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mm . Mhm . All right ,

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mm .

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Mhm ,

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mhm .

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Yeah , you did it .

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Good morning , everyone here we are all

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hands again . Um 100 days since our

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last all hands . It's been a whirlwind

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100 days at least for me . You know ,

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still acting as the director trying to

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address all of the requirements that

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continue to roll through the door by

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the dozens every day . And I have to

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tell you I've been in a fire hose

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education drink every day of the 100

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days , this past 100 days and

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that I want to just acknowledge to

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everyone who comes down and sees me or

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calls in or teleconferences or whatever .

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I really , really appreciate your

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patience and your education every day .

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My head is getting bigger . Not for any

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other reason other than there's so much

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stuff being jammed in my brain , but it

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is what it is and I thank you all for

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being very patient and and letting me

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sit a student , I probably could

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continue to sit a student for another

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100 years and never know everything

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that goes on here , but I thank you .

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It's been a very busy time . Um today .

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Well uh it will be a very specific

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agenda in terms of talking about some

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key issues that are prevailing on

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everyone's mind in a broadway . Um

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in terms of the covid related issues ,

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the return to work issues , things like

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that . Special events here , we are

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knocking on the door of september and

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of course september always comes

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roaring in With memories of 9 11 . So

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we'll get an update on that and talk

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about where the workforce here can

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participate in some of those

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commemorative events . Um as I have

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been trying to do with everyone ,

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keeping everyone up to date with the

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CMO disestablishment work that's

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underway um and actually culminating in

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a very um fast way . And then of course

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at the end we'll do what we really love

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to do when that is to acknowledge all

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of the employees that have done very ,

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very special things and of course those

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that have been here for a long , long

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time . Um so we'll do length of service

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awards , some directors awards , some

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CFC awards and then we'll have a

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special presentation at the end . So

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with that , I'd like to kind of

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transition to the first topic which is

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the COVID-19 update . There's a lot

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going on in this front , very dynamic

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in terms of uh just evolving

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departmental guidance in terms of

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vaccination status is and what we are

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obligations will be as employees

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testing um and how that impacts

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our entry to work and um the

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workplace . Um There are several

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meetings happening this week just to

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keep everyone in the loop . There will

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be a pentagon governance council

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meeting this afternoon . Again , Mr

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Donnelly committed to just telling

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everyone what he's hearing from the

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highest levels which includes of course

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the undersecretary for PNR who is the

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lead for all things , Covid um in terms

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of departmental policy for the health

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of the workforce , the re entry of the

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workforce etcetera . And then the

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anticipation is that later in the week .

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If not late this week maybe the

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beginning of next week we will gather

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the os steve community together and

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have a similar updates . So um with

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that I'm gonna turn it over to Darren

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Irvine who is the brain trust for all

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things Covid . And have Darren . Give

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us a little quick update and summary of

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all the different things that we're

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talking about in terms of health

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protection um status and testing

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and attestation . So Darren please .

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I don't think so . Darren .

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How about that ? Here you go . Good

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morning . WHS team . Uh Can't think of

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a better way to start on monday . Uh

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huh . We transitioned

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to HP con bravo on august 2nd .

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Since then we've seen a steady increase

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in positive covid cases ,

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hospitalizations in the surrounding

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area . We track a 30 mile radius around

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the reservation . When I say an

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increase We measure new cases per

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100,000 Over a seven day period .

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uh this is done within the 30 mile

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radius several counties and cities and

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we measure that every business day

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We've gone . We're up to about 19 as a

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Friday I think it was 18 this morning

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but that's vacillating a little bit

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back and forth . But we're well within

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the HP con bravo plus so that

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paperwork has been prepared . We're

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waiting on a G . C . Chop and we'll

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forward that up to the deputy secretary

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for her approval . Um By the end of the

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week . The tentative date to go to

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bravo plus . Is this friday ? Some of

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the services have a problem with going

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on friday . They'd like to go on

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thursday . If there's a big push on

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that then we'll probably go early next

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week . Uh But we'll see But anyway it

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seems to be imminent . That will go to

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bravo plus and what does it mean ? Not

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a big change in bravo . We'll go to

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right now . We can do 50 gatherings on

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the reservation . Anything in excess of

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that . The DNM approves um

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Uh to 25 for Bravo plus

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the things that I would want you to

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will continue to do . six ft distancing

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for those that are not vaccinated or

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are not completely vaccinated . Not

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fully vaccinated or unvaccinated . Um

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So we'll do that . We'll do the

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otherwise the spacing uh for vaccinated

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people . Uh I think you I think you are

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on the side of caution But the guidance

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is six ft for unvaccinated and

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partially vaccinated . I think

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the other changes are not great . The

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food service will probably see that go

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to take out only we're in the air right

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now in the executive dining rooms that

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they will remain open or they go to

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take out only . Uh we continue to

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urge vaccinations for those that are

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not vaccinated . And you saw the

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secretary's memo last week or the week

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before for active duty military fully

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vaccinated by the middle of . Well as

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soon as I forget what the date was .

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But they've got to get their

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vaccinations . Those will be available

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down at the low vaccinations for the

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rest of the work force remain available

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down a deal . Oh we can continue to

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urge that . Uh

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The other thing I would tell you in a

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in a in association with going to bravo

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plus is that um we will extend the

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parking the covid parking through the

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end of september and re evaluate at

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that time . And we do not intend on

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backing down on the numbers at the

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Pentagon Athletic Center . Uh we will

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keep those at 255 per 2.5 hour session .

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We've had good luck uh and a lot of

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patients and uh and diligence by the

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staff down there . Uh We've not seen a

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lot of problems down at the pack . So

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we're gonna keep that the way it is

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right now . Uh services highly

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requesting that and as well as probably

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most of you watching . So that's the

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big things on going to bravo plus .

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Uh attestation that form . There is an

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act . So O . N . B . Has an attestation

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form where you as individual federal

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worker contractor military . If you're

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not treated at a facility , a military

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facility have to attest whether four

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choices . I am vaccinated fully . I am

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not fully vaccinated . I am not going

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to be vaccinated or I'm not vaccinated .

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And then the fourth choices I'm not

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going to tell you . So we all have to

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do that at test station . Um And if you

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are in the last three categories then

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you're required for weekly testing

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right now . Oh and he gave us the

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option of once a week or twice a week .

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We're working very hard to get once a

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week testing up and there's a lot more

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to follow on that . But so back to the

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attestation Pienaar is working very

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hard to get that linked up with the

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system . Uh Milk milk connect will

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connect . Is that right ? Yeah . So

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supervisors will have some visibility

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on whether john is vaccinated , pause

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vaccinated etcetera . And then he can

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continue , he can start to track

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whether paul and john go get their

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their weekly test or not . So we're

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working hard on that . Um That's a big

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big lift in a very short period of time .

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The delay in the attestation form is

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just that that the D . O . D . We

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needed our own form . Oh and B . Has

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had one on their website for a couple

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of weeks but we made the decision . We

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were going to come up with our own form .

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Pienaar's back and forth with G . C .

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Who is back and forth with PNR who is

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now back and forth with O and B . To

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get the approval on the form . We

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expect by September the 9th that that

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form will be readily available to all

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and then how will you make that

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election ? Hopefully it is through the

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milk and excess uh system or it comes

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down to a piece of paper the supervisor

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keeps in his desk but we don't want

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that . We want to be able to collect

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that data to find out where we are as a

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department as as as the pentagon

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etcetera . So that's the attestation

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piece . The testing is a little ways

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behind that . Hopefully not too far .

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Oh and be on friday . Uh kind of gave

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the agency's uh kicking the seat on

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that and said get it in place and let's

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go . So we're doing that . Um But it's

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gonna be a few weeks behind . My guess

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is a month behind but that's just my

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guess . How will we do that ? Well we

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do it all at the Pentagon reservation .

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No , well we do it at satellites when

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we do it at the Mark center . I think

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the answer is yes . Will it be

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contracted to where you go to giant and

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get it done ? I just don't know .

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There's there's a lot of what ifs yet

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who has to be tested if you fall into

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that category of ? I am not vaccinated .

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I'm not fully vaccinated and I'm not

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telling you if you're a full time

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teller worker . Do you have to be

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tested ? Not if your supervisor does

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not expect you to come into the

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building . If he does ? If there is an

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expectation that you may have to come

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into the building regardless of tele

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work status or not , you will have to

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be tested again where we're going to

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bring you in the building to send you

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right back home . It doesn't seem to

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pass the common sense test but we might .

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But where is the question that will you

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get that testing done ? Um

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So more to follow on that you'll hear

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about it . It'll be out , it'll be out

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in a building circuit , will be out on

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a letter from the D . A . And M .

