Command IG team lauds ESC for compliance during re-inspection

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  • By Kevin Gilmartin
  • 66th Air Base Wing Public Affairs
HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. --  An Air Force Materiel Command Inspector General Team found a "remarkable level of increased compliance" during a follow-up visit to Electronic Systems Center June 22-26, re-inspecting areas that needed additional attention following last November's Unit Compliance Inspection. 

The team evaluated a number of areas, including contracting, engineering, program management, logistics and communications. The re-inspection evaluated progress on 107 critical and major findings. Of those, 68 were either closed or validated closed by the inspection team, and an additional five were downgraded from critical to major. No critical findings remained open from the November UCI, and no new critical findings were identified. 

During the week-long re-inspection, the IG team identified Pat Sabine of the 66th Air Base Wing Inspector General's Office as an Outstanding Performer and the Quality Assurance Website Development Team, led by Vinita Veneziano-Martin and Chris Brown of ESC's Enterprise Acquisition Division, as an Outstanding Team. The inspectors also recognized the ESC Engineering Directorate's Systems Engineering Plan Approval Process as a potential command Best Practice. 

"This improvement was the direct result of the Center's vigorous Self-Inspection Program, an aggressive SIP manager and leadership's personal support and involvement," David W. Wood, AFMC's deputy Inspector General wrote in his re-inspection report. 

Mr. Wood recognized the center-wide use of Air Force Smart Operations for the 21st Century, or AFSO 21, methodologies and tools that led to thoughtful corrective action plans. 

"It was obvious to all inspection team members that a robust culture of self assessment is alive and well within Electronic Systems Center," he wrote. 

"An IG Team comprised of 25 functional experts did not find a single new finding during a week-long inspection--truly remarkable!" ESC Commander Lt. Gen. Ted Bowlds wrote in a congratulatory e-mail to the work force. "Thank you to all for your Outstanding Performance."