Enclosure (1) to COMDTINST 4000.5A
The Coast Guard knows the workforce skills, number of people, type and
amount of equipment, and information required to accomplish its missions
successfully based upon the following concepts:
♦ Performance goals and mission analysis drive capability requirements.
♦ Getting the right mix of capabilities is essential to Coast Guard operational
success.
♦ Collaboration between Coast Guard operating and support programs is the
best way to identify requirements.
♦ Knowing what to produce is a requirement to successfully produce it.
♦ Required capabilities must be identified with enough lead-time for suppliers
to meet delivery dates.
End-State 2: The Coast Guard is rightly sized and shaped for dollars
allocated.
The Coast Guard can operate properly in any reasonable range of funding to
meet mission needs. The size and condition of our workforce and infrastructure
must be balanced with anticipated funding for the near and long term. This
end-state is based on the following concepts:
♦ Limited resources leads to planning based on priorities.
♦ Proper financial management requires "living within your means."
♦ The quality of goods or service is usually related to its price "you get what
you pay for."
End-State 3: The Coast Guard has produced the right mix of capabilities
(people, infrastructure and information).
On a macro scale, Coast Guard logistics produces the right types and
quantities of workforce, infrastructure, and information needed to satisfy Coast
Guard requirements. This end-state is based on the following concepts:
♦ Active partnering across support programs produces the optimal mix of
workforce, infrastructure, and information.
♦ Organizational mission parameters and economic analysis determine the
best way to produce capabilities.
End-State 4: The Coast Guard is rightly modernized and positioned for
the future.
The Coast Guard is investing sufficiently in its future, ensuring it will have the
workforce, infrastructure, and information to operate efficiently and effectively.
Modernization is more than re-capitalizing infrastructure and replacing people
who leave.
The purpose of modernization is "increased productivity."
Increased productivity is achieved by applying the following concepts:
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