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COMDTNOTE 5351
SUBJ: 2012 COAST GUARD ORGANIZATIONAL ASSESSMENT SURVEY (CG-OAS)
1. The Coast Guard Organizational Assessment Survey (CG-OAS) is the
Coast Guards primary personnel attitude survey. The CG-OAS is
integral to making critical resource allocation and budget decisions.
The CG-OAS supports fact-based assessment of workforce attitudes
toward programs, policies, procedures, and initiatives. It also
facilitates trend analysis and comparison, and data segmentation and
analysis by unit type, department, and various other demographics.
2. CG-OAS data from the 2002, 2004, 2006, 2008 and 2010 surveys
continues to be used at Headquarters and throughout the Coast Guard
and will be used with 2012 CG-OAS data to stimulate dialogue and
identify opportunities for improvement at all levels of the
organization.
3. The United States Office of Personnel Management (U.S. OPM) will
collect and store the survey data. Individual responses will be
combined to create summary reports. No one in the Coast Guard will
have access to individual responses, so please be candid.
4. U.S. OPM will be sending e-mails to Coast Guard active duty,
selected reserve and civilian members, with an invitation to complete
the 2012 CG-OAS. These e-mails are unique to the recipient and should
not be forwarded to others. It will take several days to complete
delivery, as survey invitations are being e-mailed to nearly all
Coast Guard personnel, with the exception of CGA cadets, members
completing OCS and members in recruit training. Please allocate
approximately 30-45 minutes to complete the survey.
5. Students attending A-school or C-school at Coast Guard Training
Centers and individuals on detached duty outside the Coast Guard
should indicate their status on the survey.
6. Each unit shall designate a CG-OAS POC, who shall provide their
name, unit name, e-mail address, and telephone number to the CG-OAS
program manager, Mr. Paul Redmond, COMDT (CG-1B2), by e-mail to
Paul.E.Redmond(AT)uscg.mil. Additional information and answers to
questions raised during CG-OAS Administration will be provided to
unit POCs. The unit POC is the local information and marketing person
for the CG-OAS. The CG-OAS administration staff is available to
answer questions and will provide the POCs with unit response rates.
7. Every reasonable effort should be made to provide survey
participants Internet access on Coast Guard workstations. The survey
may also be completed from home computers with Internet access. Due
to U.S. OPM e-mail deployment of the survey, paper-based surveys are
not an option for the CG-OAS. Members who are underway on cutters and
experience connectivity problems should complete the survey upon
return to port. Survey administration is planned to end on or about
18 JUN 2012. Cutters that need additional time for crew members to
complete the survey should contact the CG-OAS program manager, Mr.
Redmond, by e-mail to coordinate additional time.
8. The CG-OAS is a powerful organizational improvement tool, but it
is only as effective as the level of participation and (ultimately)
the degree to which CG-OAS data is used to improve Coast Guard
programs, policies, and procedures. Please do your part and complete
the 2012 CG-OAS.
9. Thank you in advance for your participation.
10. Mr. Curtis B. Odom, Acting Assistant Commandant for Human
Resources, sends.
11. Internet release authorized.