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You'll get the D . A . And M's letter

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on HP con bravo as soon as the Deputy

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secretary approves going to to that

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next status . Uh So there's a lot going

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on in the world of covid bottom line

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takeaway , we're headed in the wrong

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direction still um those that you view

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that are not vaccinated , get that way ,

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urge your employees to get that way uh

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attestation and vaccinations right

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around the corner . So . Well that said ,

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that's what I have . Great Karen ,

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thanks just to put a punctuating point

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on Darren's um comments . There is a

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lot going on . It's very dynamic . Um

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both outside of the department with the

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interagency , O and B and the White

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House directly . Um And then of course

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at our departmental level and then how

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that's going to trickle down to the

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component implementation , the D and M

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is the lead For the 4th estate

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and specifically the OSD the DAFA and

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the joint staff . So to be honest , Mr

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Donnelly's kind of sorting through his

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own new role for a lot of this as well .

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So we have the dynamics of the guidance ,

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we have the dynamics of new roles and

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responsibilities . We have the dynamics

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of once again , wh esteem thrown right

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in the middle of the uh implementation

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execution actions . Um so our plates

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are full , they're always full um and

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more to come there . Um as

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Darren said , the um we're not going in

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the right direction in terms of the

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overall community transmission and the

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infection rates that appear to be

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prevailing out there . So I know every

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director working with their teams is

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again trying to find that sweet spot

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between , you know , the tele work

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status of their workforces and the

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mission requirements and I think we've

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been doing a really great job there . I

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encourage directors to continue to work

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very , very closely with your staffs .

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Of course , the other big dynamic that

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we have going on that is a very

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personal thing for a lot of families is

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the return to school , lots of schools

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opened up today as well . So parents

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are juggling kind of that new uh

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dynamic for their individual families

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in terms of work and family life in

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specifically school . Um So I'm

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very , very aware of of just that um

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pressure that's always on the families .

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Um and of course we know that there are

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families who continue to take care of

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loved ones , many who have immuno

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compromised compromised conditions . So

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when you think of real life and you

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think of what we live every day as

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people and who have families and um

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we need to figure out the way to make

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this work in terms of our

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mission and acknowledging the pressures

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that are on each one of us as we take a

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seat in this organization and and do

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our jobs . So I applaud the directors

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in terms of the conversations you're

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having , I would suggest you continue

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to have them with your work forces ,

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workforces . I know you're providing

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your inputs directly to your directors

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on your individual circumstances . So I

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just encourage that kind of bilateral

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flow to continue . Um because we do

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need to find that sweet spot where we

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can find an accommodation for you know ,

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everyone's lives , but also the

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absolute critical mission requirements

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that our organization executes every

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day . So it remains very dynamic . I

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think it's an understatement if we

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don't say that this is the ultimate

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test in flexibility , fluidity um

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and going with the flow and adjusting ,

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making important adjustments to our

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decisions , our priorities and our

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processes . So , um I just encourage

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everyone to to remain vigilant in your

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own personal mitigations in terms of um

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the covid um issue a writ large and

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then also encourage your work forces

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and then just act very prudently in

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terms of how we do our part and

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allowing for uh safe workplaces , safe

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interaction , all spaces etcetera . So

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um more to come , there were

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anticipating again some guidance

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forthcoming as Darren said . So ,

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um the next agenda item for today is

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kind of a special events um update . Um

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Doug Nichols is going to provide the

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update on some of the more imminent um

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events that will be executing here on

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the reservation in the coming month ,

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which starts I guess the day after

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tomorrow . Right . Doug . Yeah . So

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with that doug , can you give us an

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update on some of the september events ?

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Are we ? Good to go , sweet , good

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morning everyone . I'm doug Nicholls

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and I'm working part of the 9 11 .

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Observant ceremonies for the pentagon

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along with osD protocol and a plethora

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of outstanding individuals from WHS

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just a few short days we're going to be

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marking a pivotal point in the history

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of our pentagon and of our nation

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because on september the 11th of 2021

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at 9:37 a.m. Will be the 20th

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anniversary where we lost 125 members

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of our Pentagon family Along with 59

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members Of American Airlines Flight 77 .

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It is a tremendous day . It is going to

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be a very somber day , but it is also a

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day to reflect upon the lives that were

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lost because each one of them were

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innocent victims on september the 10th

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friday we will be holding in the

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pentagon center courtyard , an employee

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observance ceremony , we will be led by

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the Deputy secretary Dr Hicks . We will

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have the chairman or the vice chairman

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in attendance and also the D . A . And

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M . We ask that you please come out and

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help us remember those loved ones that

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we lost on that day because we as a

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pentagon family , we're one , we're in

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this together . The ceremony starts at

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10 . Please join us on saturday morning

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At 6:30 , there's going to be a sunrise

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flag unfurling ceremony at the point of

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impact by the pentagon force Protection

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Agency along with members of the

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Arlington County fire and police

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departments are first responders who

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bravely risked their own lives to go in

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and try to save others . Later on that

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morning we will have the pentagon

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observant ceremony that will be mainly

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for families of the victims and also

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some of our first responders and some

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of our mellow for valor recipients ,

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one of who is in the room here today

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with us Mr bob Candido . So we asked

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that you take this week and next week

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to reflect upon those tragic events and

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those who have paris since that time

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defending our nation at home and abroad .

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So Please join us at 10 Friday morning .

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That's great . Doug . Thanks

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as doug said , the friday

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commemoration is going to be for the

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pentagon workforce here . So if you're

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in the building , please come out and

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be a participant . It's a wonderful way

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to show that we have not forgotten and

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we never will forget . Um and as as

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Doug said , we'll get the specifics out

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and through building circulars and

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other um information pushes , so Mark

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that one on your calendars .

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The third item on the agenda today is

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just an update and kind of some of the

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um evolving actions pertinent to the

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disestablishment of the chief

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management um officer position in the

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associating organization . There's been

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a lot of work being done in these past

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several months being led by Mr Donnelly

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on behalf of the deputy to kind of give

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a deeper dive into everything that was

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the CMO in terms of functions ,

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responsibilities and associating

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resources as you all know , the

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deputy asked Mr Donnelly when he

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arrived to take another look at kind of

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the path to comply with the statutory

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mandate for the disestablishment of the

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CMO . Um he has been on point for all

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things um disestablishment the O . P N .

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D . S . D . Staff um and specifically

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Jeff means has been the organizational

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lead for all of that major

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activity . Um There have been a number

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of our own team here in WHS um very

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involved in the preliminary uh re

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analysis , work , jay lee and his team

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and laura as well in the hrd side

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have been voices in the mix in terms of

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the analysis and the impact of whatever

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decisions the Deputy secretary makes

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after she makes those decisions . Then

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of course the inter nurse

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implementation will begin and that will

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enjoy many other elements of the

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organization to include guys like

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paul and how we divvy up physical space .

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Again , your favorite subject paul . Um

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but just as a little update um the

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deputy secretary is today I think this

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morning um in possession of the final

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decision package on the CMO . Um

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That is a massive package which will

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involve multiple decisions on the

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redistribution Of over 209

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functions that were composing the prior

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legacy CMO organization . It's a lot of

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that's a lot of activity . Um a lot of

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threads to pull a lot of organizational

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rationale to understand and um

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layout for the deputy so when she's

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making decisions on the redistribution

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that she can see the organizing logic

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of that and the effectiveness and

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efficiency of the reset . Um so again

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there will be two over 200 functions

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that will be redistributed and those

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are going to be redistributed between

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multiple organizations . The D . N . M .

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Is one I would say the DNM is the big

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winner for the redistribution . Um

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Controller will be recipient

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organization of some D . Cape as well .

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The C . I . O . As well and then of

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course there's kind of a a very

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definitive restructuring action that

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has to do with the oversight and

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compliance element of of the CMO

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organization and the existing assistant

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to the Secretary of Defense for

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intelligence oversight . Um We believe

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the deputy will endorse the decision

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there to merge both of those

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organizations under a newly established

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Assistant to the Secretary , Defense

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for privacy , civil liberties

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transparency and intelligence oversight .

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That will be a new PSA organization .

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We believe if she follows the

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recommendation . Um so that's a very

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dramatic um re shuffling of functions

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and uh and has a very

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observable structural outcome in terms

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of a new pizza element being

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established um the D . N .

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M . Is going to be inheriting all

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things that were DNM prior to the chuck

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hagel consolidation . So no surprises

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there in terms of the legacy functions

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of the former DNM . Um But what the

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deputy is doing um in terms of the new

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definitional premise is to designate we

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believe the D . N . M . As the

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performance improvement officer of the

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Department of Defense . That is a

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absolutely massive portfolio . Um

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that involves um triangulating kind of

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all the interagency activity that

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occurs within oh and be with the

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President's Management council . The

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performance Improvement council .

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You'll hear it referred to as the pick

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in the inter agency and the D . N . M .

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Is the face of the department for that

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on behalf of the deputy . Um

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So um that will be a massive

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realignment of responsibility

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associated with that is the mandate for

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a lead for defense reform on on the

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part of the Deputy Secretary on her

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behalf . That will be an associated of

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responsibility . We believe the deputy

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will also direct to the D . N . M . Um

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and in part of the rationale there is

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that performance and

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reform Should service one another

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and um we're trying to I think this is

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will be the direction that the deputy

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is asking Mr Donnelly to take in the

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dialogue and the work ahead . Yes .

