CONTACTS 
0201 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers         415 977 8501 fax 8483
020101 - San Francisco District
020102 - Mr. Thompson F. Keesling, Architect; Assistant Chief
020103 - Construction Operations Division
0202 - U.S. Army Corps of Engineers         415 977 8501 fax 8483
020201 - San Francisco District
020202 - Mr. Max R. Blodgett, II, P.E., L.S.
020203 - Construction Operations Division

SUBJECTS
COE Evaluation Communication Metrics
Wider Use Communication Metrics
Denial Managers Making Mistakes Reject
Reduced Paper handling
District Support
Subject Index, District Counsel
Demonstrate SDS, Communication Metrics

0909 -    ..
0910 - Summary/Objective
0911 -
091101 - Follow up ref SDS 26 0000, ref SDS 25 0000.
091102 -
091103 - After the meeting with Merry, Tom and I discussed ideas for a
091104 - presentation to the DE on using Communication Metrics.
091105 -
091106 - One view would be to try and establish a generic support contract for
091107 - using Communication Metrics on an as needed basis.  The District could
091108 - then experiment with the best application, as set out in Max's letter
091109 - on 970406. ref DRP 1 1489
091110 -
091111 - Communciation Metrics under this concept could be assigned to staff
091112 - meetings, inter-agency meetings, construction contracts, project
091113 - development, engineering and environmental management and so on, which
091114 - have been discussed as applications over the past year or so,
091115 - including on 990126 with Max. ref SDS 21 9758
091116 -
091117 - Who would sponsor such a contract?
091118 -
091119 -    [On 990232 Max wants Leonard to issue procurement. ref SDS 27 9054]
091120 -
091121 -    [On 990422 coordinated with Leonard. ref SDS 28 9405]
091122 -
091123 - We recalled the suggestion in para 9 of Tom's report to HQUSACE on
091124 - 971007 about using Communcation Metrics as part of a composite
091125 - Communications Office that includes what is now called Public Affairs.
091126 - ref DRP 2 4173  While this may not be a good idea, the question arises
091127 - about how it fits into the organizational structure and operations
091128 - planning that Tom is developing?  Where might it fit and what are the
091129 - pros and cons of these possibilities?
091130 -
091131 - Max stopped in briefly and we related Merry's favorable recommendation
091132 - on using Communication Metrics.
091133 - ..
091134 - Max noted that Merry's department does not have any money,
091135 - reflecting our discussion on 990128. ref SDS 23 4361
091136 -
091137 - Merry's letter on 981022 says $30M was found from somewhere to pay off
091138 - the contractor on the Oakland Harbor project. ref DRP 4 7611
091139 -
091140 - Where did Merry get that money?  Who authorized the payment?
091141 -
091142 - Might that source be contacted about investing a few $100K to save
091143 - substantially on the $30M payout incurred on Oakland, as reviewed on
091144 - 981027, ref SDS 1 4140, and in the letter to USACE. ref DIP 2 6670
091145 -
091146 - Why not use the same method to reduce District overhead expense, as
091147 - reviewed yesterday? ref SDS 25 7399
091148 -
091149 - Tom mentioned a new task he has from DE to develop an Outreach program
091150 - in the District.  This is an effort to market District services which
091151 - might benefit from Communication Metrics.  Since it is a revenue
091152 - generating effort, investing in Communciation Metrics might be more
091153 - easily seen as cost effective.
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