VISTA Executive to Address Federal Planning Division of American Planning Association on Executive Order 13327 Compliance
Thomas Wegleitner to Explain IT Tools and Methodologies for Federal Real Property Asset Management
Herndon, VA (15 FEBRUARY | 2005) - VISTA Technology Services, Inc. (VISTA), the leader in real property asset analysis, IT and management consulting for government, has been selected to speak regarding compliance with Executive Order 13327 on Federal Real Property Management (EO 13327) by the Federal Planning Division of the American Planning Association. The FPD 2005 San Francisco Workshop will be held March 16-18 at the Westin St. Francis Hotel in San Francisco, CA.
Thomas Wegleitner, Program Manager and senior executive on the VISTA management team, will speak from 2:00 PM to 3:15 PM on Friday, March 18, in a breakout session on IT Tools and Planning. The topic of his discussion is "EO 13327: Planning for Compliance."
EO 13327 requires all federal agencies to fully disclose and proactively manage their real property holdings, to reflect the true cost of facilities in fulfilling organizational missions.
The need for complete, comprehensive real property asset management plans often requires establishing information interoperability, data integration, decision support and executive information systems that enable compliance with this mandated requirement.
"We're pleased the FPD has given Tom Wegleitner the opportunity to describe how proven methodologies and IT tools can be used in creating asset management strategies to support this mandated government-wide initiative," said VISTA President and CEO David Baxa. "Compliance with EO 13327, as a key initiative of the President's Management Agenda, is critical to future funding for federal programs. Agencies must begin to plan for compliance now."
In his presentation, Wegleitner will discuss the new "era of accountability"-the view now taken by the government that the true cost of implementing federal programs must be completely and fully disclosed. Real property assets are under increasing close scrutiny as part of that true cost.
Wegleitner also will look at a proven four-phase methodology for real property asset management: Capacity Analysis, Mission Value Analysis, Scenario Analysis, and Execution. In that context, he will describe a set of IT tools to support consultative services. These tools are designed to facilitate real property inventory, requirements analysis, and decision support.
The FPD of the American Planning Association provides a forum for issues related to comprehensive planning and land management policies, techniques, and procedures for federal properties. The division's objective is to improve the quality of life for persons who live on, work on, and/or use federal lands and facilities; and to protect and enhance the value of federal properties for their designated purposes.
VISTA's expertise in EO 13327 has been recognized not only by the media and marketing analysts, but by the government itself. VISTA is working with agencies today as they progress towards EO 13327 compliance, and the GSA has requested VISTA's Baxa to contribute an expert opinion on the Executive Order in the 2004 edition of "Real Property Performance Results," a publication produced annually by the GSA's Innovative Workplaces Division, Office of Real Property.
For more information on the American Planning Association's Federal Planning Division Workshop, visit http://www.fedplan.org.
About VISTA Technology Services, Inc.
VISTA Technology Services, Inc. (VISTA) is a leader in real property asset analysis, Information Technology and management consulting. VISTA uses IT to dramatically improve any organization's return on investment in fixed, financial and human assets. By comparing three critical business elements - mission strategies, auditable costs and investments, and optimized facilities and infrastructure portfolios - VISTA creates and implements information interoperability, data integration and decision support solutions that work within established enterprise IT architectures. VISTA's solutions transform facilities and infrastructure plans and operations into predictable cash flows, enabling any organization to make money, save money, and become more fiscally responsible - managing change from the ground up ®. For more information, contact VISTA at 703-561-4100, or visit www.vistatsi.com.
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