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Historically reform has been equivalent

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with budget cutting under the rubric of

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reform . I think the deputy is now

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saying wait a minute reforms should be

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more long term institutional change and

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let's let's drive longer term

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institutional change in process in

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policy through how we measure the

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are important priorities of the

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department . So there's this

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inextricable linkage that I think she's

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trying to derive here with this

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organizational reset . Um

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Again defence reform massive

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role the D . And M will do in support

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of the Deputy secretary is the chief

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operating officer of the department .

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So those are the two very

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visible incur mints by the D . N .

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M . All of the work associating with

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defense business systems will transfer .

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We believe that the deputy again

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accepts the recommendation from Mr

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Donnelly that will be moving to the ceo

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organization . Um and that that's been

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a relatively discreet piece of the

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CMO fabric so I think that will be

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a pretty deliberate and clear movement

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and realignment upon the deputies

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decisions . Um We did have a

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D . N . M . Offsite um with the

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directors of all the directors from the

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legacy CMO organization and then of

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course participated . I participated as

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the acting director um and PFP

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participated in as well .

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Um So it was the two subordinate agency

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heads and then all of Mr Donnelly's

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above the line directors . We had Off

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site for two mornings several days

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ago in which we kind of put out all of

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the functional decisions that we needed

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to make in terms of . Well actually we

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looked at all the prospective decisions

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that we were recommending to the deputy

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secretary and then subset did that in

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looking at the things that we

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presumptively thought would be coming

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to the D . N . M . Um So Mr Donnelly

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wanted to obviously begin some

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preliminary planning in anticipation of

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deP sec def decisions on those

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functions and responsibilities that he

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would be theoretically inheriting . It

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was a good offsite . Again we looked

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through all of the functions that are

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coming . Mr Donnelly has

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preliminarily very preliminarily rested

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on kind of a four pillar DNM

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organization , a general policy

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staff , an organizational management

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and planning group , a governance um

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policy group , if you will , a

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performance improvement arm which will

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directly service his role as the pIO of

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the department and a resource analysis

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group which will largely configure

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around all things resources that are

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not only attributable to Mr Donnelly's

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responsibilities as DNM for OSD but for

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the state related stuff um and then how

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to robust his role in in

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representing the equities that he's

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responsible for in institutional

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processes Like the three star like the

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D . Mag and other forums .

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The end the end state for the D . N . M .

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Is a huge enlargement of the portfolio

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and very very comprehensive

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responsibilities at multiple strata of

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the department at the departmental

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level . Of course at the OsD kind of

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forced the state level , the pentagon

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community level which is serviced by

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the pentagon governance council . Um

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And then of course just his ownership

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is a P . S . A . Of his enterprise

30:50.490 --> 30:52.546
which is going to be comprised of of

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course all of his above the line

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directors in the office of the D . N .

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M . And then of course the authority

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direction control he exercises over W .

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H . S . And P . F . P . A . Um And then

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of course this big looming piece which

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is his inter agency responsibilities

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which he will be stepping into rather

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quickly in the inter agency with . Oh

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and be largely um So

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it's an understatement to say that we

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don't have enough capacity to address

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all these responsibilities but we will

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work that very methodically and very as

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a matter of priority in terms of the

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things that we think are the priorities

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of the secretary and the deputy and a

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line accordingly . Um But it's going to

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be a massive massive amount of work um

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associating with Mr Donnelly

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taking on all these responsibilities is

31:48.970 --> 31:52.060
this simultaneity of him soaring out

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what he personally is going to be

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involved in and what he is going to

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turn to others to help him with . And

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again part of that is re rationalizing

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how do we communicate with the

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different strata of of community

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stakeholders in a very transparent

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continuous way . So the things that he

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will be participating in um in the

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inter agency as I said are the

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President's Management Council and the

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performance improvement council . Those

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are big responsibilities and I believe

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um he'll be participating in those

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exclusively on behalf of the deputy

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secretary . Um That in and of itself is

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a monster responsibility . Um right

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now with the pentagon governance

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council we have kind of a bifurcated

32:42.840 --> 32:45.280
arrangement at the moment . We have

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what we call the P . G . C . Covid um

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convening of the P . G . C . Which

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involves which grew out of course the

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last 20 months of covid related

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activity and that is comprised of the P .

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G . C . Members themselves the areas of

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the mill depths the joint staff . Um

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Uh huh . And of course the

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associating psa footprint that we have

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kind of service through the day off .

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So the P . G . C . Covid group is still

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ongoing obviously by Darren's update

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lots of activity there . And as I

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mentioned at the outset we're gonna be

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having a meeting this afternoon there .

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Mr Donnelly however is trying to get

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back to regular order if that's even

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possible anymore and trying to pace

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um a what he calls the regular P . G .

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C . Which is the venue for vetting and

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addressing and and discussing

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issues that are prevalent here for the

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pentagon reservation . That he's had a

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couple of what I'll call regular P . G .

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C . S . He has personally chaired those .

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Um He has great interest in what

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happens on this pentagon reservation .

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Um And of course as many of the

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directors sitting here . No , you have

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come and talk to him personally about

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some of the equities within your

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organizations and of course many of the

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issues that are ongoing in your

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organizations have become the fodder

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for P . G . C . Agenda . Um I see Mr

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Donnelly staying involved there um as

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well . I think we will have a P . G . C .

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Covid group meeting um continue

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indefinitely until again we see where

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this is all going . Um I think that's

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prudent because covid in and of itself

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is just a massive agenda of discussion

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points as Darren walked us through

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today but we cannot forget the work

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goes on . We have a very important

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enterprise to run here and Mr Donnelly

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wants to make sure that that's getting

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its attention so he will continue to

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sit and share um what I'll call the

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regular P . G . C . He is getting ready

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to install an she ate the OsD

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management form as everyone who's been

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here for any bit of time , knows that

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we used to have an OsD management for

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him referred to as the IMF

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that kind of died if you will

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a couple of years back , but he

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is very committed to restarting that

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and getting back on path , a a

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coherent , regularized way to

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communicate with PSAs . Um there are

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many , many issues that face the OSD as

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a component . He is trying to be very

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attentive to those and he understands

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all paths lead to cogent , important

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strategic conversations with PSA . So

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he's getting ready to to activate if

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you will or reactivate the OsD

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management form associated with that is

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the SEO F , which I know many of you

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have participated in and many of the

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directors here are briefers in the f um

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there is a role for me there , I know

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Mr Donnelly and I have talked about

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this last week in terms of again , how

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he kind of carves himself up and where

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he wants to be present . So I will tell

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you that um when you're talking , when

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he and I are talking about the Os the

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OsD management form , there is a

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natural um conversation that

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starts in parallel about re

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formalization , reactivation formally

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and officially and regularly , of the S

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E O F . I know that the directors

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working with your stakeholders and OsD

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have tried mightily to maintain a form

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of a dialogue and what we're calling ,

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a kind of an informal essay O F . Um

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and I appreciate that you've been

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trying to keep the communication lines

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open there . Mr Donnelly as I've said

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here before , he's a very methodical

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man . So he's he's stepping very

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deliberately through all of these tiers

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of governance and how he wants to

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reactivate them and who he wants to sit

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in them . Um So um and that involves

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me as the acting director WHS and where

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he wants me to be a participant , um

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I'm still a big participant on the

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above the line work as well . Um And he

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kind of reaches out and grabs me for

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some of the things there , so I just

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literally don't know , you know whether

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he's gonna want me to be some form of a

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participant in some of the other forms .

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Um We are going to continue to work

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very deliberately to get Mr Donnelly

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ready as a very active

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voice in D . Mags and departmental

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governance . He has been enjoined

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directly by the Deputy Secretary and

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the Defense Workforce Council as again

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The Face of the Voice for the 4th

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Estate . I know Laura has been helping

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get him ready for some of the issues

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there . Um But you can see that

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that is just another departmental um

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involvement of his , the last

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big venue that is going to probably eat

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him for lunch as well is the Defense

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Business Council which will be the

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servicing entity for all things related

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to his performance and defence reform

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work And that is where we will enlist

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the voice of the 4th estate big time in

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that venue . Um that's a statutory

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council , he is going to be

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pursuing a legislative proposal , I

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believe to reformat that to

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give it more flexibility to accommodate

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the direction of the deputy secretary .

