• Awarding production contracts that, over the next 3 years, will provide for the production of 30,000 digital orthophoto quadrangles for the USGS National Mapping Program. Facilities and Management he Facilities and Management Ser vices program provides staff advice, direction, and guidance in space and facilities management, security, property management, safety management, supply management, paperwork management, and other administrative services. FY 1993 accomplishments include: • Working with the General Services Administration to replace cooling towers and underground fuel tanks and install energy-efficient lighting, a new fire alarm and suppression system, and other energy-saving retrofits at the USGS National Center in Reston, Va. • Adding cardboard and grade 2 paper to the headquarters recycling program, reaching a total waste-stream reduction of 80 percent. Eliminating 55 USGS forms that were in little or no demand and reissuing the Forms Facsimile Handbook to reflect the changes. • Adopting standard, networked formscompletion software and issuing electronic versions of over 100 forms. Overseeing construction of a new $7.1-million advanced systems center building at the National Center. The new facility was completed on time and under budget. ⚫ Instituting cost savings in mail usage that led to a 36-percent cost reduction in international mail costs and lowered costs for U.S. Postal Service Express Mail. • Developing and distributing a safety orientation guide for new collateral duty safety officers. • Completing an in-depth analysis of accidents occurring throughout the bureau for the 10 most populous occupational codes. • Launching a major initiative to introduce alternative-fuel vehicles into the motor vehicle fleet as a concrete step to protect the environment and reduce dependence on imported petroleum, in accordance with the bureau's energy reduction plan. • Restructuring personal property accountability levels to ensure management involvement and to improve internal controls. Also, implementing a bureauwide excess reporting system to streamline the reporting process and promote reuse of available property. • Designating every USGS position on the basis of an assessment of public trust responsibilities and national security sensitivities. • Completing background investigations and providing suitability certifications for permanent contractors performing building services at the USGS National Center in Reston, Va. Systems Management The he USGS uses a variety of administrative automated data processing (ADP) systems and resources in support of its programs. The Systems Management program manages administrative systems and the ADP resources of the Administrative Division. It seeks to improve administrative functions by applying ADP techniques and technologies; standardize and integrate ADP systems and manage their costs efficiently; plan for both short- and long-range administrative ADP needs; and design, develop, and acquire automated administrative information systems. FY 1993 accomplishments include: • Assisting the National Park Service and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service in implementing the departmentwide the new software will...improve the capability to manage large map and book inventories. AVADS (Automated Vacancy Announcement Distribution System), increasing to nine the number of participating Department of the Interior bureaus. AVADS collects and distributes job-opening information to personnel offices throughout DOI and to the general public. Initiating software development to replace the order processing and inventory management system for USGS map product sales. Designed as a subsystem of the Federal Financial System (FFS) Inventory Control Subsystem, the new software will eliminate accounting differences, reduce manual processing, closely integrate product sales billing and receivables information with the FFS, and improve the capability to manage large map and book inventories. Initiating the redesign of an existing automated time-and-attendance (T&A) system with a paperless T&A system that will be capable of running on nearly every type of hardware, network, operating system, or data-base management system at the USGS. Began to replace the current USGS Property Management System with the FFS Fixed Assets Subsystem, an integrated component of the Departmental financial system. The new system will increase access to property information, streamline workflow by incorporating electronic signatures and transfers of property records, and resolve accounting discrepancies. Washington Administrative Service Center s one of two departmental administrative service centers, the Washington Administrative Service Center (WASC) supports finance and accounting, procurement and contracts, personnel, property, and other general administrative functions. In support of all Department of the Interior bureaus (and other agencies as negotiated), the WASC provides systems analysis, design, development or acquisition, implementation, training, and operations and maintenance support. FY 1993 accomplishments include: • Installing software enhancements to the Federal Financial System (FFS). Version 5.0.1.D includes features and capabilities that improved overall FFS performance. The enhancements benefit users throughout the Department of the Interior and represent a cooperative effort of the FFS Software Advisory Board, an interbureau workgroup. The WASC installed software enhancements that will benefit users throughout the Department of the Interior... Providing analysis and design of FFS release 5.1.1 enhancements for all Department of the Interior bureaus, including the design of a generic microcomputer-based FFS module. • Acquiring the Interior Department Electronic Acquisition System (IDEAS) software as part of Departmentwide efforts to standardize and automate procurement activities in all bureaus. Activities also included preparations for acceptance testing and coordination with all Department bureaus regarding IDEAS planning. Initiating operational support for the General Services Administration's governmentwide Federal Procurement Data System and operating the Interior Procurement Data System for the Department. Beginning to develop a standard Department of the