A Year in Review. Pamela A. Horning, EFCOG Chair Annual Executive Council Meeting Washington DC February 21, 2007

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1 A Year in Review Pamela A. Horning, EFCOG Chair 2007 Annual Executive Council Meeting Washington DC February 21, 2007

2 The Mission Promote excellence in all aspects of the operation, management, and integration of DOE facilities in a safe, environmentally sound, efficient and cost-effective manner.

3 EFCOG does: Reduce DOE program costs. Promote, coordinate, and facilitate information exchanges among DOE contractors on successful programs, practices, procedures, lessons learned. Interface with DOE-HQ to ensure that EFCOG s mission remains in alignment with DOE objectives. Establish and maintain effective networks for addressing key DOE complex-wide issues. Sponsor working groups and workshops to exchange best practices and management and technical information. Establish liaisons with others organizations to minimize duplication of efforts.

4 EFCOG does not: Engage in lobbying. Take public positions opposing DOE on issues, regulations, DOE orders, etc. Require standardized approaches among member companies, but encourages members to customize solutions to fit their needs.

5 EFCOG Critical Few

6 EFCOG Working Groups Security Acquisition Management Energy Efficiency Safety Analysis Project Management CRITICAL FEW Engineering Practices Infrastructure Management Price Anderson Integrated Safety Management D&D

7 Working Group Essentials Clearly defined goals DOE Support Tangible Accomplishments Benefit to Members and Customers Working Group Mission and Objectives Posted on web site

8 EFCOG Organization CHAIR Managing Director Working Group Coordinator EFCOG Coordinator Support to the Chair Vice Chair Vice Chair Elect Board of Directors Member Company Representatives Working Groups Executive Council Subgroups Task Groups Member Companies

9 Member Companies ABS Consulting, Inc. Aecom Government Services Apogen Technologies. Areva Cogema, Inc. Areva NP, Inc. Argonne National Laboratory Bartlett Services, Inc. Bechtel National Bechtel SAIC Booz Allen Hamilton Brookhaven National Laboratory Bullard Company Burns and Roe Enterprises, Inc. BWX Technologies BWXT Pantex BWXT Y-12 CDM Federal Programs Corporation CH2M HILL CH2M HILL Hanford Group CH2M HILL-SRS CSC Applied Technology Division Dade Moeller & Associates EG&G Technical Services, Inc. EnergySolutions, LLC EXCEL Services Corporation Fluor Government Group Fluor Hanford Honeywell FM&T, LLC Idaho National Laboratory Indus International Jacobs Engineering Group Jefferson Science Associates, LLC Kiewit Federal Group, Inc L&A Associates, Inc. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory Lockheed Martin Information Technology Los Alamos National Laboratory Merrick and Company Midwest Research Institute (NREL) Morgan, Lewis & Bockius MWH Global, Inc. National Security Technologies Omega Consultants, Inc. Pacific Northwest National Laboratory Parsons Pro2Serve Project Enhancement Corporation S.M. Stoller Corporation Safety and Ecology Holding Corporation Sandia National Laboratories Schneider Electric TerranearPMC, LLC Tetra Tech FW, Inc. The KeySource Group, Inc. The Shaw Group Theta Pro2Serv Management Company TLI Solutions, Inc. UT-Battelle, LLC Vista Engineering Technologies, LLC Wackenhut Services, Inc. Washington Closure Hanford Washington Group International Washington Savannah River Company Washington TRU Solutions (WIPP)

10 2006 New Members AECOM Government Services Bechtel National Bullard Company Dade Moeller & Associates Jefferson Science Associates Kiewit Federal Group Merrick and Company Omega Consultants Terranear PMC, LLC The KeySource Group Theta Pro2Serve Management Company TLI Solutions, Inc.

