IIOM (U.S. Chapter of International Institute of Obsolescence Management on LinkedIn: Congratulations to the entire PMA-261 DMSMS team! (2024)

The Achievement Awards seek to recognize individuals and teams from the government who are most responsible for significant achievements in proactive DMSMS management and implementation. This year, the DSPO received nominations demonstrating outstanding performance and varying levels of achievement in mitigating DMSMS risk. I am pleased to announce the following team has been selected to receive Achievement Awards for 2023.Naval Air Warfare Center’s PMA-261 H-53 DMSMS Team (Sheila Flores (Team Lead), Kate Rocheteau, Ashley King, and Danielle Simonds). PMA-261 manages the cradle to grave procurement, development, support, fielding and disposal of the entire family of H-53 heavy lift helicopters. The family of H-53 helicopters are used by the US Navy, Marine Corps, and other military customers for a wide range of missions that include troop support, delivery of supplies, and search and rescue. To manage these critical assets and its components, the DMSMS Team proactively monitors issues and conducts risk-based analysis to determine which items to monitor. The team was responsible for loading 85 bills of materials into the IHS tool to support proactive DMSMS Management and loaded 3,000 closed cases to the new NAVAIR Case Management Tool. This enabled the Team to complete numerous assessments that are designed to inform executive leadership on potential DMSMS issues along with identifying resolutions to these issues. Realizing that unforeseen obsolescence issues can impact programs in their portfolio, the team worked closely with the PMA-261 Integrated Working Group to formulate a future budget for POM funding. This enabled the team to identify both known and unknown issues that may exceed its existing DMSMS budget and allow executive leadership to make better informed funding allocation decisions based the team’s analysis and findings. This team was, and is, successful because they embraced diversity and connected with key stakeholders on a ‘human’ level. SYSCOM level directives like ‘Get Real, Get Better’ were also embraced in a manner that were accessible and applicable for all, including their Industry partners. They are a group of free thinkers from diverse backgrounds. Their perspectives allowed them to tackle obsolescence challenges in new and unique ways. They were engaged with all of the program IPTs, and helped the program leads to understand how avoiding/solving problems up front and early in the acquisition process resulted in more funding being made available for new technologies that the warfighter needs. This humanistic approach, and meetings with the prime vendors engineering teams led to improved relationships with both the prime and their subs- which allowed for more honest dialogue between joint teams. This resulted in the PMA being made aware of challenges sooner and therefore addressing solutions earlier, providing the Fleet with the best possible result and over $16 million in cost avoidance for 2023 alone.

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From what I see here, the big take aways here are: 1) Recommend kicking program back to TMRR 2) USAF will be restructuring the program to address the issues that resulted in the NMRI agree with the recommendation to continue this program as it is absolutely critical to the nation's security. It will be interesting to see how things work out from a new baseline and contractual point of view.

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Effective support equipment readiness requires seamless communication and training between the equipment accountability elements, custodians, and stakeholders enterprise-wide.To better support and manage this critical need, the 440th Supply Chain Operations Squadron launched the Support Equipment Enterprise Dashboard, or SEED.SEED leverages digital technology to help transform how support equipment is managed. The site hosts a wide-range of training materials, including training videos, training guides, policy, and MAJCOM equipment metrics to help enable decision support to equipment stakeholders and senior leaders. #USAF #innovation #supplychain

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Department of Defense acquisition strategy development and documentation is a complex process. Explore how Guidehouse Defense and Security aided U.S. military clients in establishing weapon system programs to ensure success by aligning their foundations with the Department of Defense Instruction (#DoDI) 5000.02.#Military #DoD #PublicSector

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Great read on the effort to enhance the focus on sustainment in weapons systems programs from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Sustainment, Christopher Lowman:“By pivoting to…sustainment health measures, we can transition from a solely reactive readiness-based approach to one that emphasizes fleet health, supply chain performance, cost and return on investment in the form of availability. This doesn’t replace readiness; it enhances it. Availability is the bedrock for ensuring the serviceability requirements are met at the unit level and that the depot echelon of maintenance is performing as required and expected. By proactively managing the fleet’s health, we can anticipate and address issues before they escalate into mission-critical problems.”This will require suppliers with a) products with established and documented reliability performance data, b) global, rapidly-available technical expertise, and c) global parts-distribution infrastructure to provide the rapid-response capability necessary to sustain their products all over the world.https://lnkd.in/g5Y7t8YH

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It's inspiring to see some PEOs embracing modern portfolio management practices. By transitioning from overseeing isolated programs to delivering integrated capabilities with greater speed and impact, they are setting a new standard for managing defense requirements, budgets, and acquisitions. In a rapidly changing environment of operations, threats, and technologies, we must quickly harness the latest technologies, often commercial, for military advantage and operate as an integrated Joint Force with a coalition of allies. The lengthy, linear, and bureaucratic approach to modernizing our military is no longer viable. Resharing this piece from 2021 on why managing defense requirements, budgets, and acquisitions via programs is a bad idea. #PortfoliosAreTheWay https://lnkd.in/dabDHjMT

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The Defence Industry Development Grants Program – Security Stream aims to support national security through the provision of Defence capability.The objectives of the Defence Industry Development Grants Program – Security Stream are to: ·uplift the security of the Australian defence industrial base to address the challenging strategic environment ·assist eligible SMEs to establish and maintain security accreditation / controls, in line with the Defence Industry Security Program (DISP)·help Australian defence industry improve and maintain security in priority areas as identified by the Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities (SDIPs – see below). There are matched funding grants between $10,000 and $100,000.Eligible EntitiesTo be eligible you must be:·An Australian entity that has an ABN and registered for GST and are non-income tax exempt. Note partnerships and individuals can’t apply.·A SME with less than 200 employeesEligible ProjectsYou must complete your project by 31 March 2028 and your project must:·be undertaken in Australia and completed in 18 months·include eligible activities (see below)Eligible ActivitiesEligible activities must have a clear and direct link to the grant opportunity objective and outcomes and can include: ·Security audit·Employment of an inaugural eligible Security Officer by an eligible defence Tier 2 or Tier 3 defence industry supplier. Contracting arrangements or casual employment will not be considered as eligible ·Australian security clearance application and vetting fees ·Installation of business perimeter specialised security features such as bollards, razor wire, sensor lighting or surveillance cameras ·Installation of external and internal building digital access controls ·Installation and commissioning of facility surveillance cameras or sensors ·Cyber security gap analysis with formal report.·Cyber security monitoring service implementation for up to 2 years.·Integration of two-factor or multi-factor authentication architecture.Sovereign Defence Industrial Priorities (SDIPs) in the Defence Industry Development StrategyThese priorities are: ·maintenance, repair, overhaul and upgrade (MRO&U) of Australian Defence Force aircraft ·continuous naval shipbuilding and sustainment ·sustainment and enhancement of the combined-arms land system ·domestic manufacture of guided weapons, explosive ordnance and munitions ·development and integration of autonomous systems ·integration and enhancement of battlespace awareness and management systems ·test and evaluation, certification and systems assurance. Learn More To learn more about the Defence Industry Development Grants Program – Security Stream click on the link in the comments.Applications for the current round closes 31 August 2024.

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