# Presentation: 005186

## ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP:Multi-Site Success within the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration EMS Programs

*Marv Howell*
*and*
*Jo Luke*

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## ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP PRESENTATION OVERVIEW

- Model
- Formula
- P-D-C-A Wheel
- Process
- Best Practices
- Myths
- Awards Achieved
- Questions

## ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP MODEL

- Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) sites with active and successful Environmental Management Systems (EMS) elected to incorporate the Federal Electronics Challenge (FEC) into their programs as a means to achieve Electronics Stewardship.

## ELECTRONICS STEWARDSHIP MODEL (con’t.)

- EMS teams use the FEC awards (Bronze, Silver, & Gold) as:
*Motivation to complete EMS goals*
*A means to achieve E.O. 13423 goals *
*A measurement of progress*

## FORMULA FOR SUCCESS

***FORMULA FOR SUCCESS***

- DEA’s formula includes four phases:
*Understanding what it takes to achieve an award*
*Doing what is needed to meet the requirements*
*Checking and taking corrective action*
*Completing annual report & award applications and submitting on time. *

## FORMULA FOR SUCCESS (con’t.)

- 1.	Understanding what it takes to achieve an award
*Develop appropriate targets*
*Understand what it takes to achieve Mandatory Activities (MA) & Optional Activities (OA)*
* *
*Develop a plan*

## FORMULA FOR SUCCESS (con’t.)

- 2.	Doing what is needed to meet the requirements
*Incorporating requirements into the DEA EMS at each site.*
*Complete and Submit Baseline Survey*
*Accomplish MA’s & OA’s*

**Notes:**
Share these goals with the site through e-mail and post on the EMS share drive found at each site.

Post findings of the Baseline Survey to the share drive to show employees where improvement can be made.

Keep proper records and documentation necessary for awards submittal.  Incorporating the FEC into EMS helps when documenting work accomplished.  

## FORMULA FOR SUCCESS (con’t.)

- 3.	Checking and Taking Corrective Action
*Project leader reviews *
*EMS team reviews *
*Management reviews*

## FORMULA FOR SUCCESS (con’t.)

- 4.	Annual Report & Award Application
*Ensure they are on-time and complete  *
*Clear timeline and requirements*
*Cover all essentials*
_*Do not be late*_

## P-D-C-A Wheel

- EMS Teams use the P-D-C-A Wheel for Continuous Improvement
- P-D-C-A Wheel integrates nicely into the FEC award requirements

## P-D-C-A WHEEL USED FOR FEC IMPLEMENTATION

***P-D-C-A WHEEL USED FOR FEC IMPLEMENTATION***

**Implement**** ****Plan**

**DO**

**Baseline Survey**

**Select Life Cycle**

**Identify Mandatory **
**Activities (MA’s)**

**Select Optional **
**Activities (OA’s)**

**Develop Plan to **
**Achieve MA’s & OA’s**

**PLAN**

**ACT**

**Corrective **
**Action(s)**

**Future Plans**

**Complete & Submit**
**Annual Report & Award Application **

**Follow EO Goals**

**Become an FEC Partner**

**Turn It For Continuous Improvement**

**EMS Team Reviews**

**Project Manager**
**Reviews**

**Management Reviews**

**CHECK**

## FEC AWARD PYRAMID

## FEC AWARD PYRAMID

## FEC AWARD PYRAMID

- Go for the Gold!

***FEC ******AWARD ******PYRAMID***

## OUR PROCESS

- Deploy policy
- Establish a baseline & set goals
- Identify Mandatory Activities we can achieve
- Select appropriate number of Optional Activities necessary for award level chosen

## OUR PROCESS (con’t.)

- Develop action plans
- Implement
- Monitor & take action

## OUR PROCESS - POLICY

- Develop a Policy Statement
- Obtain Management Approval
- Capture Policy in an Appropriate Format

## OUR PROCESS - SET GOALS

- Establish a baseline by completing the Baseline Survey
*Assess what your capabilities are*
- Use Mandatory Activities and Optional Activities to help meet EO 13423 and facility goals
- Register your site and submit Baseline Survey (if necessary)

## OUR PROCESS - SELECT MANDATORY ACTIVITIES

- Review Life Cycles and their required Mandatory Activities before selecting targets
- Give priority to activities which the site believes they can achieve
- Next, select activities which will add the most value to the facility

## OUR PROCESS - SELECT OPTIONAL ACTIVITIES

- Review the Life Cycles selected to determine required amount of Optional Activities needed
*One Life Cycle selected = Three OA’s*
*Two Life Cycles selected = Six OA’s*
*All Three Life Cycles selected = Nine OA’s plus mentoring activity*
- _Do not duplicate_