Meyer, Director Alan Parker, Director Leo Sain, Director Pat Smith, Director Mark Spears, Director Tom

11 EFCOG Board of Directors Pamela Horning, Chair George Jackson, Vice Chair Mike Schlender, Vice Chair Elect Juan Alvarez, Director David Amerine, Director Mike Bebon, Director Tom Gioconda, Director Greg Meyer, Director Alan Parker, Director Leo Sain, Director Pat Smith, Director Mark Spears, Director Tom Stevens, Director Dennis Fisher, Director Emeritus Lincoln Hall, Director Emeritus Don Pearman, Director Emeritus

Anderson Project Management Safety Analysis Security Jim Jacobsen Mike Lackey Mike Moran

12 EFCOG Working Group Chairs Acquisition Management D&D & Facility Engineering Energy Efficiency Engineering Practices Infrastructure Management Integrated Safety Mgmt Price Anderson Project Management Safety Analysis Security Jim Jacobsen Mike Lackey Mike Moran Ken Keith Denise Robinson Joe Yanek Steve Filipowicz Bill Luce Clay Jones Andrew Vincent Jimmie Mulkey

13 Accomplishments in 2006 Improved DOE project execution by: - Improving risk management, - Incorporating safety at an early stage, - Improving cost estimates, - Improve Earned Value Management System (EVMS) reporting, - Tailoring of requirements for individual projects. Established Task Group to address improvements in construction project management and performance.

14 Accomplishments in 2006 Established pilot Price Anderson Peer Reviews. Formed Task Group to improve Occurrence Reporting System (ORPS) reporting. Established Project Team to assist DOE in addressing 10CFR851 implementation issues. Held multiple COO Forums with EM to address operational issues.

15 Accomplishments in 2006 Formed task group to address D&D issues. Completed Electrical Safety Improvement Project. Issued topical report on Safety and Security Integration (TROSSI). Formed Safety in Design Integration Task Team to support DOE in Standard 1189 Safety Integration Into Early Phases of Design.

16 Accomplishments in 2006 Addressed DOE wide engineering issues - safety system design adequacy, - HEPA filter testing, - drawing management, - excavation practices, - human performance improvement - value management. Addressed DOE wide infrastructure issues - lessons learned in alternate financing, - effective performance metrics, - Improvements in work management.

17 Accomplishments in 2006 Maintained "Best Practices" website - a single reference point for all contractors and the DOE. Maintained EVMS website containing info on preparing for, conducting and following up on EVMS Certification Reviews.

18 Challenges & Opportunities for 2007 Continued improvement in safety Eliminating electrical safety incidents Improvements in Security Improved execution of major projects and facility modifications Improved implementation of ISM at the task and activity level Improved quality assurance program implementation Loss of core technical capability Address Aging infrastructure Continuing productivity improvement Implementing effective governance

19 Planned Accomplishments for 2007 Support Project Management Improvements - Effective EVMS Implementation - Improved Practices for Estimating - Communication and Management Involvement Support DOE O Guides - Provide Contractor Perspective and Technical Expertise for 18 Guides Continue Electrical Safety Improvement Program Develop an Alternate Finance Lessons Learned handbook Develop and roll out an interactive facilities data warehouse Conduct an asset utilization survey and develop utilization index goals

20 Planned Accomplishments for 2007 Subcontractor Safety - resolve issues that arise with the implementation of 10 CFR 851 Establish a Security Best Practices and Technology Web site Continue Price-Anderson Program Peer Reviews Publish Energy Management Program Best Practice Develop QA lessons learned summary for major projects

21 EFCOG Final Perspective Critical Few focus meaningful deliverables of use to DOE and contractors Critical Few are cross-connected to DOE s Management Challenges EFCOG Working Groups undertake initiatives and deliverables supporting the Critical Few EFCOG welcomes involvement by all companies that support DOE missions

22 Member Involvement Become a member on the Board of Directors Attend Annual and Semi-Annual meetings Encourage active Working Group participation within your company Share Lessons Learned Be proactive in implementation

23 For more information on EFCOG, please contact John Longenecker, Managing Director, at (858) or visit our website at

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