation System forpositioning and moveable tail fins forsteering. IDAM's MC&G require-ments are for the Digital PointPositioning Data Base and moretraditional products for targetplanrting.

Air Force Mission Support SystemSupporh AFMSS is the Air Force'snewest computer-based missionplanning system. It allows airocrews

to perforrn complete mission plan-ning on a workstation, then load themission onto a data Sansfer devicethat plugs into the aircraft. DIMA'sCompressed ADRG is one of theprimary products, with DAFIF,

VIvIAP and CIB expected to see

heavy use. AFMSS and it's Armycounteryart will be the primary userof nearly all DNdA's current andfuture digital products for missionplarrningfor the Air Force and ArmyAviation.

Weapon System Trainers (FlightSimulators): Nearly all air vehicleshave some type of flight simulator toperform basic training and missionrehearsal. These simulators havetraditionally used DFAD and DTEDfor their geographic database tosimulate radar reflection and out-the-window views. New requirementsto simulate sensors such as infra-redand higher resolution radars aretrying to useDFAD. \A{APmay providebetter support forthe sensorsimulation needsof these systems.

What Th"ySay: Afu ForceCol. Iotur Vloet,director of Intelligence, Air ForceMateriel Commffid, DMA'scontributions to AIiMC and its

forerunners over the years havetremendously aided the Air Force inaccomplishing its mission of main-taining aerospace superiority in anincreasingly complex world. We'retransitioning from paper flyirg chartsand flight information publications tothe digital renditions prepared on theAir Force Mission Support System. ...

As we do so, DMA will continue tobe a k"y team player as the Air Forcemaintains its technological edge overits adversaries. The increasing trendwithin DoD to buy conunercial,along with the military and politicaladvantages of coalition warfare,pushes the development andsustainment of superior weaponssystems to focus on vendor-fundedR&D and on Foreign Military Sales ofadvanced systems to IJ.S. allies.Since DIvIA products and services arecritical to many of our systems,USAF parhrership with DlvIA, withcofiunercial developers and withforeign buyers of U.S. weaponssystems will be even more criticalthan at any time in history. I lookfonarard to continued support fromthe world-class mapping agency tothe world's best Air Force.

Moy 19, .l995

Mary Zander demonstrates the climbing

machine to tvvo cautious viewers'

By Nancy Klein--Wellness P rog ram Manager

Muy has been designated"National Employee Health and

Fibress Month."During this month emPloyees

are encouraged to be more aware of

health and fibress concems.

Activities are being offeredthroughout the month to generate

interest in starting fitress Prograrnsor to begin new sPorts.

Fibress awareness kicked offMay 5, with Mary Zander, fibress

coordinator, initiating a four-week

Yoga/Stretch class, which meets at

11:30 a.m., Fridays in the LindberghRoom.

A fencing demonstration was

given by DMA-SI. Louis emPloyees

Mark Ballance and Art Grover on the

parade ground. Various tYPes of

ioils were featured to enhance the

audiences understandi.g of the

sport.The two provided a lecture on

the "Sport of Fencing" as Part of the

Left: MCDE's Bob Miller takes a run on a

Fitness Cente r treadmill.Right: MCB's Bitl Haar looks to his reflection

for motivation to finish a stair steppersession. Mary Zander demonstrates a

rowing machine to nevtcomers.

Notionol EmPloYee Hr

ledemonstration focusing on the rules,

histon'and scorurg stnstems used incompehtion.

Well:ress Program's massage

therapists offered ten-minute, neck,

shoulder, and b'ack massages May 9at the North Arrner. The theraPY

was given as a \\-a\" to relieve built uP

stress associated n-ith everyday life.

Other er-ents n'hich started the

month included: a lecture on neck

and shoulder ten-sion; a 'v'isit by the

Touring Cr-ch-.t Store givinginformation on b'ikes, equipment and

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olth ond Fitnes Month

rqbother cycling information; and golftips from golf pro Steve Willis andclass A club maker Steve Kliess.