## OUR PROCESS - DEVELOP ACTION PLANS & IMPLEMENT

- Develop Action Plans
*Who is going to do what, when & where?*
* *
*Gantt Chart Useful*
*An Environmental Management Plan (EMP) is helpful too.*
- Execute plan and manage implementation** **

## OUR PROCESS - MONITOR & TAKE ACTION

- Track what is to be done
- Determine whether activity and/or goal is on track or derailed
- Take Corrective Action if activity and/or goal is not on track

## BEST PRACTICES

- Ensure Critical Factors Are Achieved
*Top Management is committed*
*Inform all employees about FEC, what award the team is striving to achieve & how they can help*
*Communicate progress*
*Set policy for electronics stewardship and follow it*

## BEST PRACTICES (con’t.)

- Ensure Critical Factors Are Achieved (con’t.)
* *
*Develop & implement sound action plans that will achieve targeted mandatory and optional activities*
*Review periodically and take action to keep on track*
*The Electronics Policy, Guidance or Memorandum should *_*cover*_* as many MA’s and OA’s as possible*

## BEST PRACTICES (con’t.)

- Develop several FEC related presentations
*Share presentations with other agency sites seeking awards*
*Present and/or distribute presentations to all employees (government and contract) at each site*
*Presentation topics should include “Introduction To FEC”, “EPEAT”, “Energy Conservation & Power Management” and “Mentoring” (if going for the gold)*

## BEST PRACTICES (con’t.)

- Never lose focus – the year flies by
- Submit the Baseline Survey, Annual Report or Award Application documents on time
*Submitting these requirements late will result in an automatic award disqualification *

## 7 FEC MYTHS

- “FEC Award is not worth the effort”
- “After a while you know all there is about FEC”
- “FEC will become the single most important component of the EMS”
- “You must always start at the bottom award level and work your way up to the next level” (Start with Bronze, up to Silver, and then Gold)

## 7 FEC MYTHS (con’t.)

- “Mentoring is impossible”
- “Mentoring takes too much time even if you could find someone to mentor”
- “Energy Star and EPEAT computers do not have sufficient capabilities for our office environment”

## AWARDS ACHIEVED

- 2007 Awards:
- _Bronze_
- Aviation Division, Aviation Operations Center, Fort Worth, TX

## AWARDS ACHIEVED

- 2008 Awards:
- _Silver _
*Aviation Division, Aviation Operations Center, Fort Worth, TX*
*North Central Laboratory, Chicago, IL*
*Southeast Laboratory, Miami, FL*

## AWARDS ACHIEVED

- 2008 Awards:
- _Bronze_
*DEA Headquarters, Arlington, VA *
*Dallas Field Division, Dallas, TX*
*El Paso Intelligence Center (EPIC), El Paso, TX*
*Mid-Atlantic Laboratory, Largo, MD*
*Northeast Laboratory, New York, NY*
*South Central Laboratory, Dallas, TX*
*Southwest Laboratory, Vista, CA*
*Western Laboratory, San Francisco, CA*

## EASTERN DEA SITESCONTACT INFORMATION

_*Headquarters, Arlington, VA*_
- John Cunningham - 202-307-9629
- 	John.E.Cunningham@usdoj.gov
_*Mid-Atlantic Laboratory, Largo, MD*_
- James Malone – 301-583-3250 James.V.Malone@usdoj.gov
_*Northeast Laboratory, New York, NY*_
- Ann Marie O’Neill – 212-620-4926  Ann.Marie.M.ONeill@usdoj.gov
_*Southeast Laboratory, Miami, FL*_
- Jeannette Perr - 305-994-5174 Jeannette.M.Perr@usdoj.gov

## WESTERN DEA SITESCONTACT INFORMATION

_*Dallas Field Division, Dallas, TX*_
- Armando Salinas – 214-366-6900 Armando.Salinas@usdoj.gov
_*Southwest Laboratory, Vista, CA*_
- David Greenberg – 760-597-7900  David.E.Greenberg@usdoj.gov
_*South Central Laboratory, Dallas, TX*_
- Robert Marshall – 972-559-7957 Robert.M.Marshall@usdoj.gov
_*Western Laboratory, San Francisco, CA*_
- Phyllis Quinn – 415-744-7051
- 	Phyllis.E.Quinn@usdoj.gov

## QUESTIONS?

**QUESTIONS?**

*Marv Howell, Analytical Services, Inc*.
- 940-725-3109
- MHowellQMT@aol.com
*Jo Luke, Analytical Services, Inc**.*
- 972-559-7967
- jluke@asincorp.com –or– jo.l.luke@usdoj.gov

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