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From: (b) (6)

To: (b) (6)
Cc: FLOSSMAN, LOREN W
Subject: Re: TI Tracking Tool
Date: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:22:30 AM

Thanks, (b) I agree. We're all just trying to do our job to get the mission accomplished.
(6)
(b) (6)
Business Manager - Operations
SBI, Tactical Infrastructure Program
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From: (b) (6)
To: (b) (6)
Cc: FLOSSMAN, LOREN W
Sent: Thu Jan 31 08:18:49 2008
Subject: RE: TI Tracking Tool

I am still working on Jeff to take some action...we are all too busy to play these games right now.

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From: (b) (6)
Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2008 8:17 AM
To: (b) (6)
Subject: Fw: TI Tracking Tool

Instead of friendship bracelets, do you have any vodoo friendship potion? d-:

(b) (6)
Business Manager - Operations
SBI, Tactical Infrastructure Program
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From: (b) (6)
To: (b) (6)
Cc: (b) (6) FLOSSMAN, LOREN W; (b) (6)

Sent: Thu Jan 31 07:33:02 2008

Subject: RE: TI Tracking Tool

(b) (6)

Thank you for the detailed explanation.

Unfortunately if SBI was following the policies, procedures and methodologies employed by CBP, we
wouldn’t have a separate collection protocol and a separate tracking tool managed outside of our
agencies control.
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Having two collection protocols and two tracking tools, will likely confuse our field managers, so my
preference would be only have one.

Thanks,

(b) (6)

Assistant Chief Patrol Agent (GIS)

Office of Border Patrol

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Room 6.5E

Washington, DC 20229

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From: (b) (6)

Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 6:09 PM
To: (b) (6)
Cc: (b) (6) FLOSSMAN, LOREN W; (b) (6)

Subject: RE: TI Tracking Tool

(b) (6)

We added OBP sector representatives to the TIPO training at (b) (6) request, so you may want
to discuss further with them.

The TIPO tool features status of “planned” and “funded” projects in the planning & execution stages,
this includes a GIS tab (based on the ESRI suite of products) along with schedule, cost, and other
project & segment details. I believe (b) may have sat in on a training session; I would be happy to
add you &/or the rest of your staff so(6)
that you can see what the tool covers. I believe that the Corps
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has/or is adding a field to hold the ORBBP unique id so that you are able to tie the SBI projects back to
the “proposed” projects in ORBBP. <Loren – please note that the way we use the terms “proposed”,
“planned” & “funded” in reference to GIS/project data sets differs from the way “proposed” is used on
documents intended for external/public dissemination.>

The TIPO tool was developed to meet SBI’s requirements for information needed to manage the
projects & reporting required by upper management & external stakeholders during the portion of asset
construction that SBI is responsible for. The ultimate goal is that what’s shown in TIPO matches what
you may have in your GIS tool. One of the main objectives of our GIS IPT is to ensure that GIS data
collected and processed by the Corps (and shown in the TIPO tool), follows the policy, procedures, and
methodologies already employed by CBP to ensure consistency and reduce discrepancy. This is why you
and your staff’s involvement in the IPT is so crucial, and much appreciated. I know this endeavor has
moved more slowly than you’d like, but I do believe we’re moving in the right direction.

Thank for your input, and please let me know what other information we can provide to help your
office.

(b) (6)

Business Manager, Operations

SBI - Tactical Infrastructure Program (PF225, VF300)

U.S. Customs and Border Protection

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From: (b) (6)

Sent: Wednesday, January 30, 2008 11:36 AM
To: (b) (6)
Cc:(b) (6)
Subject: TI Tracking Tool

(b) (6)

For the TI tracking tool USACE created. I understand you are reaching out to the field to offer training
and access to the tool.

Do you have a list of people you intend on training?

Since we also have a mapping application, and are undertaking a separate collection, we need to make
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a decision as to which tool we want our agents using.

Thanks,

(b) (6)

Assistant Chief Patrol Agent (GIS)

Office of Border Patrol

Bureau of Customs and Border Protection

1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW

Room 6.5E

Washington, DC 20229

(b) (6)

Office(b) (6)

Cell (b) (6)

Fax (b) (6)