Upcoming events are as follow:Tuesday - Ten-minute, shoulders,neck, and back massages from 11:05

a.m. to 1 p.m. in Bldg.36. First come,first served,Wednesday - The "Poker Walk" (awalk around Lyon Park) from 11:05

to 17:45 a.m. Irrcentive awards willbe given to those who are eligible.Thursd"y -

" /lyt of Fencing"demonstration from 11:05 a.m. to

noon on the paradeground.

If you weren't ableto make the activitieswhich have passed orunable to make thosescheduled for nextweek, don't let thatdiscourage you fromparticipating in"National EmployeeHealth and Fituress

Month." The Bldg. 2

Fihress Center hasenough to keep youbusy.

The Fihress Center has recentlyreceived additional stairsteppers,treadmills, rowing machines andclimbing machines. If you haven'tvisited the center, take a moment tostop by.

The center is free and open toDMA St. Louis employees 24hours a

Above: DPEC's Tom Daugherty workson his pecks on one of the weightmachines located in the Fitness Center.Below: Members of the weekly yogaclass warm up with a stretch.

duy,sevendays a

week.For

moreinformatior;contactNancyKlein,WelhressProgrammanagerat263-4374or MaryZarrder,fitresscoordinatorat263-M57.

Photos by Jim Stepanik

Moy 19, .l995

E xecutiu e B o ar d clarifles t ermsPreliminary feedback from town

halls and phone and E-Mail mes-

sages indicates the DMA work force

believes the Executive Board has

correct$ identified the AgencY's

mission, core values, ffid strategic

issues. \zVhile giving a general"thumbs up" to the new ExecutiveBoard's efforts, the people of DMAdid offer some cofiunents andconsiderations to clarify or improveupon the statements.

"There was a conunon thread inall our town hall briefin1S," com-mented Executive Board briefingteam members/ "There was an

appreciation for our taking the time

to visit ... to explain the issues and to

ask for comments. The work force

has a great interest in the newDMA."

Executive Board briefing teams

visited DMA organLzations in St.

Louis, Northem Virginia, Marylandand Pennsylvania to gain feedback

helpful in forming the strategic

issues and core values that will take

DMA into the Zlst century.General feedback indicated:o Mission statement was right on.o Work force liked the idea of

accountability.. People liked the fact that a

Strategic Plan was going to be used.o People were receptive to risk-

taking, but only if it meant Prudentrisk taking that management wouldrecognize and reward.

. The team concept was liked butmany believed they already operate

in teams.. The work force liked the idea of

core values but ask the question"How are you going to do it?"

While most cofiunents were

presented in a posifive frame, there

were k"y concerns exPressed, such

AS:

Reinvention:value initiative?"

. People were concemed aboutthe term " datawarehouse," i.e., \Mhat

does it mean? What level of detail isneeded? Where does the data come

from? How will it be fullY utilized?How do we prevent over-collecting,which will drain resources?

. There was no strategic issue

about support activities. Productionappears to be the prime focus.

. People exPressed a concern thatthere will be less mobility in the neworganizatton.

. There was no strategic issue

about the requirements process.. A need was identiJied to

remove the "we verses th"y" implica-tion.

o People need to see .h*ge inbehavior to overcome skepticism instated core values.

Some conunents on specificskategic issues included:

Issue: \A/hat is our strategy fordealing with pnv a$zatton / consoli-dation issues?

. Concemed with the wording,

See "Reinvention" on page 1-1.

DMA employeeshave been expressingconcem over theimpact reinventionactivities will have on

performance ratings,according to HumartResources officials.Frequently askedquestions are:

Should perfor-mance appraLsals be

completed onemployees prior toany movementresulting from thereinvention; and howshould performanceappraisals for employees onreinvention teams be accomplished?

