1. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update CHIEFS OF STAFF ADVISORY COUNCIL FEAC UPDATE COL Allan Stricker - MTARNG

2. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Charter PURPOSE- The Facility Engineer Advisory Council (FEAC) advises the Chief, Installations Division of the National Guard Bureau (NGB) on pertinent installation management issues that effect the 50 states, 3 territories, and the District of Columbia in accomplishing the facilities mission. OBJECTIVE- To focus assets and time to identify the most important problems and then concentrate our resources to solving those issues first.

3. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Charter RESPONSIBILITIES- Each FEAC Area representative raises issues of state and national importance which cannot be solved at the local level. Issues are developed by Area FEAC members and raised to the National FEAC. Issues brought to the National FEAC will be discussed by the members to determine if they merit resolution as a national issue. If an issue can be solved by education or training, this is normally done through information papers from the NGB proponent.

4. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Organization 1st US Army Area - North CT, ME, MA, NH, NJ, NY, RI, VT 1st US Army Area - Central DE, DC, KY, MD, PA, TN, VA, WV 1st US Army Area - South AL, FL, GA, MS, NC, PR, SC, VI 1st US Army Area - West IL, IN, MI, MN, OH, WI 5th US Army Area - South AR, KS, LA, MO, NE, NM, OK, TX 5th US Army Area - North AK, ID, IA, MT, ND, OR, SD, WA, WY 5th US Army Area - West AZ, CA, CO, GU, HI, NV, UT

5. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Organization ChairCOL Allan Stricker MTARNG 1USAANCOL Don Lajoie MEARNG 1USAACCOL Greg Phelps *** TNARNG 1USAAWLTC Jama Davidson * MNARNG 1USAASLTC Chris Eaker ** SCARNG 5USAANCOL Allan Stricker MTARNG 5USAASCOL Bill HolmesARARNG 5USAAWCOL Lee HarrellCOARNG * FEAC member on TCAC ** FEAC member on EAB ***FEAC member on EAGLE

6. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Subcommittees Strategy, Planning, COL Bill Vonderschmidt KSARNG and Regulations Education and Training COL Dave RogersIAARNG AutomationCOL Don LajoieMEARNG SRM COL Lee HarrellCOARNG Safety LTC Jama DavidsonMNARNG Design and CriteriaCOL Bill HolmesARARNG Energy and SecurityCOL Greg PhelpsTNARNG ManpowerLTC Mike WindhamMSARNG Program InitiativesBG (IA) Lennie JaveIAARNG Master PlanningLTC Debi RobertsCOARNG

7. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Current FEAC Issues 1SRM 1 Funding/PBAC 2 Migration 2MILCON 1 Funding 2 Execution 3CFMO Manning/Training o Implementation o CFMO Education Program ATFP - ARNG Facility ComplianceATFP - ARNG Facility Compliance Systems IntegrationSystems Integration o Correct Data = Optimal funding for the ARNG o ASIP, TROUPERS, ISR, PRIDE, RPLANS o Sustainable Design o Building Commissioning

8. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Current COSAC Issues for FEAC 1BASOPS Funding 2Data Base Fidelity (ASIP, RPLANS, etc.) 3Manning (#, flexibility, CFMO equity) 4SRM to MILCON in the POM 5Lead Swipe Testing (AGAUS)

9. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update BASOPS Funding FY 03 funded at approximately 50% of requirement “Fence” on SRM funding MS Wylie proposing “national” migration from SRM Migration hurts ability to retain SRM funding Recommend - emphasis on programming adequate BASOPS (QDPW) funding

10. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Database Fidelity Cooperation from all offices on ASIP Understanding that TROUPERS feeds ASIP ASIP transient training numbers drive MILCON requirements for transient training facilities RFMSS also plays into these requirements Recommend: All directorates emphasize complete and timely database submissions.

11. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Manpower Issues Insufficient technician manning State FTEs difficult to impossible - RPOM-PAS Ability to fill vacancies with qualified personnel Equity to incumbents - Access to “old” positions varies CFMO position grading (GS-14) –Increased level of supervision (5 GS-12s) –Complexity of financial transactions –Credit for RPOM-PAS ILO Fed Techs (GS-13 level)

12. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update SRM to MILCON SRM is migrated in the POM SRM was migrated (and replaced) for FY 04 SRM is adequate for the first time ever Migration monitored by Congress

13. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Lead Swipe Testing No staff coordination No known health threat Potential disaster for the states Potential huge hit for SRM Minnesota “scared” into cleaning one armory –$300,000 all state funds Multiply by number of armories

14. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update FEAC Meetings 11-12 February 2003San Antonio, TX 14-15 May 2003Washington, DC 11-14 August 2003Portland ME 20-23 October 2003Washington, DC * FEAC Areas Meet on Call of Area Representative

15. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Other CFMO Meetings/Training 27 Jan-7 Feb 2003CFMO University Biloxi, MS 27-30 May 2003CFMO Conference ICW Society of American Military Engineers Seattle, WA

16. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Coordination = Success!! COSAC EAGLE PORTAC EAB FEAC NGAUS AGAUS TCAC HRAC IMAC

17. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Communications CFMO’s contact their area Representatives. CFMO’s contact their area Representatives. FEAC information is included in the NGB- ARI web page and the NGB-ARI Bi-weekly Bulletin FEAC information is included in the NGB- ARI web page and the NGB-ARI Bi-weekly Bulletin

18. Facilities Engineer Advisory Council FEAC 14 January 2003 COSAC Update Questions?