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Show Opinions ana icoimuciis THE SAMPLER Friday, July 25, 1980 1 rt nit Letters. CffAr" MAMtflllf H ya Griff ompirtsw j Materiel Test exLast Thursday, the people of to COL Griffin for This pressed their appreciation at Dugway. of outstanding efforts on behalf testing because not of his only Griff is going to be missed, mission to support, unquestionable contributions and listener. terrific a was organizer but because he at the top Too often in management, personnel of dictate policy without considering opinions those who must enforce that policy. Griff was one person who very much cared what each individual thought about policy and the effects of policy. at Ditto, I Throughout the time I spent working of mission was impressed with Griffs priority shuffle. the versus paperwork accomplishment I'm sure I express the feelings of many who are saddened by the necessity to bid farewell to a terrific friend. manager, and for many of us, a good Goodbye, good luck and most of all thank you, A major push toward more efficient use of human centives, the report noted that merit pay provisions and materiel resources is the goal of the Resource of the Civil Service Reform Act should be used to inSelf-Hel- p Effort crease productivity. Improved performance will be Affordability Planning. d MaterU.S. (RESHAPE), a Army encouraged through salary increases and cash newly-establishe- iel Development and Readiness Command awards. (DARCOM) program. .THE RESHAPE report also proposed that profit, The U.S. Army and Test Evaluation Command sharing plans be designed, developed and tested (TECOM) is formulating an implementation plan on for potential DARCOM application. Savings could . how it can improve its capability to fulfill mission requirements over the next few years under the RESHAPE philosophy.' SIMPLY STATED, RESHAPE is an attempt to insure that DARCOM wil be able to meet an increased workload with the same resources that the command now has. Dugway Proving Ground is supporting theDARCOM TECOM RESHAPE goals. In March, Colonel Charles H. Bay appointed an Ad Hoc Committee consisting of Colonel Clarence Griffin, Director, Materiel Test Directorate; Mr. Ernest R. Buhlman, Plans and Operations Directorate; Mr. Carl G. Miller, Comptroller; Mr. John A. George, Chief, Management Review and Analysis Division; Mr. Raymond L. Russell, Chief, Cost Estimating and Admin Office; Mr. Don L. Kirk, Plans and Operations Directorate; Mr. William R. Woods, Director of Logistics; Mr. Sam Efnor, Director, Management Information Systems; Mr. William A. Bilton, Chief, Force. Development Division; and Miss Ruby Schwartz, Manpower Analyst, Force Development Division. A DARCOM study group of management analysts launched RESHAPE last fall. Phase one of their report contains 34 specific recommended actions de- be applied by commanders to improve working conditions fend serve an an incentive to improve, - . RESHAPE is a total team effort The state of the American economy has forced everybody to scramble for ways to cope with higher prices. It has taxed our ingenuity to find ways to buy the same amount of goods with less buying power. The government is not above this era of fiscal It, too, must provide the same services the belt-tighteni- r 3 ng. solving problems. We feel confident that DARCOM can meet its goal of increasing the effectiveness and effi- ciency of its manpower. BUT IT IS obvious that this program wil need the support of every, person rin every DARCOM subordi- signed to discover answers to the paradox of DARCOMs increasing workload and relatively static workforce. It emphasises that success depends on nate command and installation, which includes the U.S. Army Test taxpayers learned to expect when and Evaluation Command and its subthese services carried a much smaller ordinate installations and activities, such as Dugway Proving Ground. price tag. TIIE U.S. Army Materiel Develop- RESHAPE covers all the bases, but ment and Readiness Command, relies on the speed of the runners. The p through its new Resources program allows no room for pessiAffordability Planning Effort mism or apathy. (RESHAPE), has decided to step back RESHAPE, like all new programs and take a long, hard look at itself and philosophies, will probably meet with an eye toward meeting the finan- a certain degree of or Self-Hel- . foot-draggi- ng cial constraints and increased load predicted for the next few years. DARCOM specialists predict that the command's work load will go up in the future while funding for addiwork- downright opposition simply because it is new. Some may say it is too lofty. Such criticism would be an unfortunate reaction to a program that holds promise for all of us. In addition to tional manpower will not. The helping us work in a more effective RESHAPE gpal, then, is to maximize environment, RESHAPE offers possithe output of current authorized man- ble monetary incentives in the areas power, thus preparing it to meet the of overtime, merit pay and profit increased workload of the future. sharing The command emphasis placed on We feel strongly that RESHAPE RESHAPE is an encouraging sign, for can be made to work, but it requires DARCOM is an organization that has and deserves the of all of us. support always proved to be competent at - stable manpower and assignment of no new missions without accompanying resources. Among the 34 actions, or initiatives, recommended by the study are the use of overtime and overhire to increase employee