Out-of-cycle performance ratingsare usually required onlY when a

chut ge in duties or rating officialoccurs. If an employee is assigned toa new organtzation, but the dutiesand supervisor remain the serne, no

out-of-cycle rating is required.According to HR officials, assign-

ments to reinvention teams should be

o Some saw a disconnect between handled like any detail. At the end of

customers team values and PeoPle the rating period or assignment, the

DMA Link - West

HR onn o un ces rein ven fion rofings

Rating rycles to be used in hansitioning to theDMA-wide rycle:

Current Transitional and Final

fan. 1 - Dec. 31 No ChangeApril L - Mar. 31 April t, L994 - Mar. 3L, 1995

April 1, 1995 - Dec. 31, 1995

Jan. 7,1996 - Dec. 31, L996May L - April 30 Ma)' L, 799!: April 30, 1995

\[ar' 1, 1995 - Dec. 37,\995Ia;l- 7,1996 - Dec. 31,7996

I,tly 1. - fune 30 I"tL 1, 1991_ -_ Slnu 30' 1995oc"1. 1995 - Dec. 3I,1996]an. 1 ,1997 - Dec- 31,1,997

Oct. 1- Sept. 30 Oct 1' 1991 - Dec 3L, \993Ian" 1, 1995 - De€" 31, 1,996

Nov. 1 - Oct.31 trrlov. 1, 1991 - Dec 31 1995

Jan. 1, 199b - Dec. 37,7996

team leader pror"ides Perfoilnanceinformation in memorandum formatto the pennanent rating official forinclusion in the rating of record-.

The plar, to move emPloYees to the

DMA-wide conunon rating cYcle of

]an. 1 to Dec. 31 is still in effect. The

rating rycle for Senior ExecutiveService members does not change.

Questions on comPleting perfor-mance ratings should be addressedto your HR Operations Office.

Boone Building houses reinvention octions

Above: Mary Hobson holds reinventionimplementation plans from the l2 new

Have lap top, will travel. From left, Livingston Sykes, Phit Hwang and Dave Leshermap-out the Acquisition and rechnology Group's new structure.

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organizational business unifs -- the productof many hours of hard work. The pians arep_endlng the DMA director's approval. Below:Pat Commons tracks the more than 100employee comments submitted to theReinvention lmplementation Office in theBoone Building

By Kathleen Neary--Reinvention Office

The Boone Building is thenickname given to the buildingwhere a major portion of theagency's reinvention efforts arecurrently taking place. It eamed itsnarne due to its address on BooneBoulevard at Tysons Corner, Va.

DMA leased the suite for itsReinvention Implementation Officeheadquarters and to function as theprimary meeting Sound forreinvention implementation teams

from the Operations, Acquisition andTechnology, and LrstallationManagement groups and theRequirements and Policy Integrationorganization, ds well as many of theother business units.

It's a hub of reinvention activitywith many days more than 100employees bustling through the 34-office, fourth-floor suite. All are on amission to reinvent DMA so it canbetter perform its combat supportmission with planned resources as itmoves into the 2lstcenfury.

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OutstanditgPerfonn.utce AwardAguirre, Santiago, MCAAAlbert, Janice M., SDCAmrhein, Patricia Louise, MCA

., SDRGBehlke, Eliza , MCABerter, John T.,Bick, Barbara K.,'iiiffif

Breckner, William L.,Casetta, Lee I., SDCBChropkowski, Gene J.,Cotter, Sylvia A., MCEB ."...irir.i:,,i::i

Crews, David R., SDRDCurtis, William G., DPBADay, Thomas C., SDRCDewees, Trent A., SDCADickens, Patrici d L., MCAKDickerson, Betty A., MCEEBDieckmann, Betty A., SDRFDillow, Gregory Allen, DPBADoerer, joann, MCECDuncan, ]ames H., SDRBDunn, Stephen A., DPBFFoster, Phillip N., MCAJGoodwin, Geralyt't, MCEBGross, Mark H., DPBBGrosse, Sherijo, SDCCGrund Jonathan J., DPCBHaake, Thomas K., SDCDHodge, Julia, MCAIHolderfield, Robert D., MCEHollenbetg, Mary Ann, SDCHolm, Mona R., SDRFHorvath, |oseph C. Ir., MCAOHuffman, Janell S., SDRjackson, ]ames R., SDRG