Interior accounting manual. Personnel Honors and Awards Each year, USGS employees receive US Conors that awards and honors that range from certificates of excellence and monetary awards to recognition of their achievements by election to membership or office in professional societies. Meritorious Service The Meritorious Service Award is the Tecond highest award granted by the Department of the Interior and is given for significant contributions to the earth sciences and to management and administration of USGS scientific programs. Recipients in 1993 were: Fred Barker, Daniel B. Brothers, Joseph Superior Service The Superior Service Award is the third highest award granted by the Department of the Interior and is given for significant acts, services, or achievements that materially aid the accomplishment of the USGS mission. Recipients in 1993 were: Ronald V. Allen, Carol J. Anderson, Claud H. Baker, Jr., Jerad D. Bales, Norman G. Banks, A. Edward Barr, Herta M. Bell, James M. Bettandorff, John P. Borland, Brian S. Bradley, Walter A. Brandner, Gaylia C. Brock, Debra P. Campbell, David E. Catts, Paul Willard Cole, Derrill J. Cowing, James Dee Craig, Michael P. Crane, Marvin A. Crist, Richard B. Delp, Michael Diggles, Michael E. Dorsey, Beth L. Duff, Mark A. Ethridge, Larry D. Fayard, John C. Unit Awards for Excellence of Service he 1992 National Center Open The House Team received a Unit Award from the Department of the Interior for organizing the Open House, held at USGS headquarters in Reston, Va., and attended by about 12,000 visitors on April 24 and 25, 1992. The 32 individuals recognized in the award coordinated. the efforts of about 400 USGS employees who worked long hours to assist in nearly every aspect of the Open House. Thanks to the outstanding work of the Open House Team, the event was well conceived, well planned, and well organized and provided the public with an opportunity to learn about the USGS and its primary mission of providing "Earth Science in the Public Service." 91 Denver Open Members of the Steering Committee for the 1993 Open House in Denver, Colo., were recognized for their outstanding contributions to the success of that event. Committee members were Lisa Bader, Deborah S. Boles, Linda J. Britton, Beverly A. Clyncke, Jill J. Cress, Gerald L. Dinkel, Sally J. Dyson, John C. Fordham, William R. Hotchkiss, Ginger Peltz, Larry Volkening, and Richard. M. Wells. (See p. 96 for photo montage.) The USGS was presented a Unit Award by the Interior Department for exceeding all of the Fiscal Year 1992 Business and Economic Development goals as well as making significant contract awards to small, minority, and women-owned businesses; for participating in many procurement and minority business conferences and trade fairs; and for giving a presentation to the contracting personnel of the Small Business Administration. Awards and Honors Received by USGS Employees in 1993 rancis H. Chapelle received the Francid for Excellence in Science and Engineering from the National Ground Bonnie B. Claus received the Safety Management Award in 1993 for her efforts to raise the level of employee safety awareness in the Branch of Petroleum Geology and throughout the USGS Central Region. She established an ergonomics training program and developed a workshop to train teams in ergonomic issues at several USGS locations. Philip Cohen received the C.V. Theis Award of the American Institute of Hydrology for career-long contributions to the science of hydrogeology, for strengthening and expanding the USGS Federal-State Cooperative program, and for establishing the USGS National Water Quality Assessment. G. Brent Dalrymple was elected to the National Academy of Sciences and was awarded an honorary doctorate from Occidental College, Los Angeles, Calif., for significant career-long contributions. to the earth sciences, Lucy E. Edwards was elected president of the American Association of Stratigraphic Palynologists, the leading worldwide organization for the study of pollen, spores, and algae. George E. Ericksen was honored by the three principal geological and mining societies of Peru, in three separate ceremonies in July 1993, for his work in Peru on a range of earth-science topics including the evaluation of earthquake damage, analyses of Peru's metallic mineral deposits, and studies of desert landforms. Timothy L. Gauslin won the Best Windows Application in the Government award at Windows World '93, a computer show of Windows software and custom applications, for his Wide-Area Information Server application. Robert J. Gilliom was named Engineer of the Year for the USGS, Department of the Interior, by the National Society of Professional Engineers. James L. Hott received an award from the Commissioner of the General Services Administration for his outstanding work as chairperson of the Price of FTS 2000 Committee. Cliff R. Hupp received the W.S. Cooper Award of the Ecological Society of America for contributions in ecology with special emphasis on geobotany, physiographic ecology, plant succession, and plant distribution along environmental gradients. Bruce Molnia was presented the Volunteer Service Award by the Department of the Interior in recognition of outstanding community leadership in a research project on the Bering Glacier in Alaska that relied heavily on volunteer support. Charles D. Nethaway, Jr., received an award in recognition of his significant contributions to the success of the FTS 2000 Cost Effectiveness Comparison Project of the General Services Administration. L. Niel Plummer received the O.E. Meinzer Award of the Geological Society of America for writing an outstanding paper in the field of hydrogeology. Bruce Reed (deceased) received the Department of the Interior's Award of Excellence for Accident-Free Flying for 6,000 hours of safe flying to support mineral-resource fieldwork in remote Alaskan locations. Victor C. Ruder received the San Francisco Bay Area 1992 Federal Employee of the Year Award (disabled category). Ruder began his career as an administrative clerk and is now a budget analyst. Charles W. Spencer received the Public Service Award for 1993 from the American Association of Petroleum Geologists. Marilyn M. Stark was selected to be a Fellow of the Special Libraries Association. |