From the President

A billion dollar opportunity, reinstated U.S. Air Force contracts, and a new RJLG tagline... you don't want to miss reading September's 'From the President'.

As of August 24, 2009, RJLG began its work as one of several pre-selected subcontractors now participating in the multi-billion dollar Mission Support Contract (MSC) to provide support services for the environmental cleanup at the DOE's Hanford nuclear reservation in the State of Washington. Lockheed Martin Integrated Technology, LLC; Jacobs Engineering Group, Inc.; and Wackenhut Services, Inc ., formed the winning contract team that makes up the Mission Support Alliance, LLC.  Also part of that group, RJLG and TestAmerica Inc. are jointly assuming operational and management responsibilities of the existing Waste Sampling and Characterization Facility (WSCF).  The contract is a cost-plus award-fee contract valued at approximately $3 billion over ten years (a five-year base period with options to extend it for up to another five years).  RJLG's portion is almost $18M annually over a proposed 5-year contract.  The ceremonial kick-off event is planned for September 9th to welcome almost 100 new employees to our company.

Early this year, RJLG was notified that several of our Air Force contracts were placed on Stop Work due to an internal U.S. Air Force (USAF) process, and later terminated for convenience.  Since then, many have been diligently working to resolve this issue by obtaining certification through the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) so contracts can be reinstated.  Since then, the USAF has reinstated those contracts in preparations to restart once the NDAA approval is obtained by the Office of the Secretary of Defense (OSD). The USAF contracts are expected to restart for RJLG within the September-October 2009 timeframe. Once restarted, RJLG will continue to assist the USAF in improving weapon systems management.

As our breadth of services continues to grow and improve, we have not lost sight of the real reason for our success ... our people.  We are implementing two new internal communication initiatives: ASK Alex and CSI. ASK Alex is an opportunity for groups of employees to meet with me informally and ask specific questions.  Questions can also be sent via e-mail.  CSI stands for Company Suggestions & Ideas.  It's a program that evaluates employee suggestions and ideas with an opportunity for recognition.  An ad-hoc committee will determine which ideas or suggestions have merit.  If an idea is implemented, the employee who submitted the idea will be rewarded.  These programs are important for internal communications efforts.  We also want our staff to know they are connected and their suggestions are very important to our strategic planning process.

And finally, something old is new again at RJLG, as the company's new tagline begins to appear in more and more places. Check it out ... Delivering Scientific Resolution.  

res·o·lu·tion  (noun)

1. Process of resolving - The process of resolving something such as a problem or dispute.

The resolution of a difficulty

1. Decision - a firm decision to do something
2. Determination - firmness of mind or purpose
3. Solution - an answer to a problem

-Encarta