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(U//FOUO) What's A&P Doing About Mission Alignment and the BuildOut?
FROM: A&P Communications (S203C)
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Run Date: 02/10/2006
(U//FOUO) An interview with Donna Barbano, Analysis and
Production's (S2) Director, Enterprise Management
(pictured):
Q: (U//FOUO) How would you describe the task you have been
given as A&P's Director, Enterprise Management?
(U//FOUO) On 15 November, my first day in this position, I knew I
would be assisting A&P with the strategy for mission alignment and
the A&P Build-Out. However, as the days have passed I have found
that what this job entails is much more than mission alignment. I
will be reacting to changes in the current plans and dealing with all
A&P governance issues enterprise-wide.
(U//FOUO) This pertains not only to the Cryptologic Centers (CC's),
but to anywhere within the enterprise that A&P has governance
responsibilities, such as the Utah Regional Language Center, the
Alaska Mission Operations Center, and the Meade Operations
Center, among others. Simply put, I will do my best to make
sure A&P gets this historic endeavor right!
(U) I am also finding that this position means many things to many
people. In time, I know it will evolve into something meaningful for
all of us!
Q: (U//FOUO) What is the difference between your job and that
of the MARSOC PMO (Mission Alignment and RSOC Build-Out
Program management Office)?
(U//FOUO) As I said, I'm charged with working with the A&P
Leadership (to include the Group Chiefs and Global Capabilities
Managers and the Cryptologic Center Leadership) to oversee, at
the senior level, the strategy for the build-out. The role of the PMO
is to assist the A&P Leadership Team with the planning,
implementation, and coordination of mission alignment; to ensure
that NSA/CSS assets and capabilities are in place to support
mission build-out plans and strategies. In doing that, everything
A&P does must be in lock step with the PMO and vice versa. That
may be a bit of an oversimplification, but those are the lanes of the
road as I see them.
Q: (U//FOUO) You say the Cryptologic Centers are within your
span of influence. How will you have an impact in Texas, Georgia,
Hawaii and Colorado when you "live" at NSA/CSS-Washington
(NSAW)?
(U//FOUO) I see myself more as an advocate here at NSAW
for both the Cryptologic Centers and the Operations
Centers. I hope they will use my staff and me to work high-level
issues with other organizations at NSAW. The current members of
SERIES:
(U//FOUO) A&P BuildOut
1. What's A&P Doing
About Mission
Alignment and the
Build-Out?
2. Weapons and Space
Build-Out Status
3. GEO Build-Out
4. Middle East and
North Africa BuildOut Status
5. Build-Out of the
Combating
Proliferation Mission
6. The Counterterrorism
Build-Out
7. Status of the China
and Korea Mission
Build-Out
8. The International
Security Issues
Build-Out
the A&P Enterprise Management team are
and
. In addition,
and
from Analyst Resources (S201A) will be helping me with all the
manpower issues for the enterprise and
and
are the A&P representatives to the MARSOC PMO. The alias
S2_EMT should be used to reach all members of the virtual team. I
ask that you include them on distro for any email correspondence
you share with me.
Q: (U//FOUO) Data Acquisition's Director of Enterprise
Governance,
has been having site reviews. (See
related article .) Will you be doing anything like that?
(U) I am considering joining with the MARSOC PMO to host twiceyearly sessions that will be a combination of site reviews and
planning and implementation group meetings.
(Chief, MARSOC PMO) and I will co-chair these sessions that will
bring together all stakeholders, including enablers, essential to
each site's mission.
Q: (U) The MARSOC PMO must be glad to be getting more help!
(U) We are still in the process of making the connection with the
PMO. It is possible that we will be holding an offsite to sort out
roles and responsibilities to avoid duplication of effort. There is
more than enough work for all of us!
Q: (U) What are some of the big challenges you see right now?
(U//FOUO) Getting our arms around the myriad of manpower
issues and ensuring our A&P policies are consistent across the
enterprise are the two biggest challenges I see.
Q: (U) What part of your career thus far has best prepared you
for this job?
(U//FOUO) Every experience I have had from my most recent
assignment as Deputy SUSLOL (Special US Liaison Officer London),
my years as a French and Portugese language analyst, my many
leadership positions from team chief up to Production Manager and
the years on the Director's staff, among others, have taught me
something I will use on this job. One thing is for sure -- coming
back to A&P is like coming home.
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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