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He will be very active in that as well

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and supported there by his performance

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improvement group and Defence Reform

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group . Um but to say it looks like an

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octopus . It is because there are many

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tentacles hanging off of his new

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responsibilities that we think are

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imminently looming and probably coming

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through the front door here by the end

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of this week , as I have told Mr

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Donnelly um it's a freight

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train and it's not stopping so we

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better just get ready and

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get , just get ready to

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make hard decisions and set some

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priorities , as doc Cook told me one

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time when I was new to working the

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organization , he says , look

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everything and that is under the DNM is

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massive , so the key is breaking it

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down into manageable pieces and I think

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that's going to be Mr Donnelly's

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challenge , is looking at each of the

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pillars of activity that he has

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understanding them and to end , but

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then deciding how he's going to break

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them down into manageable pieces , he

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will rely very heavily on many people

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and getting thoughts and um and I think

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he will rely very heavily on WHS um

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because much of what he does above the

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line , the execution implementation is

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below the line , right here in WHS um

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we believe there will be maybe a few

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functions moving out of above the line

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but they will remain within the DNM

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enterprise . Again , it all depends on

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how he wants to settle out . The steady

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state of the maturation of functions

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inside of the office of the director of

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A and M . So we'll be communicative on

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those as they materialize , immature um

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laura and jay and dave Saunders are are

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the triad for the resource pieces of

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the organizational redistribution and

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of course paul will be on point for a

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lot of the aftermath of kind of were

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functions settle out and how we

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redistribute physical space .

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So just as the D N M is

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at an impact zone . So are we ? But for

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different reasons but this is not a new

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movie for VHS we do this , we've done

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it for years , reorganization , reset

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implementation is in our DNA so we have

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good best practice and good

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expertise to inform decisions . I

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think Mr Donnelly is looking to have

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the effective date of the

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reorganization . Again this is going to

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be subject to Def sec def decisions but

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I think he's vectoring to in October

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one official reorganization date And

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then of course for the ensuing 90 days

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there'll be a lot of activity working

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with the functional leads on

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people and dollars in contracts and

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space realignment um so that's kind of

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where we're at um more to come there

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but in advance , I will just tell you

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we will be very busy with the CMO re

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Oregon . It's vitally important to Mr

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Donnelly and of course that the

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challenge there is you know being

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responsive to his emerging needs and at

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the same time just the floodgate of

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work that we do every day for all of

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our other customers . So in that regard

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I have told this to all the directors .

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If you need my help in helping set

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priorities I will do that with you as

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we try to be responsive to Mr Donnelly .

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Um He similarly is working with the

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deputy secretary to figure out her

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priorities and where he should first be

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putting his attentions some of that

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he'll be allowed to but others area and

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I mean allowed meaning the work goes on

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in this place and so um sometimes we

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don't have the luxury of picking the

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best moment for when we're going to do

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something because the freight train is

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driven through the front door and you

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gotta just answer the mail . So um

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we'll have to help inform some more

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there . Um So that's the update .

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Um As soon as we get dep sec def

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decisions there are a number of

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instruments in that package that she

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will be executing with her own

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signature . So you will probably be

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seeing those pushing through here

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hopefully more imminently . In turn Mr

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Donnelly will be signing out his own

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communication to the affected workforce

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on the way forward for them so they'll

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be multiple you know pieces of paper

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that people will be able to see

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rationale and next steps and next

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actions so be on the lookout for those .

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Um Again I

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just before we transition to the next

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part of the program I just want to just

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um reflect for a minute

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on as you all know when I first

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came I was very focused on kind of

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had a conduct business in terms of just

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what I learned and what I think works

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best and um you know I'm a big fan of

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transparency , that's why I talk as

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much as I do and George and Gary always

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say pipe it down their mess but I

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think it's important that we all um

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have as much information as we can have

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to be informed , productive

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participants in the institutional work

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that we're all doing . So transparency

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has always um been very very very

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important to me um disciplined

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operations . Um I think we're getting

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better way better at what we're doing ,

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do we still have room to improve ?

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Absolutely we always do . Um I

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remember Mr Cook said to me one time he

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says Jeannie if you think we're done

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leave um and we're never done . Um So

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um I continue to invite you within your

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own directorates to look at your own

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processes for doing your work , had up ,

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channel your work for decisions um and

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do what you have to do to move people

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around and putting him in new roles to

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to help be more effective and efficient ,

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people have a lot of great ideas , I've

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gotten a lot of wonderful ideas from

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the directors , from Gary , from George ,

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from others who just stopped me in the

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hall and say , you know ma'am , if you

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want to fix that problem , you might

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want to think about doing something

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like this . So just keep your dialogues

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going because what we're after is for

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all of us to do our work better in

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terms of quicker but complete ,

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comprehensive and less turn ,

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God knows , we're all very , very ,

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very busy , so , but I think we're

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getting better at that . I know without

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putting Georgia on the spot , George

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has had on his list to convene kind of

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the administrative focal points in the

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organizations to have a discussion just

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on kind of correspondence rules and

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processes and things like that , that

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remains on our fall agenda . Right ,

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George , yep , yep . Um so um

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but I think things engagements like

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that will help us kind of understand

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each other what I expect , what I know

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you can do and how better to do that .

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Um collaboration ,

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it's clear you guys are all about

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collaboration and I absolutely love it ,

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I can't tell you how , I mean , even

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though some of the issues are very

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difficult , I just love sitting down

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with everyone or on a phone call and

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hearing from everyone in terms of their

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expertise , their problem solving . Um

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there is not one issue that WHS does ,

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that is singularly focused . So

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collaboration is a must , it's you know ,

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all of our issues are cross cutting

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both within our own organization and

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with our partners , whether it be Pepe

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or larger pizza customers and

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stakeholders or whatever , so I would

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just say I applaud what you do in terms

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of a collaborative way and I would just

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encourage you to keep it up because

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it's really , it's really kind of cool

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to watch . Um and then of course

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empowerment is what I'm after . I , you

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know , again , the best thing I can

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normally do is get the heck out of the

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way and let the experts do their thing .

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Um and I'm trying to do that um as you

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can see , I like the experts to come up

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and have the conversation with you um

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and um and I'm looking at ways

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to keep activity within the

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directorates to keep work moving at the

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director level and working with your

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staff . So I am committed to that , I

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continue to be committed to that and um

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I will look for every opportunity to

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give people the levers they need to

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pull to keep the work going . The only

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thing I ask is is if there is a freight

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train coming around the corner that

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should tell me that sooner rather than

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later . Um and I haven't been

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completely run down yet at all so

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that's a good thing . So um we're

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obviously you know doing our jobs but

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keeping each other informed as we

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should . So um more to come on

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those fronts as we kind of kind of

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congeal our efforts in this paradigm of

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openness and empowerment and

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collaboration . It's pretty cool . Um

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So those are my reinforcing thoughts um

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on terms of how we're conducting our

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operations and it's really good . I

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will tell you Mr Donnelly absolutely

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loves his sit downs with all the

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directors and of course he's like me

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bring the subject matter experts in to

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the table and have some conversations .

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Um So um he has really really

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enjoyed that as well . Um one apology

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on my part I and um

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I have really been struggling with my

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calendar management and it has nothing

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to do with gary or George . Um It's

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just I've just been completely consumed

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by the job that I've been asked to do

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by the deputy but also many

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responsibilities in mind that remain

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above the line . Um I just want

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everybody to know do not take that that

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I don't want to get out and see

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everyone I do . Um But we just need to

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kind of get through this gauntlet and

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then I will in mass begin to take my

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walks and sit down with everyone . I've

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done one or two of those but it's

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woefully inadequate in terms of

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reaching and talking to everyone out

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there . So apologies there , but

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remediation is on the way , so

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thank you for your patience . So with

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that we're going to transition into

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what I think we all love to do and that

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is to recognize and say thank you to

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our teammates for jobs well done .

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Um the first thing we're going to do

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today is recognize the three

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directors award winners for quarter one

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of calendar year 21 . Um There are

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three as you can see up there on your

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screen , walter Wayman from SD

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Darren , congratulations for one of

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your visual information specialists ,

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victoria thomas laura one of your

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Hrd experts in terms of benefits .

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Um human resource specialists and john

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um haber lock from Dave your

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organization , um your team lead for

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all your business work . Um These three

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individuals have , you know , once

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again stepped up for their

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organizations and um brought forward

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kind of a stellar level of performance

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in what they do every day . And um they

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are certainly all to be applauded . So

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congratulations to all three . Mhm .

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The next thing is our normal length of

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service awards and

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doug gave me this statistic which kind

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of blew my mind

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the people that we are going to

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recognize today when we add all the

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years of service up , It's just under

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500 years of service , 470 years of

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service , that is absolutely amazing .

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Um and you know , I think we

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needed like pause and not say well yeah ,

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but we're just combining everyone , but

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we do things together . So when you

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think of the impact of what we do

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together , I think to recognize what

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this collectively represents in terms

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of service and expertise and

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dedication . Um if the 500 ,

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almost 500 years of services the well

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moment , it's inappropriate while

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moment because it's a lot of work and a

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lot of effort and a lot of commitment .

