Enclosure (1) to COMDITINST 16010.12A
EXCELLENCE (continued)
OBJECTIVE 15. (continued)
Opportunities for Improvement include the development of consistent and quantitative
investment decision-making tools for managing our base funding and determining where new
investments should be made. This includes the development of an investment council that
integrates and prioritizes capital requirements (perhaps modeled after DoD's Joint Requirements
Oversight Committee (JROC)); a new focus on an asset's total ownership costs in comparison to the
performance contributions of that asset; the development of a comprehensive approach to
managing the Coast Guard's shore and IT infrastructure; and the targeting of our limited RDT&E
budget on projects that will maximize our performance achievements. We must overcome external
constraints on planning and spending, e.g., reprogramming limits within AC&I and separation of
total ownership costs across appropriations.
Owner. Chief of Staff and all Assistant Commandants
OBJECTIVE 16. MEETING YEAR-2000 (Y2K) COMPUTER DEADLINES
Purpose. Virtually all aspects of our operations and administration are supported by information
technology, from the largest computer applications such as MSIS, LUFS, PMIS/JUMPS and
AMVER to the Coast Guard Standard Workstation, telephone switches, and microprocessors
embedded in all types of equipment. Many of our missions and support functions also depend on
capable computer systems of customers, suppliers and partners. Our information systems must be
able to operate up to and past the year 2000 (Y2K).
Opportunities for Improvement. We need to work on multiple fronts. We must repair affected
systems in accordance with milestones established by the Office of Management and Budget so that
all internal and external data exchanges are thoroughly tested and operating by Y2K. We will also
plan contingencies to ensure continued operations and support in case of failures that occur despite
our best efforts. We will focus aggressive outreach efforts on helping to minimize Y2K impacts on
the operations of suppliers and industry partners.
Owner: Director of Information and Technology (G-SI)
OBJECTIVE 17. GAINING CLEAN FINANCIAL AUDITS IN 1999 AND BEYOND
Budgets for agencies are being linked to compliance with the CFO Act. Non-compliant agencies
will not compete well. The President recently directed all federal agencies to pass the CFO audit
by FY99 and we have committed to DOT to do so. CFO compliance will lead to improved
management of our resources and greater stakeholder faith in our organization.
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