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Show 4' y w SV - . Jj :;, ' - , 1 ' . -- ; i i Dugway, Utah the personnel of Dugway Provlpg Ground" "Published in ttie, inters March 6, 1981 ff 4dla waliiasiti by Connie L. Rupp present at ive or notify the Logistics Directorate. Representatives from offices around Dugway The Office of Personnel Management has estab-attenda six- - month review meeting on Tuesday, ifehed six areas of impact that must be considered March 3 to analyze the effects of the ten-howhen evaluating an AWS: Efficiency of Govern-workda- y work week. and the four-da- y ment Operations, Mass Transit Facilities and Traf-reMr. Chet Van Aken chaired the meeting fic, Levels of Energy Consumption, Service to the exof the Director and he and Part-tim- e Logistics, presenting Public, Opportunities for Full-tim- e we have been on the for of Life Individuals and plained: Although only Quality Employment, AWS (Alternative Work Schedulee) since Aug. 18 and Families. of last year, we are required to submit a review of MAJ Earl Love, Director of Facilities Engi-th- e program to the Civil Service Commission in neers, commented: One of the things that we April. have noticed in our office that needs to be consi- TIIIS REQUIREMENT was established for dered in evaluating government efficiency is that all organizations experimenting with AWSs but we need to reorganize our approach to schedules many others have been on their new schedules for and suspense dates. We are all used to thinking in 18 months so they have more experience from terms of five working days in response to organiz-whic- h to evaluate the effects of the AWS. jng our workload - now we need to think in terms We have had problems with our review, be- - of hours we need to accomplish a task. So when sus- cause although there generally is approval for the pense dates are being ekablished; we should think new system, were having trouble citing specific of how need to respond and forget many hours we ' ' benefits. Originally the system was designed to he ; day analogy. save energy and improve efficiency of government HE EXPLAINED, For example, if an office operations, he said and continued: Because we are analyzing the effects over such a short time gets a directive in from higher headquarters on a frame and so many other factors are involved, we Wednesday and forwards it to other offices for a believe we will identify greater savings and bene-- response; a person might set a suspense date of the continues. thats about a weeks For example, he Kud. our energy savtap following Tuesday thinking in Hwer. reality, if the memo fa ut we ave " ?"sider to distribution on Wednmday, the other office put during thb time frame the port population expand- Mon. 7 ed significantly and several high priority projects . , wnicn to . respoxsa. required overtime usage by Materiel Test and Fa- Another' point brought up at the meeting was cilities Engineers. that because our analysis is covering winter months HOWEVER, WE don t have the option of shorter daylight hours the savings in energy waiting for a later analysis because the Civil Serfield operations is not as great as it will be vice Commission, will be reporting to Congress in with onger daylight time. September on the effects of AWS. Then Congress Savings in operations involving setup and must pass a law authorizing continuation of AWS shutdown procedures were noted. In data process- by March, 1982 or the experimental programs big, longer shifts were established thus using more must convert to the normal schedule, Van Aken ' productive time and that time was during a reexplained. comHe encouraged people who may have noticed duced workload requirement at the central Sands. could This meant data that at White examples of energy savings or increases in govern- puter ment effectiveness to contact their AWS office re ed ur ... MG John f. Koehler presents Dr. Mortimer A. Rothenberg with the Exceptional Civilian Service Award while CSM David Bullington and. Mrs. Rothenberg look on. Dr. Rothenberg is obviously enjoying the moment. (Photo by SGT Jeff Droubay) t. Dr. Rothenberg receives award On Feb. 25 at his retirement din-ne- r, .Dr. Mortimer A. Rothenberg received, from TECOM Commander MG John J. Koehler, the Department of the Armys Decoration for Exceptional Civilian Service. The award, signed by Secretary of the Army Clifford A. Alexander, Jr., recognises Rothenbergs exemplary this period, he demonstrated excep- tional leadership and skill in the development and management of the Chemical Warfare Biological Defense Test and Evaluat ion Program of the Department of Defense. Through . performance as Scientific Director from June 1973 to December 1980. The citation reads in part: During . his .leadership, this mission was re- . tained and productively utilized during a peroid of extreme adversity. His efforts have resulted in maintaining a capability vital, to the defense of the nation. Koehler, in his remarks, said that Rothenbergs efforts on behalf of Dugway and the chemical warfare biological defense area had received recognition throughoutthe Army and he encouraged Rothenberg to maintain close ties with Dugway and the Army so he could be called upon to offer advice based on his knowledge and experience. Continued on page 3 r Dugway Laundromat opens March 5 . : ; - A -, , f; ' ; I i By Connie L. Rupp Our 'i V- - ,y I .' , much-awaite- d laundromat opened for business in the Dugway Mall (the Post Office building) on Thursday, March 5. Hours for the new facility are Monday thru Friday from 6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Saturday from 6:30 a.m. to 2 p.m. These hours are flexible and if community needs support different hours, they may be changed. Anyone who would use the facility if it were open at different times, can call Mr. Don Weatherhead (5301), custodian of the Post Restaurant Fund (PRF) or Mr.Joe McCloskey of KWIK Vending I .'If- - ' - '!?, . I y (2509). old baby so 111 be using it a lot, Im sure glad to have the laundromat open - weve got a exclaimed. Lisa and her husband, El Gregory Keith arrived at Dugway two weeks ago. six-mon- th for Army lifted The freeze on hiring of civilian emption for about 300 of those