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Um so we're going to talk about

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those individuals that compose this

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unbelievable milestone . Um and we're

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going to break them into groups ,

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believe it or not , we have three

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individuals who are on your screen

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whose length of service starts with a

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four Mhm um Floyd Palmer

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45 years Ethel Gray

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Corbin , 40 years and Cameron

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Delancey , 40 years . That's a lot of

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time . That's probably more than , or

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near half of their own lifetimes . Um

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and so from that standpoint , Um those

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are big numbers and we applaud all of

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our 40 plus length of service awardees

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today right

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Next is are those that have three in

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front of their um um number . Um but

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we're going to break these down for

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those that are halfway through that

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decade . Um we have three length of

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service winners that are 35 year

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winners , Nathan Bass , 35 years ,

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Valerie Hopkins and Jacqueline tenant

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all 35 years um Again ,

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just dedicated , hardworking time

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Day in day out . So thank you . 35 year

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winners .

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Mhm . And then 30 years happens to

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be the jackpot this round . We have ,

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uh , I guess it's seven or eight , no ,

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8 , 30 year length of service award

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these today . Um , and we'll just

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lay it out there . Don Broussard hazel

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car rolling carter , Stanley , hatcher ,

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Greg jobs , lucy

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maddox . I'm sorry , I'm losing my

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vision here today . Um , MS McCullough

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and keisha smith , all 30 year winner .

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I call them winners . Well , we are

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winners as an organization , but

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awardees again , three decades of time

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is just , it's just a

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big number . It's just a big number ,

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continuous time . Um , today . Uh ,

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well , let's applaud our awardees and

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then I want to just make that comment

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as probably a lot of you see people

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come in and out of government leave ,

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stay a year to go to the private sector

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come back . Um , what is uniquely

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defining about length of service awards

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largely here is the people that come

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and they stay and love D . O . D . Or

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just public service in general . It may

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not be all of D . O . D . But public

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service in general , which is in and of

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itself just an amazingly important ,

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intrinsic value that I think all of

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these length of service awardees share

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is that our commitment that we have to

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public service and that cannot be

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forgotten . It's great reward .

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It's probably the greatest reward for

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many of us . Um , in addition to our

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families . Um , so thank you all , who

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composed that big number of 470 years .

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Doug thanks for pointing that out .

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That's a big number . So thank you all .

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Yeah , yeah ,

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we have to awards that we want to talk

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about that are unique . Um one that has

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to do with the national Combined

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Federal campaign um which rendered a

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leadership award . Um I think many of

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you know , Curtis Rumbaugh who has been

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our focal point for all things CFC . Um

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He this year is the recipient of the

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leadership Award and of course , as you

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know , he works within our benefits and

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work like division as our focal point

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for all things Combined Federal

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campaign . Um That's a big

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important body of work that we do um as

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an institution um connecting with our

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community priorities and interests and

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um Curtis has done an amazing job

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kind of putting D . O . D . On the map

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relevantly within the national

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landscape . So we thank him and well ,

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well earned leadership award for the

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national Combined Federal campaign .

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Thank you , Curtis .

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And then more regionally oriented is

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the diode , National capital region

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spirit of service recognition , which

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goes to Stephanie Pettway . Um

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Stephanie again , she's in the benefits

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um um and work life division um and she

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is representing excellence in our

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regional work um uh for all things that

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um is within our sphere of the combined

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federal campaign . Um But again , this

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work is working at the workplace level

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and then connecting kind of the wishes

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and the thoughts and the and the

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imperatives um for our focus on

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combined federal campaign initiatives

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at the workforce level . And then

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connecting those with our NCR

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priorities and mandate . So we

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thank Stephanie and a job well done as

58:27.180 --> 58:28.902
well . Thank you , Stephanie .

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So the last part of the program um is

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kind of a new thing that I wanted to um

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take a few minutes and talk about . Um

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it's kind of a first for me to do ,

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but I couldn't help but be

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reflective on some of the activities of

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this organisation in the last couple of

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weeks that I thought , you know ,

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there's effort and then there's effort ,

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their service and then their service .

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Um and what I mean by that is

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as I concluded , my own observations

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and conversations with those that were

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involved in some of the tragedy here on

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august 3rd . And hearing from the

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directors what some of their people

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were asked to do . I thought , you know ,

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we need to tell them how we feel about

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them because those people got up that

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day thinking they were coming to work

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and they were just going to have a

59:45.204 --> 59:47.470
normal workday And there was nothing

59:47.470 --> 59:51.240
normal about August three . So today ,

59:51.250 --> 59:53.430
um I will tell you , it gives me a

59:53.440 --> 59:56.090
great deal of pride to kind of unveil

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what I've termed the Director's Award

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for merit . Um this is a newly

01:00:01.420 --> 01:00:04.880
established award . And in my mind ,

01:00:04.880 --> 01:00:06.830
the purpose of this award is to

01:00:06.830 --> 01:00:08.640
acknowledge the efforts of an

01:00:08.640 --> 01:00:10.820
individual or in this case today ,

01:00:10.830 --> 01:00:14.100
multiple individuals who provided

01:00:14.110 --> 01:00:16.930
superior service under some pretty

01:00:16.930 --> 01:00:20.860
extraordinary conditions um and

01:00:20.870 --> 01:00:22.981
conditions that can be created either

01:00:22.981 --> 01:00:26.450
by a crisis or an unprecedented set of

01:00:26.450 --> 01:00:30.260
circumstances . Um so by definition ,

01:00:30.260 --> 01:00:32.800
I've always seen as I thought this

01:00:32.800 --> 01:00:34.967
through and thought through a lot this

01:00:34.967 --> 01:00:38.900
weekend , um that I owe it

01:00:38.900 --> 01:00:40.956
to you guys to tell you what I think

01:00:40.956 --> 01:00:43.380
this award means . You know , it's one

01:00:43.380 --> 01:00:45.602
thing to establish something , but it's

01:00:45.602 --> 01:00:47.824
important that you kind of see where my

01:00:47.824 --> 01:00:50.047
thinking is and then you can understand

01:00:50.090 --> 01:00:53.810
the recipients . Um so I

01:00:53.810 --> 01:00:56.470
see this award um kind of structured

01:00:56.470 --> 01:01:00.030
around three things um precipitating

01:01:00.030 --> 01:01:03.320
event or a set of circumstances , the

01:01:03.320 --> 01:01:05.990
conduct of an employee or employees and

01:01:05.990 --> 01:01:08.240
how they address those circumstances

01:01:09.160 --> 01:01:12.420
and the overall impact of their service

01:01:12.420 --> 01:01:14.590
or support in the face of those

01:01:14.590 --> 01:01:18.110
circumstances . So ,

01:01:18.110 --> 01:01:20.221
today we are going to , for the first

01:01:20.221 --> 01:01:22.332
time give this special recognition to

01:01:22.332 --> 01:01:26.090
21 WHS people who provided

01:01:26.100 --> 01:01:29.320
superior support on that day ,

01:01:29.810 --> 01:01:32.010
August three and in the immediate

01:01:32.010 --> 01:01:35.190
aftermath , as a result of the fatal

01:01:35.190 --> 01:01:38.640
incident at the metro entrance facility .

01:01:40.610 --> 01:01:42.554
The people that will be recognized

01:01:42.554 --> 01:01:45.470
today hail from three of our

01:01:45.470 --> 01:01:48.440
directorates , E . S . D .

01:01:48.910 --> 01:01:52.500
HRD and FST . And in my

01:01:52.500 --> 01:01:54.870
mind when the directors sent forward

01:01:54.870 --> 01:01:57.110
their narratives and I heard firsthand

01:01:57.110 --> 01:01:59.790
what was going on , I thought , well ,

01:01:59.790 --> 01:02:02.220
what are these , what did they

01:02:02.230 --> 01:02:06.030
represent ? What qualities ? And I

01:02:06.030 --> 01:02:08.620
think there are three and if

01:02:09.300 --> 01:02:11.820
competence commitment and compassion

01:02:13.060 --> 01:02:15.004
that when you combine all three of

01:02:15.004 --> 01:02:17.980
these things , made for some pretty

01:02:17.990 --> 01:02:20.110
unbelievable results in outcomes .

01:02:22.200 --> 01:02:24.200
So what do I mean when I talk about

01:02:24.200 --> 01:02:26.480
someone's competence because I I have

01:02:26.480 --> 01:02:28.369
great faith that everyone in this

01:02:28.369 --> 01:02:30.702
organization has very deep competencies .

01:02:31.900 --> 01:02:33.830
So individually my thought of the

01:02:33.830 --> 01:02:36.320
competence issue is excellence in their

01:02:36.320 --> 01:02:39.920
craft , immediately responding

01:02:40.300 --> 01:02:43.180
when called and providing uninterrupted

01:02:43.180 --> 01:02:45.530
support until the work was done . It

01:02:45.540 --> 01:02:47.630
didn't matter how long it took , how

01:02:47.630 --> 01:02:49.686
long they had to be there or in it .