Jasper, Robert K., SDCAKelemen, Thomas C., DPBAKorte, Kenneth 8., SDRALackey, Diane R., MCAKLohman, Bruce I., SDCALove, Vincent, SDRCLovins, Edna M., SDRELudwig, Wayne E., DPBBLundgren, Philip I., DPBCMakley, james J., MCADManford, Eric G., DPBBMarineau, Patrick E., MCADMeier, Kathy A., SDCCMeinershagen, Candac e L., DPBMilchak, ]oseph P., MCAIMohesky, Norma I., MCAJMoore, Bettie D., MCEDMuehleisen, Mark G., MCADMurphy, Malcolm H., DPBAMurray, Timothy K., DPBDNealey, Willie 8., MCAINungesser, Curtis A., SDCDPark,William A., MCACPeplaw, Timothy J., MCABPowell, Samuel L.Ir., MCEC

Prout, Thomas M., MCADReed, David W., MCECReed, Michael C., SDRBRees, Mark I., SDCCRenth, ]o Ann, DPBRoam, Roger D., SDRARoberts, Philip W., DPBARonshausen, Michael D., SDRARoslin, Barry A., SDCD

Coffelt, William D., SDRACogburn, Charles V. ]r., SDRDCollins, Christina M., MCAKConnell, Michael S., DPBGCook, Ierry A., SDRBCorsa, Patricia Lynn, SDCBCotter, Sylvia A., MCEBCrawford, PauI H., MCACCrawford, Ronald R., DPCBCrews, David R., SDRD

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DMA Link - West

Reinvenlion...Continued from page 8

i.e., downstz:r:rg vs. right siztng,seems negative.

o Need definition of privatization.. Concerns in St. Louis about

privatization and the possibility ofbecoming a field office.

o Some personnel with special-rzed skills are concerned about thefuture and the transferability of skills.

o A perception of discriminationagainst St. Louis exists because noExecutive Board members are basedin St. Louis.

Issue: What is our strategy forbeing responsive and rcady?

. Remove "DMA i' rcplace it with"custornet," Make it read "F{owdoes the customer want data ware-house populated?"

o Define GGI&S.. What input do customers need

to make to populate the data ware-house?

o Lrterest in how do I get a job inthe new orgmrlzation.

o TLtcre is conceln about thc

use tf the word "team

mnny thought they Tt)sre

alread7 on a team.

Issue: What is the Agency'stechnology vision for 2005?

o Use 2075 instead of 2005.. Should we look beyond 2005?Issue: How do we develop our

work force to succeed in a rapidly.h*ging environment?

. Use of the term "work force" as

if the Executive Board is not a partwas concem.

o Talk to us vice me.o What is "multi-skilled?". Managerial competence viewed

as too high and nanow.. Need to deal with non-perform-

ers.

Issue: \tVhat is our strategyfor making our core valuesbecome our culfure?

o Concem with how we getthere from here.

. Add "custome{'as a

value.. Add "courage and

competence" as one of ourvalues.

. Not just top downcofiunitment ... bottom up, too.

. People liked concept ofaccountability in values.

Issue: How do we make ourbusiness management processesefficient and relevant to currentand fufure needs?

. Implementing the businessplan is an easy way to send asignal to the work force that theExecutive Board is seriousabout attacking the existingbureaucracy.

. Don't totallyoverfurn thereengineering going onin acquisition today.

Issue: How do wemeet our infrastrucfureneeds while complyingwith extemalrequirements?

o Define the issuesbetter ... issue meeu:rs

different things to various people.. Look at the link between the

infrastrucfure, morale and productiv-ity.

