RAAUZYUW RUENAAA0328 3472200-UUUU--RUCRNAD. ZNR UUUUU ZUI RUEWMCF2149 3472153 R 132200Z DEC 06 PSN 975407K32 FM CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// TO NAVADMIN INFO RHMFIUU/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// RUENAAA/CNO WASHINGTON DC//N1// BT UNCLAS //N01080// NAVADMIN 348/06 MSGID/GENADMIN/CNO WASHINGTON DC/N1/DEC// SUBJ/INDIVIDUAL PERSONNEL TEMPO (ITEMPO) PROGRAM UPDATE// GENTEXT/REMARKS/1. THIS NAVADMIN ANNOUNCES THE LATEST ITEMPO PROGRAM UPDATE AND SYSTEM MODIFICATIONS TO INCREASE GRANULARITY IN DOCUMENTING IA DEPLOYMENTS. 2. THROUGHOUT THE NAVY S HISTORY, OUR SAILORS, ACTIVE AND RESERVE, HAVE BEEN CALLED UPON TO DEPLOY WITH UNITS OR DETACHMENTS IN SUPPORT OF NATIONAL SECURITY INTERESTS. MORE RECENTLY, SAILORS HAVE BEEN CALLED TO DEPLOY AS INDIVIDUAL AUGMENTEES (IAS) IN SUPPORT OF THE GLOBAL WAR ON TERRORISM (GWOT). IN LIGHT OF THIS BROADENING OF A TYPICAL DEPLOYMENT, IT IS ESSENTIAL THAT WE DILIGENTLY TRACK AND MANAGE DEPLOYMENT INFORMATION TO THE INDIVIDUAL SAILOR LEVEL. NAVY S INDIVIDUAL PERSONNEL TEMPO (ITEMPO) PROGRAM, IN PLACE SINCE OCT 00, IS DESIGNED FOR JUST THIS PURPOSE. 3. THE ITEMPO SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY USED TO DOCUMENT DEPLOYMENT STATUS OF EACH INDIVIDUAL SAILOR. ITEMPO DATA CAN BE USED TO ASSIST IN THE ASSIGNMENT PROCESS FOR BOTH PERMANENT CHANGE OF STATION (PCS) AND IA ORDERS, ANSWER QUERIES (BY CONGRESS, DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE OR OTHER AGENCIES SUCH AS THE VETERANS ADMINISTRATION), DOCUMENT DEPLOYMENT OF IAS AND CORPSMEN ATTACHED TO FLEET MARINE FORCE UNITS (ENSURING THEY RECEIVE PROPER CREDIT FOR THEIR IMPORTANT CONTRIBUTIONS IN THE GWOT), AND TRACK SAILOR LOCATION FOR THE PURPOSE OF OPERATIONAL HEALTH SURVEILLANCE. ITEMPO ALSO DOCUMENTS DEPLOYMENT HISTORY OF THOSE SAILORS TRANSITIONING TO THE NAVY RESERVE; THIS SUPPORTS OUR INITIATIVE TO DEFER INVOLUNTARY MOBILIZATION FOR ACTIVE MEMBERS WHO AFFILIATE WITH THE NAVY RESERVE. THE ITEMPO SYSTEM IS BEING MODIFIED TO IMPROVE ACCURACY IN DOCUMENTING IA DEPLOYMENTS AND TO MAKE THE SYSTEM MORE USER FRIENDLY IN THE SYSTEMS ABILITY TO PULL INFORMATION FROM THE DATABASE. 4. NAVAL AUDIT SERVICE PREVIOUSLY IDENTIFIED SOME GAPS IN ITEMPO DATA DUE TO MISUNDERSTANDINGS ABOUT REPORTING REQUIREMENTS AT THE UNIT LEVEL AND A LACK OF ATTENTION TO THE UNIT WEEKLY ITEMPO STATUS REPORTS. ACCORDING TO THE NAVAL AUDIT SERVICE, SOME UNITS BELIEVED THAT ITEMPO REPORTING WAS NO LONGER REQUIRED; OTHER UNITS INITIATED ITEMPO EVENTS BUT ROUTINELY FAILED TO CLOSE THESE OPEN EVENTS. IN SOME CASES, THE ITEMPO SYSTEM IS THE ONLY PLACE A SAILOR S COMPLETE DEPLOYMENT HISTORY IS MAINTAINED. TIMELY AND ACCURATE REPORTING OF ITEMPO DATA IS ESSENTIAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS ENTIRE PROGRAM AND IT DEPENDS ON EVERY SAILOR TO HELP ESTABLISH AND MAINTAIN ACCURATE, UP-TO-DATE DATA IN THIS SYSTEM. 