01:02:49.686 --> 01:02:52.430
They did this involved

01:02:52.800 --> 01:02:55.460
exceeding a high standard of support

01:02:55.460 --> 01:02:57.571
and service over an intense period of

01:02:57.571 --> 01:03:01.120
time commitment ,

01:03:01.800 --> 01:03:04.430
demonstrating integrity in an

01:03:04.430 --> 01:03:07.470
uncompromising work ethic . Under the

01:03:07.470 --> 01:03:09.670
pressure of the no fail nature of the

01:03:09.670 --> 01:03:13.460
work that they were doing this involved

01:03:13.470 --> 01:03:15.710
principled execution of critical

01:03:15.710 --> 01:03:19.220
actions and unwavering persistence

01:03:19.800 --> 01:03:22.380
in the headwinds of a crisis condition

01:03:22.380 --> 01:03:23.491
that was prevailing

01:03:25.600 --> 01:03:29.060
compassion , demonstrating deep

01:03:29.060 --> 01:03:31.282
reverence and respect and the execution

01:03:31.282 --> 01:03:33.680
of their responsibilities with an

01:03:33.690 --> 01:03:36.730
evidence sensitivity to an environment

01:03:36.730 --> 01:03:39.420
that was shattered by loss of life and

01:03:39.420 --> 01:03:41.510
littered with the spectrum of other

01:03:41.510 --> 01:03:45.320
human impacts those are the

01:03:45.320 --> 01:03:48.150
individual descriptors . But think

01:03:48.150 --> 01:03:50.270
about the force of those when you put

01:03:50.280 --> 01:03:53.730
them all together , individuals work .

01:03:55.300 --> 01:03:59.280
So we will hear today firsthand the

01:03:59.280 --> 01:04:01.400
different types of impactful

01:04:01.410 --> 01:04:03.466
contributions that these individuals

01:04:03.466 --> 01:04:07.190
made from the delivery of benefits

01:04:07.190 --> 01:04:10.410
information to a grieving family , to

01:04:10.410 --> 01:04:13.550
providing logistical on site services

01:04:13.550 --> 01:04:15.050
to law enforcement and the

01:04:15.050 --> 01:04:18.000
investigative teams on the ground to

01:04:18.000 --> 01:04:21.100
coordinating quickly with the regional

01:04:21.100 --> 01:04:23.211
transportation , the various regional

01:04:23.211 --> 01:04:24.933
transportation adjustments and

01:04:24.933 --> 01:04:26.933
alternatives that needed to be made

01:04:26.933 --> 01:04:28.933
sense because of the localized shut

01:04:28.933 --> 01:04:32.070
down here at the pentagon and as you

01:04:32.080 --> 01:04:34.320
will hear and as you can imagine that

01:04:34.320 --> 01:04:36.209
each of these have had a profound

01:04:36.209 --> 01:04:38.720
impact on a broad spectrum of

01:04:38.730 --> 01:04:42.340
individuals and organizations , whether

01:04:42.340 --> 01:04:45.240
it was the family of the fallen other

01:04:45.240 --> 01:04:47.129
assisting organizations and first

01:04:47.129 --> 01:04:49.420
responder groups , our pentagon

01:04:49.420 --> 01:04:52.120
reservation population or even the

01:04:52.120 --> 01:04:54.060
public that passes through this

01:04:54.060 --> 01:04:57.570
location . These 21

01:04:57.570 --> 01:04:59.570
individuals have demonstrated their

01:04:59.570 --> 01:05:03.010
best and represented with distinction

01:05:04.290 --> 01:05:07.630
and so I felt it was important that is

01:05:07.630 --> 01:05:10.600
the family comes together as we always

01:05:10.600 --> 01:05:13.660
do . We need to salute them and give

01:05:13.660 --> 01:05:17.510
them testimony for stepping up

01:05:18.250 --> 01:05:21.880
stepping in and not failing

01:05:22.110 --> 01:05:24.150
on doing whatever we ask them to do

01:05:24.370 --> 01:05:27.410
that day and in the immediate aftermath .

01:05:28.690 --> 01:05:31.700
So to each of these 21 recipients , I

01:05:31.700 --> 01:05:35.210
personally thank you and your WHS team .

01:05:35.340 --> 01:05:38.420
Thanks you as well . So with that

01:05:38.990 --> 01:05:41.400
doug I think we're going to begin some

01:05:41.400 --> 01:05:43.289
personal recognitions , correct ?

01:05:45.090 --> 01:05:48.920
Okay . Are from the Executive services

01:05:48.920 --> 01:05:49.920
directorate ,

01:05:54.490 --> 01:05:57.480
Miss Regina M . Grant is recognized for

01:05:57.480 --> 01:05:59.630
superior service as Chief Pentagon

01:05:59.630 --> 01:06:01.950
services division Executive Services

01:06:01.950 --> 01:06:02.950
directorate

01:06:09.580 --> 01:06:11.691
With major transportation hubs of the

01:06:11.691 --> 01:06:13.802
Pentagon Reservation shut down due to

01:06:13.802 --> 01:06:15.636
the tragedy that occurred at the

01:06:15.636 --> 01:06:17.858
Pentagon Transit Center on August three

01:06:18.180 --> 01:06:21.050
2021 . She led the Pentagon's effort to

01:06:21.050 --> 01:06:22.883
provide essential transportation

01:06:22.883 --> 01:06:24.600
alternatives for the Pentagon

01:06:24.600 --> 01:06:26.767
reservation workforce and the national

01:06:26.767 --> 01:06:28.378
capital region commuters and

01:06:28.378 --> 01:06:31.110
expeditious fashion . Over a three day

01:06:31.110 --> 01:06:33.470
period , she directly and repeatedly

01:06:33.480 --> 01:06:35.147
interface with the Washington

01:06:35.147 --> 01:06:37.540
metropolitan transit authority and

01:06:37.550 --> 01:06:39.439
other regional public carriers to

01:06:39.439 --> 01:06:41.661
deconflict pentagon reservation traffic

01:06:41.661 --> 01:06:44.000
patterns , relocate , pick up points

01:06:44.140 --> 01:06:46.360
and transmit essential information to

01:06:46.360 --> 01:06:48.790
the entire commuting workforce . Her

01:06:48.800 --> 01:06:50.689
untiring efforts during this most

01:06:50.689 --> 01:06:52.911
unfortunate period were extraordinarily

01:06:52.911 --> 01:06:55.220
selfless and above reproach . The

01:06:55.220 --> 01:06:57.220
distinctive accomplishments of Miss

01:06:57.220 --> 01:06:59.442
Grant reflect great credit upon herself

01:06:59.442 --> 01:07:01.220
and the Washington headquarters

01:07:01.220 --> 01:07:01.100
services .

01:07:09.680 --> 01:07:12.740
Miss Cynthia Cindy homes and Mr Michael

01:07:12.750 --> 01:07:15.570
a general are recognized for superior

01:07:15.570 --> 01:07:18.020
service as management analysts .

01:07:18.170 --> 01:07:20.500
Pentagon services division Executive

01:07:20.500 --> 01:07:21.667
services directorate

01:07:27.380 --> 01:07:29.491
With major transportation hubs of the

01:07:29.491 --> 01:07:31.602
Pentagon Reservation shut down due to

01:07:31.602 --> 01:07:33.436
the tragedy that occurred at the

01:07:33.436 --> 01:07:35.547
Pentagon Transit Center on August 3 ,

01:07:35.547 --> 01:07:37.550
2021 . They successfully provided

01:07:37.550 --> 01:07:39.717
transportation alternatives throughout

01:07:39.717 --> 01:07:41.772
the incident and subsequent business

01:07:41.772 --> 01:07:44.510
days . In working with regional public

01:07:44.510 --> 01:07:46.232
transportation partners , they

01:07:46.232 --> 01:07:48.454
delivered timely communications through

01:07:48.454 --> 01:07:50.399
all available available channels .

01:07:50.399 --> 01:07:52.566
Keeping Pentagon reservation employees

01:07:52.566 --> 01:07:54.220
informed the distinctive

01:07:54.220 --> 01:07:56.331
accomplishments of Miss Holmes and Mr

01:07:56.331 --> 01:07:58.442
General reflect raided a great credit

01:07:58.442 --> 01:08:00.387
upon themselves and the Washington

01:08:00.387 --> 01:08:01.720
headquarters services .

01:08:17.070 --> 01:08:20.020
Mr Hugh M McGloin is recognized for

01:08:20.020 --> 01:08:22.330
superior service as supervisory

01:08:22.330 --> 01:08:24.520
management analyst . Pentagon services

01:08:24.520 --> 01:08:26.900
division Executive services directorate

01:08:29.670 --> 01:08:31.781
With major transportation hubs of the

01:08:31.781 --> 01:08:33.892
Pentagon Reservation shut down due to

01:08:33.892 --> 01:08:35.726
the tragedy that occurred at the

01:08:35.726 --> 01:08:37.920
Pentagon Transit Center on August 3 ,

01:08:37.920 --> 01:08:39.960
2021 he successively provided

01:08:39.960 --> 01:08:42.127
transportation alternatives throughout

01:08:42.127 --> 01:08:44.182
the incident and subsequent business

01:08:44.182 --> 01:08:46.530
days . In working with regional public

01:08:46.530 --> 01:08:48.697
transportation partners , he delivered

01:08:48.697 --> 01:08:50.752
timely communications throughout all

01:08:50.752 --> 01:08:52.863
available channels . Keeping pentagon

01:08:52.863 --> 01:08:54.830
reservation employees informed the

01:08:54.830 --> 01:08:56.719
distinctive accomplishments of Mr

01:08:56.719 --> 01:08:58.608
McGloin reflect great credit upon

01:08:58.608 --> 01:09:00.830
himself and the Washington headquarters

01:09:00.830 --> 01:09:01.830
services .

