ACQUISITION

GOAL

• change the acquisition culture within the Command
• Reduce acquisition cycle time
• Provide world class contracts to support the ships

THREE FOCUS AREAS

• Structure
• People
• Process

STRUCTURE

• Management Positions
• Support Positions
• Technical Liaison

BENEFITS

• Additional oversight
• Improved collaboration
• Developmental Focus

STATUS

• Four new managers onboard
• New business manager onboard
• New technical liaison onboard
• In process:
• Division Manager offer (high grade)

PEOPLE

• Individualized IDP
• Additional technical and leadership training
• Formalized succession planning

BENEFITS

• Reduced turnover
• Focused recruitment
• Valued employees with better skill sets

STATUS

• DAU individualized training scheduled and ongoing
• Keyport mentoring and support in place/ongoing
• IDP process in development - 2nd quarter FY15
• Succession planning - EOFY 15

PROCESS

• Metrics
• Tools development
• Policy one-on-one support

BENEFITS

• Addresses long term cultural issues
• Provides tools for efficient execution
• Gives individual support to execution staff

STATUS

• Additional senior policy analyst onboard
• Contract execution report - implemented
• End to End management system - 3rd Qtr 15
• Pilot site for Warfare Center e-Milestones implementation
• Process template developed - implementation by EOFY