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- Hi, I'm Tonya Johnson and this is January DCMA Roundup,

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in our year end review of 2017.

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DCMA got a new director, Navy Vice Admiral David Lewis

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who joined the team with an extensive knowledge

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in program management.

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He's been busy meeting employees throughout the agency

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and getting feedback on how to make the agency

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an even better place to work.

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Marie Greening, previously the agency's

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chief operations officer

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was appointed as DCMA's new deputy director.

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Vice Admiral Lewis announced the decision to select her

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as the deputy director saying,

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"The agency is getting the best

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"of the best as our next deputy director."

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A command cyber readiness inspection was held in September

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and the agency passed with flying colors.

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During this time period inspectors were on site

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at Fort Lee headquarters looking for security threats.

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IT wants to remind employees to continue to be mindful

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of their security habits and practices.

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In a move to promote accountability,

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integrity, and efficiency

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Vice Admiral Lewis appointed Bob Conforto

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as DCMA's first inspector general.

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In his appointment directive he wrote that Mr. Conforto

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and his team will perform audits, investigations,

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and inspections that fall within the scope

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of the DCMA mission.

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DCMA's newest contract management office, DCMA Hampton

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celebrated its one year anniversary.

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A part of the eastern region,

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it was established on August 7th, 2016

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as a separate primary CMO.

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The agency's committed to the Department of Defense's

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financial improvement and audit readiness initiative,

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also known as FIAR.

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DCMA hired an independent accounting firm

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to perform the fiscal year 2017

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contract pay service provider audit.

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DCMA received an unqualified or clean audit opinion.

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Secretary of the Navy Richard Spencer

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visited DCMA Lockheed Martin Owego employees in New York.

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A Lockheed Martin Owego flight crew

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flew a Navy Seahawk helicopter to the local airport

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to pick up the secretary

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and fly with him to the Lockheed Martin facility.

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He was a copilot

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during the 15 minute flight.

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^Find these stories and more on the DCMA homepage

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^and on Facebook.

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^Thanks for watching and happy New Year.

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