01:09:06.770 --> 01:09:08.770
The following awardees are from the

01:09:08.770 --> 01:09:12.110
Facility Services directorate , Mr

01:09:12.120 --> 01:09:16.000
William H Bell , Jr Mr Dustin

01:09:16.090 --> 01:09:20.040
empowers excuse me , Mr Dustin M Bowers

01:09:20.230 --> 01:09:23.120
Mr Theodore F . Burka junior , Mr

01:09:23.120 --> 01:09:26.500
Carlos E . Cardwell , Mr Ronnie Dugger ,

01:09:26.870 --> 01:09:30.320
Mr Kyle , T morgan Mr Wallace are

01:09:30.320 --> 01:09:33.830
McQueen and Mr Lloyd A Tomlinson are

01:09:33.830 --> 01:09:35.960
recognized for superior service as

01:09:35.960 --> 01:09:37.793
maintenance mechanics , Pentagon

01:09:37.793 --> 01:09:39.849
building management office , Federal

01:09:39.849 --> 01:09:41.960
facilities Division Facility Services

01:09:41.960 --> 01:09:45.600
Directorate . Following

01:09:45.600 --> 01:09:47.767
police investigations into the tragedy

01:09:47.767 --> 01:09:50.820
that occurred on August 3 , 2021 . They

01:09:50.830 --> 01:09:52.997
expertly sanitize the Pentagon Transit

01:09:52.997 --> 01:09:55.530
center to allow for its reopening to

01:09:55.530 --> 01:09:57.530
National Capital region commuters .

01:09:58.070 --> 01:10:00.440
These extraordinary contributions were

01:10:00.440 --> 01:10:02.800
reverently executed and directly

01:10:02.800 --> 01:10:04.967
supported the organization in carrying

01:10:04.967 --> 01:10:07.370
out a critical time sensitive objective .

01:10:08.160 --> 01:10:10.271
The distinctive accomplishments of Mr

01:10:10.271 --> 01:10:14.010
Bell . Mr Bowers . Mr Burqa Mr

01:10:14.010 --> 01:10:17.980
Cardwell , Mr Duggar . Mr Morgan Mr

01:10:17.990 --> 01:10:21.230
Mr Queen and Mr Tomlinson reflect great

01:10:21.230 --> 01:10:22.952
credit upon themselves and the

01:10:22.952 --> 01:10:24.897
Washington headquarters services .

01:11:31.260 --> 01:11:34.470
Mr Cliff G . Bowie and Mr timothy B

01:11:34.470 --> 01:11:36.660
Mccall are recognized for superior

01:11:36.660 --> 01:11:39.110
service as maintenance mechanic leaders ,

01:11:39.120 --> 01:11:41.287
pentagon building maintenance office ,

01:11:41.287 --> 01:11:43.590
Federal facilities division facility

01:11:43.590 --> 01:11:47.590
services directorate Following police

01:11:47.590 --> 01:11:49.646
investigations into the tragedy that

01:11:49.646 --> 01:11:52.090
occurred on August 3 , 2021 . They

01:11:52.090 --> 01:11:54.257
expertly sanitize the Pentagon Transit

01:11:54.257 --> 01:11:56.480
Center to allow for its reopening to

01:11:56.480 --> 01:11:58.480
National Capital Region commuters .

01:11:59.060 --> 01:12:01.227
These extraordinary contributions were

01:12:01.227 --> 01:12:03.060
reverently executed and directly

01:12:03.060 --> 01:12:04.838
supported the organization . In

01:12:04.838 --> 01:12:07.004
carrying out a critical time sensitive

01:12:07.004 --> 01:12:08.560
objective . The distinctive

01:12:08.560 --> 01:12:10.504
accomplishments of Mr Bowie and Mr

01:12:10.504 --> 01:12:12.338
Mccall reflect great credit upon

01:12:12.338 --> 01:12:14.004
themselves and the Washington

01:12:14.004 --> 01:12:15.338
headquarters services .

01:12:24.050 --> 01:12:26.850
Mr robert H . Candido is recognized for

01:12:26.850 --> 01:12:29.510
superior service as building manager ,

01:12:29.520 --> 01:12:31.631
Pentagon building Management office ,

01:12:31.631 --> 01:12:33.770
Federal facilities division facility

01:12:33.770 --> 01:12:37.400
services Directorate Mr Mereo was the

01:12:37.400 --> 01:12:39.580
lead integrator and coordinator for

01:12:39.580 --> 01:12:41.720
multiple logistical services in the

01:12:41.720 --> 01:12:43.942
immediate aftermath of the tragedy that

01:12:43.942 --> 01:12:46.164
occurred at the Pentagon Transit Center

01:12:46.164 --> 01:12:49.020
on August 3 , 2021 as the principal

01:12:49.020 --> 01:12:50.920
interface with the Pentagon Force

01:12:50.920 --> 01:12:52.710
Protection Agency and other law

01:12:52.710 --> 01:12:54.932
enforcement investigative partners . He

01:12:54.932 --> 01:12:56.988
ensured the availability of critical

01:12:56.988 --> 01:12:59.099
services , including the provision of

01:12:59.099 --> 01:13:01.266
portable light plants to assist police

01:13:01.266 --> 01:13:03.099
investigations and comprehensive

01:13:03.099 --> 01:13:05.560
sanitation services for the Pentagon

01:13:05.560 --> 01:13:07.893
transit center after the investigations ,

01:13:07.893 --> 01:13:10.190
allowing for its reopening . These

01:13:10.190 --> 01:13:12.246
contributions were extraordinary and

01:13:12.246 --> 01:13:14.412
directly supported the organization in

01:13:14.412 --> 01:13:16.579
carrying out a critical time sensitive

01:13:16.579 --> 01:13:18.134
objective . The distinctive

01:13:18.134 --> 01:13:20.246
accomplishments of Mr Candido reflect

01:13:20.246 --> 01:13:22.140
great credit upon himself and the

01:13:22.140 --> 01:13:24.084
Washington headquarters services .

01:13:30.850 --> 01:13:34.400
MR rob Ronald L Stanfield is recognized

01:13:34.400 --> 01:13:36.420
for superior service as maintenance

01:13:36.420 --> 01:13:38.950
mechanic supervisor , Pentagon building

01:13:38.950 --> 01:13:41.370
management office , Federal facilities

01:13:41.370 --> 01:13:43.300
division facilities services

01:13:43.300 --> 01:13:46.660
Directorate following police

01:13:46.660 --> 01:13:48.716
investigations into the tragedy that

01:13:48.716 --> 01:13:51.240
occurred on august 3rd 2021 . He

01:13:51.240 --> 01:13:53.462
expertly sanitized the pentagon transit

01:13:53.462 --> 01:13:55.570
center to allow for its reopening to

01:13:55.570 --> 01:13:57.570
National Capital Region commuters .

01:13:57.950 --> 01:14:00.117
These extraordinary contributions were

01:14:00.117 --> 01:14:02.010
reverently executed and directly

01:14:02.010 --> 01:14:04.177
supported the organization in carrying

01:14:04.177 --> 01:14:06.560
out a critical time sensitive objective .

01:14:07.290 --> 01:14:09.401
The distinctive accomplishments of Mr

01:14:09.401 --> 01:14:11.401
Stanfield reflect great credit upon

01:14:11.401 --> 01:14:13.623
himself and the Washington headquarters

01:14:13.623 --> 01:14:14.623
services .

01:14:20.140 --> 01:14:23.130
Mr . Earl R . Thompson . JR is

01:14:23.130 --> 01:14:25.320
recognized for superior service as

01:14:25.320 --> 01:14:27.480
electric power controller , pentagon

01:14:27.490 --> 01:14:29.546
building management office , federal

01:14:29.546 --> 01:14:31.768
facilities division facilities services

01:14:31.768 --> 01:14:34.920
directorate . MR Thompson expertly

01:14:34.920 --> 01:14:38.150
provided operated and serviced portable

01:14:38.150 --> 01:14:39.872
light plants to support police

01:14:39.872 --> 01:14:41.750
investigations In the immediate

01:14:41.760 --> 01:14:43.927
aftermath of the tragedy that occurred

01:14:43.927 --> 01:14:45.816
at the Pentagon Transit Center on

01:14:45.816 --> 01:14:49.070
August 3 , 2021 . These extraordinary

01:14:49.070 --> 01:14:51.200
contributions were executed without

01:14:51.210 --> 01:14:53.470
interruption and his our to our

01:14:53.470 --> 01:14:55.359
engagement directly supported the

01:14:55.359 --> 01:14:57.730
organization in carrying out a critical

01:14:57.950 --> 01:15:00.190
time sensitive objective . The

01:15:00.190 --> 01:15:02.079
distinctive accomplishments of MR

01:15:02.079 --> 01:15:04.023
Thompson reflect great credit upon

01:15:04.023 --> 01:15:06.246
himself and the Washington headquarters

01:15:06.246 --> 01:15:07.246
services .

