WelcomeAgenda

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Welcome/Agenda

• Todays Agenda
• 0830 0900 Arrival/Registration
• 0900 0910 Welcome/Administrative Information
• 0910 0930 Significant Changes
• 0930 1000 Questions and Discussions
• 1000 1015 Break
• 1015 1130 Status Accreditation Overview
  (Germany)
• 1130 1300 Lunch
• 1300 1330 Status Accreditation Overview (Italy)
• 1330 1500 DCOPS Training

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2008 COR Conference
Significant Changes at DOCPER During the Last
Year DoD Contractor Personnel Office
(DOCPER) Russ Tillett, Senior Analyst russ.tillett
_at_us.army.mil www.per.hqusareur.army.mil/cpd/docper
/ DSN Tel [phone] COM Tel [phone]
HQ USAREUR/7A Hammonds
Barracks Hammonds Barracks Badenerplatz 1,
GEB 968 Unit 29150 68239 MA-Seckenheim APO
AE 09100
Germany
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ME Requests What Was

• Previous rules and guidance regarding requests
  for immediate status on the basis of military
  exigency (ME Requests) included
• ME Requests had to be submitted in writing
• The ME Request had to be signed by an O-6/GS-15
  or higher
• ME Requests were expected to be the rare
  exception, not the rule
• DOCPER tracked the number of ME Requests per
  contract and would ask organizations to cease and
  desist if they submitted too many

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ME Requests What Is

• Current rules and guidance regarding requests for
  immediate status on the basis of military
  exigency (ME Requests) include
• ME Requests do not need to be submitted in
  writing
• The ME Request does not have to be signed by
  anyone
• ME Requests are expected to be common
• DOCPER does not track the number of ME Requests
  per contract and would not ask organizations to
  cease and desist if they submitted too many

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ME Requests What has always been

• Despite the significant changes made regarding ME
  Requests, some things remain as they always have
• An ME Request cannot be approved for Troop Care
  or Troop Care IT providers
• An ME Request cannot be approved for an
  Analytical Support applicant until after the
  contract has received enterprise approval (Phase
  I complete)
• An ME Request cannot be approved if there is any
  doubt regarding the approvability of the
  applicant

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DCOPS Changes

• As potential improvements to DCOPS have been
  identified, we have pushed to have them
  implemented
• In-DCOPS Resume Module
• In-DCOPS TESA-TDY Module
• Feedback/Surveys
• Links to DCOPS Technical Support
• Contract Extensions in DCOPS

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DOCPER Staffing Changes

• In February of 2007, DOCPER had a staff of 12
• Dorothea Christeson and Elke Santiago as DOCPER
  Team 1, Sigrid Jakoby and Nuala Richter as DOCPER
  Team 2, Anthony Estrada and Tatjana
  Petranovic-Hines as DOCPER Team 3, William Kruft
  and Brooke Bollenbach as DOCPER Team 4, Harry
  Jenkins and Renee Benjamin-Meier as DOCPER Team
  Italy, plus Russ Tillett as Senior Analyst and
  Armand Lepage as chief
• Today DOCPER has a staff of 10
• Dorothea Christeson and Elke Santiago as DOCPER
  Team 1 (including some Italy), Sigrid Jakoby and
  Nuala Richter as DOCPER Team 2, Anthony Estrada
  and Tatjana Petranovic-Hines as DOCPER Team 3,
  William Kruft and Calista Laws as DOCPER Team 4
  (including some Italy), plus Russ Tillett as
  Senior Analyst and Armand Lepage as chief

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Article X

• During the last 2 years there have been 2 Article
  X cases presented before the highest German tax
  court. In both cases the findings were
  considered favorable to the US Forces.
• In both cases there was clear direction given
  that any single OR factor was insufficient for
  taxation under Article X
• In both cases it was made clear that
  demonstrable, documentable intent to return to
  the States was sufficient to preclude taxation
  under Article X
• The number of Article X approvals has been
  decreasing for some time now and it is expected
  that the decrease will continue

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Major Certifications

• In the past, DOCPER has indicated that in
  position descriptions a major certification is
  considered the equivalent of an associates
  degree. We have never provided more than a
  couple of examples of certifications that would
  be considered major, allowing decisions to be
  made primarily on a case by case basis. In
  determining if a particular certification should
  be considered major, DOCPER considered three
  factors
• The certification must be difficult to obtain
• The certification must be widely accepted
• The certification must be independently
  administered

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Major Certifications

• The following certifications have been reviewed
  by DOCPER and are considered to be Major
  Certifications for status accreditation purposes
• CCDP Cisco Certified Design Professional
• CCIE Cisco Certified Internetwork Expert
• CCISP Certified Information Systems Security
  Professional
• CCNP Cisco Certified Network Professional
• MCSE Microsoft Certified Systems Engineer
• MCDBA Microsoft Certified Database
  Administrator
• MCAD Microsoft Certified Application Developer
• MCSD Microsoft Certified Solution Developer

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2nd Tier Subcontractors

• After a review of the Exchange of Notes
  implementing Article 73 SA, DOCPER has concluded
  that there is no prohibition against 2nd tier
  subcontractors receiving status under Article 73
• 2nd tier subcontractors must be identified as
  subcontractors under the prime contract during
  the contract notification process or as part of a
  revised contract notification
• Applications must indicate the company that the
  applicant is employed by