. There is concem about the useof the word "team" -many thoughtth"y were already on a team.

Issue: \A/hat is our strategy forintegrating our international pro-gram into the National SecurityStrategy?

o Indication there is a possiblelack of understandirg by some as tothe National Security Strategy.

. Positive conunent from someabout tie back to National SecurityStrategy.

The Executive Board met April27-28 to review the mission state-ment, core values and strategic issuesas refined based on employee input.Strategic goals and objectives will bedeveloped under each of the strategicissues as part of the continueddevelopment of the DMA StrategicPlan.

Issue champions are continuing todevelop their respective topics whilecontinuing to consider feedback.More than 50 calls to the 800 line andsome 140 "Goin' Fishin"' tuggestionshave been received about reinventionefforts, strategic issues, etc. Employ-ees are encouraged to continue toprovide cofiunents and suggestionsto the Executive Board either throughthe "1-800 A New DMA" phone lineor by E-Mail to the "ExecutiveBoard" mailbox.

Photo by Kathleen Neary

At their temporary Boone Building work site, fromleft, Brenda Cole, Jane Backer and Gina Jagimreview reinvention implementation team plans.

Moy 19, .l995

Slugs slide by BeorsforbowlingtitleBy Patricia Wiese

The All"y Slugs won the ArsenalMixed League.htoPionship for the

second year in a row.The team had won the second

half of league comPetition pittingthem against the first-half winners.

The Alt"y Slugs won a roll offwith the Bears, who were the

winners of the first halt whichearned them their title as champions.

Members of the Alley Slugs are

Velma Malway, Pat Wiese, DeanErpenbadr, Dave Ivens, and GeneLeuschner.

The final startdings for thesecond half are Hot Shots, Fab Four,Two of Hearts, Defcon-4,Bears, Balls

on Nine, The Real McCoy's, Tom'sCats, Brooklyns, Puqple Turk€Ys, WeFour, Mean Anomalys, Strikebreak-ers, and Roller Coasters.

Photo by David Talburlt

Dave Berg crosses the finish line ahead of the pack to earn DMA-SI. Louis'"Cartographic Express" the Corporate Handicap category title in the recent "River-to-

River Relay."Other team members include: Steve Mrotek, Gary Lorenz, Rich Becherer, Andy

Arterburn, Dave Talburtt, Mike McAmis and Darryl Halman.

By Pat Harmon/ RNHigh blood pressure can lead to

serious problems such as heartdisease, strokes and kidney disease.

Do you know your nurnbers?An average blood pressure is

n0 /BA. A borderline reading isMA /90. The only way to know yournumbers is to have your bloodpressure measured.

M*y people are unaware if

th"y have a medical problem relatedto high blood pressure and suffer theconsequences.

Blood pressure screenings will beheld Tuesday through Muy 26 :r:rthe

Dispensary.If you have not had your blood

pressure checked in the past year,find out if your "numbers" are

normal. Don't let your good healthsilently slip away.

Doting sofe with U.S. 'Sor.r!, Trnongnumber'is wrong answerSovings BondsBy Ken Banows

Federal employees have a uniqueadvantage when buying U.S. savings

bonds. It's called average dating and

g inte) you beginon the bond.

be mailed to

bond is issued in your naine and youactually start eaming interest.

For example, if you wartt topurchase a $100 savings bond. If youhave $ZS deducted Per Pay period, itwill take Zpuy periods to actuallY

purchase the bond ($S01, but onlY 1"

pay period to have the bond issued

in your nerne artd start eaminginterest on the entire $50, eventhough at this point you've only Paid$25.

See your canvasser or dePt. reP

for more details.

Once you have allotted a portion

,gur pay towards buying a U.SBond, as soon as you have

half-gf-Sre purchase p rice

ce$ffe?;,

the

Defense Mapping AgencyClW, Mail Stop L-103200 South Second StreetSt. Louis, MO 631 18-3399

Official tsusiness

Bulk MailPostage & Fees Paid

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