productivity, an aggressive capital investment program to increase employee effectiveness througjh automation, profit sharing and contracting incentives, and streamlining organizations to clarify roles and missions and to reduce layering and fragmentation. DPG COMMITTEE members found that the DARCOMTECOM RESHAPE goals in the increased use of overhires and overtime were actively pursued by DPG managers and supervisors. DPG is ahead in many RESHAPE productivity improvements. For example, DPG hours expended for direct testing effort have increased during fiscal year 80. Other incentives include closer management of training and travel and greater emphasis on conservation of sick leave. Using overtime instead of hiring more people can increase productivity up to a point, the RESHAPE study reported. Beyond that point costs make overtime counterproductive. In the area of employee in " productivity. The TECOM Personnel, Training and Force Development Directorate is canvassing offices and directorates in command headquarters and installa- tions for their commitment for meeting the RESHAPE gpals. Their collective input was submitted to DARCOM on June 30. In TECQM we are already way ahead of the ball Griff. game in the use of overhires and overtime, Col. Connie L. Rupp we Dan R. Smith, Director of PT&FMD, said. But can do more. SMITH, who is TECOMs project manager for RESHAPE, described use of side leave, training and travel as areas where most people have some control." He added that there is a lot of room for improvement in the area of sick leave usage. Smith and Kenower Coakley, a TECOM management analyst and RESHAPE project officer, attended a conference in May on RESHAPE at DARCOM 'headquarters in Alexandria, Va. Their counterparts from other subordinate commands also attended the gathering at which RESHAPE was explained and . Farewell to Ann The people at the Health Clinic are going to miss Ann Griffin. It is obvious that she is a dedicated, professional nurse. That alone will be missed, but to She was a fantastic many Ann is a lot more than that. She employee who was always nice always smiling. was she willing to was .people oriented, meaning to go a step further for people and ready give people doubt. the benefit of the Her presence at the Clinic was a comfort to a lot discussed. of people and that reassuring smile was always there. ' In her opening remarks, Marie Acton, chairperson Were going to miss you, Ann. Good luck. for the DARCOM RESHAPE study group, said 1SG Incitti there were two things needed for the success of USAHC Dugway RESHAPE: a stable manpower authorization and a DARCOM community that will embrace the spirit and the letter of the program. By the end of FY80, DARCOM faces a situation of effort to acwhere it will have 137,000 man-yeacomplish, with a maximum of 113,000 spaces. The goal is RESHAPE, to maximize the output of our current strength by increasing productivity, if acHamilton and Leona Laird wish to extend to tively pursued by every member of this command, ' the Dugway community their sincere apprecia-- . will enable TECOM to accomplish its fair share o tion for the cards, gifts,-- and flowers Ham remaking up the deficit. The thrust of this program ceived during his hospitalization. They also can best be understood by quoting a recent state- want to thank the neighbors who helped with ment made by General John R. Guthrie, Command watering the lawn and taking care of things ing General, DARCOM: RESHAPE is the single while they were in Salt Lake. most important program currently in DARCOM. MAJ. GEN. Robert L. Bergquist, DARCOMs deputy commanding general for resource management, said that, RESHAPE has caught on and is During the past year I have heard many negagoing to be exported, to other Army commands. ideas offer their DPG personnel are encouraged to tive statements made about the troops at Dugfor improving productivity at DPG. According to way. Statements have been made about how Mr. William A. Bilton, DPG RESHAPE Project Of- the Dugway soldier is not really Army and ficer, employee proposals for streamlining the DPG doesnt know what is going on in the Army. Well the real Army " came to Dugway and I organizational structure will be considered by the near In the RESHAPE Committee. future, organiza- for one was not impressed. These soldiers tional streamlining proposals from DPG personne showed no military bearing and a complete lack should be addressed to DPG RESHAPE Committee of respect for the uniform they were wearing. I Thank You extended to Dugway community rs One for the troops at DPG . have never seen so many troops in one place wearing bits and pieces of military uniforms. If .there were to be a comparison between our troops and those from the real Army I for one would vote for the troops stationed at Dugway Proving Ground. The troops stationed at Dugway are trained in technical skills and are among the best dressed and most well mannered of any post in the g Army. I for one would like to see all the back-stabbin- stopped and some backslapping begin. Keep up the good work Dugway and maybe our troops will end up part of the "real Army"too. James R. Pearson SSGUSA . One persons viewpoint In - J ' ' ... : ' a , s '! . ' , v ; ; . ' ' y- ' 5 S.' ' ' - : . ' s J' , : ) ' 'y v. ' s. T ' ' ' I conjunction with the recent article in a June 1980 issue of the Deseret Sampler concerning the relocation of Dugway High Schools Principal. Walden O: Gurney., to Grantsville. 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