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(U//FOUO) Appreciation Breakfast Marks Successful Wrap-Up of
Property Inventory
FROM: SIGINT Communications (S02C) and
SIGINT Support Services (S02S)
Run Date: 09/13/2006
(U//FOUO) The 2006 SID property inventory accounts for 99.44% of equipment.
(U//FOUO) The SID Staff hosted a special "SID Property Officer Appreciation Breakfast" in the
Canine Suite on 5 September. What was the occasion? -- The successful outcome of the 2006
Property Inventory.
(U//FOUO) SID property officers
(U) Now vs. Then
(U//FOUO) As pointed out by keynote speaker Joe Brand, SID's Deputy Chief of Staff for
Operations and Support (S02), SID has come a long way in its efforts to account for all of the
property used by the Directorate. A few years ago, SID leaders recognized that the Directorate
needed to do a better job of this, and took steps to improve the situation.
(U//FOUO) So how much better are we doing now? At the conclusion of the 2006 Inventory,
99.44% of the equipment (i.e. all but 232 pieces) was accounted for, and 10 more items were
located in the days following. This represents a dramatic improvement over the levels of just
four years ago, when 1,228 pieces were reported missing.
(U) What is "Property," and Who Counts It?
(U//FOUO) In this context, "property" refers not to desks or chairs, but specifically to pieces of
electronic equipment with a price tag over $5,000, and to all computers/servers, laptops and
PDAs regardless of cost. The quantity is tremendous: SID property numbers 41,000 pieces of
equipment valued at over $710 million. This is the largest account at NSA, about 30% of the
Agency total.
(U//FOUO) The difficult job of accounting for all of this property falls to the SID Property Office
(S02S1), together with 167 property officers (as a collateral duty) and 145 managers scattered
throughout SID. These personnel ensure that all property in their branch, division or office is
identified.
(U//FOUO) As Mr. Brand noted, SID owes it to US taxpayers to keep close watch on the
equipment entrusted to us. Through the hard work of all those who participated in the
inventory, we're now doing a much better job of doing just that... and we'll try to track an even
higher percentage next year!
"(U//FOUO) SIDtoday articles may not be republished or reposted outside NSANet
without the consent of S0121 (DL sid_comms)."
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