Award winners are Social Security
Administration Office of Appellate Operations (OAO) and U.S. Naval
Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division Patuxent River Chief
Technology & Strategic Operations (CTSO) Office Design Thinking
& Agile Frameworks Team
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26,
2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Graduate School
USA (GSUSA) today presented
the W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award to two innovative
organizations that have achieved enhanced quality through business
processes. This year's winners are:
- The Social Security Administration Office of Appellate
Operations (OAO), for revitalizing its new hire analyst training
program in the Human Capital category;
- The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD),
Chief Technology & Strategic Operations (CTSO) Office's Design
Thinking & Agile Frameworks (DTAF) Team, for implementing a
dynamic new training initiative in the Agile Management
category.
"These winners have embraced a mindset of continuous improvement
and a commitment to high-quality in achieving organizational
objectives," said GSUSA President Pepe
Carreras. "We congratulate them for demonstrating remarkable
process improvement through initiatives that have measurably
benefited their organizations."
The Social Security Administration's OAO team devoted
significant resources throughout 2022 to re-build its new hire
analyst training program, in order to adjust to the significant
business process, policy, and human capital management changes
brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic closed OAO's
offices, eliminating its ability to train, mentor, and engage
through in-person conversations, and one-on-one, live mentoring. A
complete revitalization of training materials and programming was
necessary to ensure OAO continued to deliver high quality and
timely public service in a fully telework environment.
The U.S. Naval Air Warfare Center Aircraft Division (NAWCAD),
Chief Technology & Strategic Operations (CTSO) Office's Design
Thinking & Agile Frameworks (DTAF) Team's initiative focuses on
training their workforce across all levels to respond to highly
adaptive requirements, problem sets, and rapid capabilities and
business process changes. Training and agile coaching were
developed and successfully implemented over the past two years with
the purpose of solving warfighter problems. Their solution-based
approach emphasized identification of the most efficient, agile
ways to provide structure, transparency, accountability, and
positive outcomes.
The W. Edwards Deming Outstanding Training Award, which
recognizes organizations in the U.S. government and military for
strategic initiatives that demonstrate excellence and innovation,
is named after Dr. W. Edwards Deming, a renowned scholar and former
Graduate School USA instructor.
The award is open to federal, state and local government agencies,
as well as civilian and uniformed branches of the U.S. military.
Winners emulate Dr. Deming's approach by showing tangible,
verifiable improvements in their organization's performance due to
strong collaboration across teams and departments.
The awards, which have been given out for 26 years, were
presented during a virtual event hosted by GovExec, a leading
information services and insights company for government leaders
and contractors (GSUSA sponsored the event).
ABOUT GRADUATE SCHOOL USA
(GSUSA)
Graduate School USA is a leading training provider to the
federal workforce with an extensive portfolio of government agency
customers. It serves the federal, state and local government
workforce through customized contract training (B2G) and open
enrollment (B2C) to government professionals. GSUSA, accredited by
the Accrediting Council for Continuing Education &
Training (ACCET), is a wholly owned subsidiary
of American Public Education, Inc. (Nasdaq: APEI), which
educates service-minded students by providing career-focused higher
education and career learning.
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