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R 070526Z APR 07 ZUI ASN-A00097000007 FM COMDT COGARD WASHINGTON DC//CG-01// TO ALCOAST BT UNCLAS ALCOAST 197/07 COMDTNOTE 16000 SUBJ: CIAO 1 TRANSITION OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (TOC) A. COMMANDANTS INTENT ACTION ORDER 1 - ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE AND THE INTEGRATED DEEPWATER SYSTEM CONSOLIDATION DATED 13JUN06 1. THIS ALCOAST ANNOUNCES THE ALIGNMENT OF ALL RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (RDTE) FUNCTIONS UNDER THE ASST COMDT FOR ACQUISITION (G-A), AS WELL AS ADDITIONAL STEPS TAKEN LEADING TO CONSOLIDATION OF COAST GUARD ACQUISITION AND INTEGRATED DEEPWATER SYSTEM, COMDT (G-D) ACTIVITIES THIS SUMMER. 2. EFFECTIVE 01APR07, THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT, COMDT (CG-66) WAS RENAMED AND TRANSITIONED TO THE OFFICE OF RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION, COMDT (CG-926). THE COAST GUARD RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTER REMAINS LOCATED IN GROTON, CT AND WILL CONTINUE TO REPORT TO COMDT (CG-926) AS THE PROGRAM MANAGER. 3. AS PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE TRANSITION TO ACQUISITION CONSOLIDATION, SEVERAL OTHER ORGANIZATIONAL CHANGES ALSO TOOK EFFECT ON 01APR07, INCLUDING: A. ALIGNMENT OF INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION PROGRAMS, COMDT (G-D-IP) UNDER COMDT (CG-922) B. CONSOLIDATION OF RESOURCE MANAGEMENT OFFICES, COMDT (G-A-1) AND COMDT (G-DRM) UNDER COMDT (CG-928), AND AVIATION PROJECTS, COMDT (G-DPM-5) AND COMDT (G-ACJ) UNDER COMDT (G-DPM-5) C. MERGER OF TRANSITION MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND STAFF, COMDT (G- DTM) UNDER COMDT (G-DPM). 4. SOME COMDT (G-A) AND COMDT (G-D) OFFICE TITLES AND STAFF SYMBOLS HAVE BEEN CHANGED TO REFLECT THE INTERIM STEPS OUTLINED IN PARA 3, AS FOLLOWS: A. OFFICES REPORTING UNDER COMDT (G-A): CONTRACT OPERATIONS (G-ACS) PROCUREMENT POLICY AND OVERSIGHT (G-APO) INTERNATIONAL ACQUISITION PROGRAMS (CG-922) ACQUISITION SUPPORT (G-A-2) RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION (CG-926) ACQUISITION RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (CG-928) ACQUISITION LEGACY CUTTER PROJECTS (G-ASL), (G-AGL) ACQUISITION PATROL BOAT PROJECTS (G-AWP) TO INCLUDE THE FRC-B PROJECT ACQUISITION SMALL BOAT PROJECTS (G-ARB) ACQUISITION RESCUE 21 (G-AND) ACQUISITION AUTOMATED INFORMATION SERVICE (G-AIS) B. PROGRAMS REPORTING UNDER COMDT (G-D): DEEPWATER PROGRAM MANAGER (G-DPM) DEEPWATER SYSTEM OF SYSTEMS (G-DPM-1) DEEPWATER INTEGRATED LOGISTICS SYSTEMS (G-DPM-2) DEEPWATER C4ISR PROGRAM (G-DPM-3) DEEPWATER SURFACE PROGRAM (G-DPM-4) AVIATION ACQUISITION PROGRAM (G-DPM-5) 5. THIS TRANSITION OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY WILL BE FOLLOWED BY FURTHER CONSOLIDATION OF COMDT (G-A) AND COMDT (G-D) INTO ONE ACQUISITION DIRECTORATE, COMDT (CG-9). ALL REMAINING COMDT (G-A) AND COMDT (G-D) OFFICES AND PROGRAMS WILL COMPLETE THE CHANGE TO NUMBERED STAFF SYMBOLS WHEN COMDT (CG-9) IS ESTABLISHED AT INTERIM OPERATIONAL CAPABILITY (IOC) PLANNED FOR 13JUL07. AN ALCOAST FINALIZING THE CHANGES WILL BE PROMULGATED AT THAT TIME. 6. DURING THE TRANSITION PERIOD LEADING UP TO COMDT (CG-9) STANDUP, OFFICE CHIEFS FOR COMDT (CG-922), COMDT (CG-926), AND COMDT (CG- 928) WILL REPORT TO THE CURRENT DEPUTY FOR COMDT (G-A) AND PROSPECTIVE ACTING DEPUTY FOR COMDT (CG-9), MR. JOE MILLIGAN. 7. FOR MORE DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT THE COMDT (CG-9) ORGANIZATION TRANSITION PLAN, SEE THE CIAO #1 LINK LOCATED ON CG CENTRAL HOMEPAGE. THE POINT OF CONTACT IS CAPT JONATHAN NICKERSON, (202)475-3143. 8. INTERNET RELEASE IS AUTHORIZED. 9. RELEASED BY RDML R. S. BRANHAM, ACTING CHIEF OF STAFF. BT