01:15:11.340 --> 01:15:13.720
Mr William R Washington is recognized

01:15:13.720 --> 01:15:15.720
for superior service as maintenance

01:15:15.720 --> 01:15:17.553
mechanic , supervisor , pentagon

01:15:17.553 --> 01:15:19.609
building management office , federal

01:15:19.609 --> 01:15:21.831
facilities division facilities services

01:15:21.831 --> 01:15:23.520
Directorate Following police

01:15:23.520 --> 01:15:25.576
investigations into the tragedy that

01:15:25.576 --> 01:15:27.720
occurred on august 3rd 2021 . He

01:15:27.720 --> 01:15:29.942
expertly sanitized the pentagon Transit

01:15:29.942 --> 01:15:31.998
center to allow for its reopening to

01:15:31.998 --> 01:15:33.998
national Capital region commuters .

01:15:34.040 --> 01:15:36.207
These extraordinary contributions were

01:15:36.207 --> 01:15:38.040
reverently executed and directly

01:15:38.040 --> 01:15:40.207
supported the organization in carrying

01:15:40.207 --> 01:15:42.540
out a critical time sensitive objective .

01:15:42.540 --> 01:15:44.651
The distinctive accomplishments of Mr

01:15:44.651 --> 01:15:46.707
Washington reflect great credit upon

01:15:46.707 --> 01:15:48.929
himself and the Washington headquarters

01:15:48.929 --> 01:15:48.450
services .

01:15:54.340 --> 01:15:56.340
The following awardees are from the

01:15:56.340 --> 01:15:59.250
human resources Director of Miss La

01:15:59.250 --> 01:16:02.220
Fonda are Barlow and Miss Kimberly . A

01:16:02.220 --> 01:16:04.360
Palacios are recognized for superior

01:16:04.360 --> 01:16:06.600
service as lead , human resources

01:16:06.600 --> 01:16:09.780
specialists , employee benefits and

01:16:09.780 --> 01:16:11.970
work life division human resources

01:16:11.970 --> 01:16:15.110
directorate . They provided an

01:16:15.110 --> 01:16:16.943
immediate and effective response

01:16:16.943 --> 01:16:18.610
supporting the Pentagon Force

01:16:18.610 --> 01:16:20.721
Protection Agency and the family of a

01:16:20.721 --> 01:16:22.888
fallen police officer in the aftermath

01:16:22.888 --> 01:16:24.888
of the tragedy that occurred at the

01:16:24.888 --> 01:16:27.200
Pentagon Transit Center on August 3 ,

01:16:27.200 --> 01:16:29.560
2021 in coordination with other

01:16:29.560 --> 01:16:31.227
stakeholders . They delivered

01:16:31.227 --> 01:16:33.116
instrumental guidance and subject

01:16:33.116 --> 01:16:34.893
matter expertise while ensuring

01:16:34.893 --> 01:16:36.949
extraordinary compassionate care was

01:16:36.949 --> 01:16:39.060
demonstrated to the grieving family .

01:16:39.060 --> 01:16:41.282
The distinctive accomplishments of Miss

01:16:41.282 --> 01:16:43.449
Barlow and Miss Palacios reflect great

01:16:43.449 --> 01:16:45.171
credit upon themselves and the

01:16:45.171 --> 01:16:47.116
Washington headquarters services .

01:16:52.530 --> 01:16:54.970
Mr Jose Cornejo is recognized for

01:16:54.970 --> 01:16:57.510
superior service as senior advisor and

01:16:57.510 --> 01:16:59.700
Assistant Director Personnel services

01:16:59.700 --> 01:17:01.980
division Human resources Directorate .

01:17:02.630 --> 01:17:05.420
Mr Cornejo was instrumental in ensuring

01:17:05.430 --> 01:17:07.374
that the Pentagon Force Protection

01:17:07.374 --> 01:17:09.570
Agency's request to posthumously

01:17:09.570 --> 01:17:11.990
promote corporal George Gonzalez , who

01:17:11.990 --> 01:17:13.879
was killed in the line of duty on

01:17:13.879 --> 01:17:17.330
August 3 , 2021 was fulfilled . He

01:17:17.330 --> 01:17:18.886
coordinated across multiple

01:17:18.886 --> 01:17:20.860
departmental lines to ensure the

01:17:20.860 --> 01:17:23.540
promotion action was fully vetted and

01:17:23.540 --> 01:17:26.440
legally correct his quick action and

01:17:26.440 --> 01:17:29.090
attention to detail allowed Pippa to

01:17:29.090 --> 01:17:31.201
pin the new rank on corporal Gonzalez

01:17:31.201 --> 01:17:33.146
is uniform in time for his funeral

01:17:33.146 --> 01:17:35.150
service . The distinctive

01:17:35.150 --> 01:17:37.261
accomplishments of mr Kennedy reflect

01:17:37.261 --> 01:17:39.150
great credit upon himself and the

01:17:39.150 --> 01:17:41.094
Washington headquarters services .

01:17:56.430 --> 01:17:59.950
So what more can be said than that

01:18:00.420 --> 01:18:04.250
in terms of our organization and our

01:18:04.720 --> 01:18:07.900
work for stepping up and doing whatever

01:18:07.900 --> 01:18:11.470
it takes to to address a prevailing

01:18:11.470 --> 01:18:15.170
situation . So um I hope that you will

01:18:15.180 --> 01:18:18.120
agree that this convince of these

01:18:18.120 --> 01:18:21.240
awards was appropriate and um that the

01:18:21.250 --> 01:18:24.000
team mates have your support and your

01:18:24.000 --> 01:18:26.960
accolades for what they did . Um I know

01:18:26.960 --> 01:18:29.016
each one of them probably don't want

01:18:29.016 --> 01:18:31.600
accolades for per se because of the

01:18:31.600 --> 01:18:34.520
nature of the precipitating event . But

01:18:34.520 --> 01:18:37.140
I do think it's very important that we

01:18:37.140 --> 01:18:39.440
say thank you to those that stepped up

01:18:39.450 --> 01:18:41.700
as I said and stepped in and did

01:18:41.700 --> 01:18:44.270
whatever it took . So thank you again

01:18:44.280 --> 01:18:47.590
and um and I hope you'll see this as

01:18:47.600 --> 01:18:49.170
our acknowledgment of your

01:18:49.170 --> 01:18:51.337
extraordinary work . So thank you very

01:18:51.337 --> 01:18:55.150
much . So I think

01:18:56.020 --> 01:18:59.690
we are done . Um not unless there's

01:18:59.690 --> 01:19:01.857
something doug that you tell me I need

01:19:01.857 --> 01:19:03.912
to do or don't do , but I think this

01:19:03.912 --> 01:19:06.790
has been a really full day or morning

01:19:06.800 --> 01:19:10.020
of of important discussions . Um and of

01:19:10.020 --> 01:19:12.760
course important recognition . So um I

01:19:12.760 --> 01:19:14.816
thank everyone for everything you're

01:19:14.816 --> 01:19:16.871
doing every day again . I always ask

01:19:16.871 --> 01:19:19.038
for your patience , I'm learning , I'm

01:19:19.038 --> 01:19:22.920
a student . Just show me the way

01:19:22.920 --> 01:19:25.980
and I'll make it happen . So um but

01:19:25.990 --> 01:19:28.350
thank you all and hopefully I'll see

01:19:28.350 --> 01:19:30.940
you or talk to you soon . It may not be

01:19:31.020 --> 01:19:32.909
100 days by the next time we have

01:19:32.909 --> 01:19:36.220
another all hands , but I always look

01:19:36.220 --> 01:19:38.460
forward to hearing from everyone seeing

01:19:38.470 --> 01:19:40.530
you . If there's something that you

01:19:40.530 --> 01:19:43.550
need to get on the radar for discussion ,

01:19:43.560 --> 01:19:46.540
please send it to Doug and Gary and

01:19:46.540 --> 01:19:48.820
we'll make sure that it has important

01:19:48.830 --> 01:19:51.430
priority for discussions . So with that

01:19:51.440 --> 01:19:53.551
this closes this morning's discussion

01:19:53.551 --> 01:19:55.718
and thank you all for coming and being

01:19:55.718 --> 01:19:58.520
present . Yeah .

01:20:02.320 --> 01:20:03.320
Thanks Darren .

01:20:07.820 --> 01:20:08.030
Mhm