CONTACTS 
0201 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers         415 977 8501 fax 8483
020101 - San Francisco District
020102 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief
020103 - Construction Operations Division

SUBJECTS
District Support
Comm Metrics DDE, Major Blenchinger
Procurement Memo, Tom Keesling, Max Blodgette
Meet on Com Metrics Procurement
Organization Changes COE SFD
Planning, COE SFD
Leadership

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1310 - Summary/Objective
1311 -
131101 - Follow up ref SDS 38 0000, ref SDS 37 0000.
131102 -
131103 - Sent letter, ref DIT 1 to Tom requesting meeting with DE to review how
131104 - the District might support study being developed for National Science
131105 - Foundation on practices and tools for effective Enterprise Management
131106 - using the Internet. see ref OF 4
131107 -
131108 -      [On 990430 meeting set for 990504. ref SDS 41 0750]
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131110 - USACE has made extensive effort evaluating Communication Metrics to
131111 - improve the major component of Enterprise Management cited in NSF
131112 - proposal reviewed on 990427. ref SDS 39 7503
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131114 -     1.  USACE contracted for Communication Metrics support for the
131115 -         Oakland Harbor project on 960913. ref SDS 2 7734
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131117 -     2.  USACE reviewed Communication Metrics on 970328 in Tom's
131118 -         report. ref DRP 1 6172
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131120 -         Staff found Com Metrics improves management. ref DRP 1 5543
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131122 -     3.  USACE found adding "metrics" to communication improves
131123 -         management, similar to cost and schedule control, in Tom's
131124 -         report to HQUSACE showing substantial cost savings,
131125 -         on 971007. ref DRP 2
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131127 -     4.  On 981027 USACE reported Communication Metrics saved the
131128 -         District additional $200K on environmental management issue.
131129 -         ref SDS 12 7315
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131131 -     5.  On 981104 USACE reported Communication Metrics on the Internet
131132 -         was a major advance. ref SDS 13 4320
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131134 -     6.  HQUSACE reported on 990304 that Communication Metrics provides
131135 -         effective "Intelligence" to support management. ref DRP 6
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131137 - Question:  How can the District continue this support?
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131139 - USACE has made major strides to automate data management using CEFMS
131140 - and PROMIS.  Major Blechinger noted the value of "data" in the meeting
131141 - on 990224. ref SDS 22 9020  On 990305 USACE is implementing "paperless
131142 - contracting" to improve management. ref SDS 30 9044  Communication
131143 - Metrics advances all of these efforts.
131144 -
131145 - Want to get DE's input on who will replace Tom Keesling as lead
131146 - contact on Communication Metrics in the District, and whether the
131147 - District can contribute to NSF study with further testing of this
131148 - method under the scope of services developed by Tom and Leonard
131149 - SooHoo. ref DRP 1 4929
131150 -
131151 -     [On 990430 meeting schedule for 990502. ref SDS 41 0750]
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131153 -     [On 990502 met with DE. ref SDS 42]
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131157 - I ask Tom in a Post Script, ref DIT 1 3480, if he has had a chance to
131158 - comment on Jucidious Review developed on 990419, ref SDS 35 2601, and
131159 - which we discussed last week.
131160 -
131161 -    [On 990505 Tom responded. ref SDS 43 9630]
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1314 - 1200 called Tom
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131501 - Tom received my letter, ref DIT 1
131502 -
131503 - He will forward to DE to schedule a meeting.
131504 -
131505 - They are advertising on Monday for a GS14 to head up the new slot for
131506 - Engineering and Construction.
131507 -
131508 - I will mention this to Bill Benkavitch.  He would be perfect for the
131509 - job, but it may not fit with this retirement situation.
131510 -
131511 - It will be listed on the Internet, think he described it as DOD's
131512 -
131513 -                         OPM Vacancy System
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131515 - The District is making immediate 60 day temporary assignments to fill
131516 - re-org slots, during the procurement efforts to get permanent people
131517 - assigned.
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131519 - Major Blechinger is heading up the team for this effort.
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131521 - Sent Bill an email linked to this record.
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131901 - Bill replied this evening that his retirement would be severely
131902 - impacted if he took another position with the military, so he has to
131903 - pass.
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