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DCMA said goodbye to Deputy Director, Jim Russell, who retired after 36 years with a resume that reads like the history of the Agency.
For his exceptional service, Mr. Russell was presented with the Department of Defense's second highest career medal - the Meritorious Civilian Service Award.
DCMA Director, Lt. Gen. Wendy Masiello said, "He has embodied our vision and mission, long before we even put them into words. His thumbprint will be on our success for years to come."
DCMA was also recently presented with two awards by the Fourth Estate Defense Acquisition Workforce Organization.
The first award was actually the most improvement in DAWIA Compliance.
The second award was for all large activities in the Fourth Estate. DCMA was the activity that had the most individuals that were able to achieve their continuous learning points.
DCMA Lima team members had an essential role in designing a new app for collecting, managing and analyzing M1 Abrams vehicle data.
According to David Hobbs, one of the contributors, the app integrates data from legacy databases into one application allowing specialists to quickly identify systemic issues.
The module has the potential to spread across the entire combat vehicle portfolio for which DCMA provides quality oversight.
Eighteen newly minted Continuous Process Improvement Green Belts are on their way back to their workplaces equipped to lead their teams in improving quality, reducing time and effort, and saving money within their organizations.
This program is open to everybody in the Agency, and I, personally, highly recommended from CMO commanders all the way down to the lowest levels.
For more about the program, contact your local performance improvement officer or click on the CPI tab under the quick links on the DCMA 360 homepage.
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