froworkers for the Army and other mili- zen on the basis of extreme hardship. sold their tary services has thawed. Effective Many of them had already in their homes or anticipajobs immediately, commanders may begin tion of newquit the when jobs government again to hire civilian federal workers freeze was announced. within ceilings approved in the JanThe latest administration action aluary 1981 program budget. lows the Army to replace civilians A recent move by the Reagan administration allows the hiring of civi- leaving civil service with new lians as neded to execute the ap- workers and tohire workers from outside the Department of Defense proved 1981 Defense program and to (DOD). Under the freeze, the Army assure people do not suffer financial could hire no e e or hardship due to the suspension of firm workers. The freeze did not apply ,how commitments made sibce Nov. 5, ever, to executive-leve- l and 1980, according to a memo from the career positions in the senior execuOffice, of the Secretary of Defense. tive service. , freeze the The lifting of the hiring restrictions has been lifted, Although will immediately impact on those it is not expected. to cause a great persons who were offered federal po- surge in recruiting here at DPG. Dugsitions after November 5, but werent way is presently quite near its authoron the Federal payroll last month ized total strength. Only critical powhen the President imposed the sitions are expected to be filled for the freeze. The Army had requested ex- - time being. part-tim- iw tii TVmj.v4nt Bulletin Publishing Comnanv a nrivate firm in V way connected .. ... Keith . Perry, Don Weatherhead, Dennis Fuller, Debbie Porter and Susan Timothy Coombs and Sheridan Smith. From Plumbing: Joe Mondragon and Ray Wanless Fromn Roads & Grounds: Ray Sagers, Carroll Rose, Linda Gourley, and Oscar Hadley. ' Hanson. The laundromat will offer a valu- able community service, but it also carries a community responsibilty to take pride in its maintenance. Post Library adds new book service Miring freeze full-tim- li The laundromat sponsored by the Civilian Welfare Fund (CWF) and washers PRF, has four regular-size- d (50$25 min.), a. large washer ($lload) and a large dryer (25 10 min.). The large washer can be used to clean large throw rugs and sleeping bags. The new carpeted facility has fold- - From Paint Shop: John Pastel and ing tables, laundry carts, a dollar bill and a changer soapbleach dispensing Jimmy Colunga. machine. Funding for renovation ,of ' From Metal Shop: Jerry Wilde and the building and facilities came from Mike Simonich. ' money reserved to improve the qual- - ' Although upkeep of the machines ity of life for Dugway residents. The will be provided by KWIK vending CWF and PRF purchased the services, most of the money made in machines. the facility will be returned to the , A CWF representative said special CWF for use on other community acknowledgement shoud be given td proejets. A CWF representative said. Facilities Engineers who did all the Community support and underthe and work in renovating standing is essential for this project to preparing laundromat for use. So, on behalf of succeed because were not experienced in running a laundromat so it tise Dugway community, a special will be by trial and error. thank you to the following workers: The CWFPRF officers also spent Work Estimator: Leo Larson lot of time working on this project. a Adrian From Carpentry: Hawkins, The Dan Anderson, and Buddy Courley. community should appreciate From Electrical: Les Williams, the efforts of Virginia Harris, Dean By Connie L. Rupp A new service offered to smaller libraries by McNaughton Books has brought an additional 150 books to our library, according to Post Librarian Ms. Leola Liddiard. The current books were published in 1979-8- 0 and include fiction, auto biographies, biographies of stars, and also, areas such as jogging and aerobic dance. MS. LIDDIARD explained, This is a type of loan service. The program begins with 150 books, then each month the library receives 15 new books and returns 15 books to the service. We always maintain about 150 books on hand. Any books that tire library wishes to keep can be purchased at a 15 discount. This gives us the opportunity to offer readers a much broader selection than we normally could afford to have available, and well try to be re- ity of life at Dugway. Liddiard plained, Our library budget was reduced to minimal levels and without this service, we just couldnt aford to buy many current popular selections. THIS NEW service brings selections that are currently popular to our readers and then when the books arent being read anymore, we can re- turn them to McNaughton Books, fWr . n I vf she added. The service offers different options and we decided to use the one that automatically sends us the books on the Best Seller list. So each month some of the new McNaughton books. we will receive about 15 books, and Post Librarian Ms. Leola liddiard logs in 10 of them will be from the Current Best Seller list, she said. If someone is interested in a and they can be loaned out for I hope that people will take ad brary fie book or topic, we can request works who periods. Anyone bodes in that area or a particular book lives or use can the beft Dugway vantage of this new opportunity from this service, she said. cause itsset up on a yearly contract library services. and if not enough people use (he ser-Liddiard encouraged people to The library is located in Building what to Lidstop in and browse through the new 5318 (the Recreation Center building) sponsive people want to vice, it may not be renewed, read, she said. diard added. books as well as take a look through and it is open Monday through ThursThe McNaughton Book service was THE NEW books are in a special the library facility which have ap- day from 1 to 8 p.m. and Friday specially funded to improve the qual- - section through Sunday from 1 to 6 p.m. by the checkout desk in the li- - proximately 16,000 books in stock be considered an official ex- mentsinserts in this publication does not constitute an endorsement by the by writers herein are their own and are not to . h speci-two-we- ek . . bytlI!p,ofaArmy.-nK.ppMranc.ofIvertbe- . i. 1" |