US Army Corps of Engineers BUILDING STRONG ® Transforming Civil Works for the 21 st Century Major General Michael J. Walsh Deputy Commanding General, Civil and Emergency Operations and Steven L. Stockton, P.E. Director of Civil Works National Waterways Conference 27 March 2012
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US Army Corps of EngineersBUILDING STRONG®
Transforming Civil Works for the 21st Century
Major General Michael J. WalshDeputy Commanding General,Civil and Emergency Operationsand
Steven L. Stockton, P.E.Director of Civil Works
National Waterways Conference
27 March 2012
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Imperatives for Action
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• We are now in a non-earmark environment• We fund too many studies/projects at less than
capability• It takes too long to get studies and projects completed• It costs too much!!• We make sponsors and stakeholders unhappy due to
lack of timeliness and cost effectiveness• We try too hard to justify unviable projects• In a budget constrained era, we must do what it
takes to Be RELEVANT!!• Adapt or Die!
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We Must Maintain our Core Competencies to be Relevant
• Integrator• National/Global
Perspective• Balancer• Systems Thinking• Diverse Technical/
Scientific Workforce• Ability to Marshal
Capabilities• Integrated Delivery
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Cross-Cutting Strategies
• Systems Approach• Collaboration & Partnering• Risk-Informed Decision
Making & Communications• Innovative Financing• Adaptive Management• State-of-the-Art Technology
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Methods of DeliveryBudget
Development
Asset Mgmt. & Recapitalization
Major Transformation Initiatives
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Planning
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$41 Million Study Cost 30 Inch Report 16 Year Study Duration
30 Inches = Full Report
Savannah Harbor Study New Study Paradigm $ 3.0 Million Study Cost 3 Levels of the USASCE Vertical Team 3 Year Study Duration Main Report NTE 100 pages
Planning ModernizationTop Four Performance Priorities
• Improve Planning Program delivery (investigations and CG) and instill Civil Works-wide accountability
• Develop a sustainable national & regional Planning operational and organization model
• Improve planner knowledge and experience (build the bench)
• Modernize planning guidance and processes
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Paradigm for Future Planning• Single phase Study Process with clearly defined decision
points• Actionable and concise decision documents • Quality engineering, economics and environmental
analysis (NEPA)• Identification of areas of risk and uncertainty• A degree of consistency, but adaptable and scalable• Consistent with emerging concepts of revised P&G• Studies completed within 3 years, at a cost less than $3
million, in a binder not more than 3 inches thick (the “3-3-3” goal)
• Review current 365 studies in the works, winnow out those unlikely to lead anywhere.
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Transforming the Budget Development Process
• Establish a goal-oriented, program based approach to budgeting
• Establish vertical “mapping/alignment” of programs/BLs to National goals and objectives
• Improve justification & defense of budget allocations• Incorporate integrated water resource management concepts
into budget framework, as appropriate• Develop budget decision framework to assist in identifying
the most important senior leader decisions• Develop timeline for full implementation of new budget
process to all business lines that will evolve over multiple years
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Change from a Program Management Perspective
• Manage CW as a multi-year program….• NOT as a collection of projects• but developed and implemented based on attaining national needs• with appropriate investment levels for programs, not projects• And prioritization of program implementation over 5 years/20 years, not 1 year
• Pursue additional Federal and non-Federal direct funding sources• Inland Waterways recapitalization (IWTF)• Coastal federal channel maintenance (HMTF)• Hydropower recapitalization• Implement a recapitalization policy for all infrastructure
• De-authorize projects that no longer serve their authorized purposes• Reform program development & prioritization to a ‘team event’
• Encourage, solicit participation by stakeholder & interest groups• Obtain their views on priorities, selection criteria, future planning initiatives, etc.• Other federal agencies w/common goals & priorities
• Incorporate risk-based cost and schedule analysis into all budget and program decision-making