5. TO IMPROVE DATA ACCURACY, NAVY PERSONNEL COMMAND RECENTLY COMPLETED A COMPREHENSIVE DATA VERIFICATION AND CORRECTION EFFORT, IN WHICH THEY CLOSED ITEMPO EVENTS LEFT OPEN SINCE BEFORE OCT 05. THE NEXT STEPS TO RESOLVE EXISTING DATABASE ERRORS REQUIRE COMMAND ACTION. ALL UNITS SHALL COMPLETE THE FOLLOWING ACTIONS NLT 30 JAN 07 (AND CONTINUE ITEMPO REPORTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH ALL CURRENT DIRECTIVES): A. REVIEW ALL OUTSTANDING EVENTS ON THE EXPIRED EVENTS REPORT IN THE UNIT BUPERS ONLINE (BOL) MAILBOX. IDENTIFY EVENTS WITH A PROJECTED END DATE ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 05 (OR EVENTS WITH A START DATE ON OR AFTER 1 APR 05) THAT LACK A PROJECTED END DATE. CLOSE EACH DEPLOYMENT EVENT WITH THE ACTUAL STOP DATE. B. REVIEW UNIT AND INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENT HISTORIES FOR ALL MEMBERS ASSIGNED. AN OMITTED ITEMPO DEPLOYMENT EVENT MUST BE SUBMITTED FOR ANY DEPLOYMENT EVENT THAT BEGAN ON OR AFTER 1 OCT 05 (THE TRANSACTION CODE FOR UNIT DEPLOYMENTS IS PUDO AND FOR INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENTS IS PMDO ). C. INCORPORATE A REVIEW OF INDIVIDUAL ITEMPO STATUS IN THE UNIT CHECK-IN AND CHECK-OUT PROCEDURES. SUBMIT TRANSACTIONS AS NECESSARY TO CORRECT ERRORS UPON REPORTING OR PRIOR TO CHECKING OUT. 6. A NEW SYSTEM ENHANCEMENT WILL MAKE IT EASIER FOR DEPLOYABLE UNITS WITH WEB ACCESS DIFFICULTIES TO COMPLY WITH ITEMPO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS. THESE UNITS WILL SOON BE ABLE TO DOWNLOAD ITEMPO SOFTWARE AND THEIR UNIT ROSTER PRIOR TO DEPLOYING. THE SOFTWARE ENABLES THE CREATION OF ITEMPO TRANSACTIONS IN AN OFFLINE ENVIRONMENT READY FOR BURST TRANSMISSION BACK TO THE SYSTEM WHEN WEB CONNECTIVITY IS AVAILABLE. THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO ROLL OUT IN JAN 07. 7. THE ITEMPO SYSTEM IS ALSO BEING MODIFIED TO AUTOMATICALLY GENERATE A PERSONAL-FOR (P4) MESSAGE TO CO'S WHENEVER AN ITEMPO EVENT HAS A PROJECTED END DATE 60 DAYS OVERDUE LACKS AN END DATE (AND THE START DATE IS OVER 250 DAYS EARLIER) OR WHEN ACTION IS NOT TAKEN ON THE LAST FOUR EXPIRED EVENT REPORTS SENT TO THE UNIT BOL MAILBOX. IF DISCREPANCIES ARE NOT RESOLVED, THE SYSTEM WILL GENERATE ADDITIONAL MESSAGES 30 DAYS LATER, AND WEEKLY THEREAFTER, UNTIL CORRECTIVE ACTION IS COMPLETED. THIS NEW TICKLER SYSTEM IS CURRENTLY IN TESTING AND EXPECTED TO GO INTO SERVCE IN FEB 07. 8. TO ENSURE CONTINUED, LONG-TERM COMPLIANCE WITH ITEMPO REPORTING REQUIREMENTS, A REVIEW OF COMMAND ITEMPO PROGRAMS WILL BE INCORPORATED INTO FLEET EXAMINING GROUP (FEG) INSPECTION VISITS (BOTH AFLOAT AND ASHORE). 9. THE ITEMPO SECTIONS OF THE NPC HOME PAGE (WWW.NPC.NAVY.MIL) AND BOL (WWW.BOL.NAVY.MIL) PROVIDE SPECIFIC PROCEDURAL GUIDANCE (INCLUDING PREVIOUS NAVADMINS, UPDATES, FAQS, EXAMPLES, SYSTEMS USERS GUIDES, ETC.). 10. POCS: -PROGRAM EXECUTION: PS1(SW/AW) THOMAS D. HOWELL AT (901) 874-4966/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT THOMAS.D.HOWELL@NAVY.MIL. -PROGRAM POLICY: DEPUTY CHIEF OF NAVAL OPERATIONS (N130C) AT (703) 695-3316/DSN 225 OR EMAIL AT NXAG_N13T4@NAVY.MIL. -ITEMPO SYSTEMS AND PROCEDURES, CONTACT THE ITEMPO DATA TEAM AT (901) 874-4717/DSN 882 OR EMAIL AT MILL_LEGACYHELPDESK@NAVY.MIL. 11. EACH OF US PLAY A FUNDAMENTAL ROLE IN SUCCESSFULLY DOCUMENTING OUR SAILORS DEPLOYMENT HISTORY. TODAY S SAILORS AND TOMORROW S VETERANS DEPEND ON EACH OF US TO TRACK AND MANAGE THEIR INDIVIDUAL DEPLOYMENT HISTORY TO ENSURE THEY RECEIVE PROPER CREDIT FOR THEIR PERSONAL SACRIFICES IN SERVICE TO OUR NAVY AND OUR NATION. 12. RELEASED BY VADM J. C. HARVEY, JR., N1.// BT #0328 NNNN