[PW] Re: ?Director of Lessons Learned

[Deb Fuller]

I think the position of "lessons learned" stems from a congressional
mandate for agencies to collection and disseminate best practices and
lessons learned. I worked on the DoD's "Best Practices Clearinghouse"
http://bpch.dau.mil/provider/mainpage.asp which was originally
contracted out to a research group and then brough under the Defense
Acquisition University.

The idea is that these "war stories" and lessons learned will be
accessible to the workforce so they can learn from the experiences of
others. The director for lessons learned probably is in charge of the
project to collect, manage, and disseminate said lessons learned as
well as collect metrics on if people are using the system and working
more effectively because of it.

Deb

On 7/12/06, Karen Weiss <karen.weiss2 at verizon.net> wrote:
> I'm a little puzzled.  I found this reference
>
> http://www.getaevents.org/boa_ishs05.asp
>
> "Mr. John Rabin (LLIS)
>
> Program Director of Lessons Learned Information Sharing
> Mr. Rabin, a Principal at DFI Government Services, is the Program
> Director of Lessons Learned Information Sharing (LLIS.gov), the
> Department of Homeland Security's national network of lessons learned
> and best practices for America's emergency response and homeland
> security communities. A graduate of the United States Naval Academy,
> Mr. Rabin served nine years as a naval officer and has also worked as a
> survivability consultant to the Defense Threat Reduction Agency. Mr.
> Rabin is a nationally registered firefighter and emergency medical
> technician."
>
> I did not find a Stuart Baker on the White House web site.  There was a
> reference to a Stewart Baker who is Assistant Secretary (Policy), Dept.
> of Homeland Security.
>
> Mr. Rabin seems to be a consultant from a private firm that advises on
> security.  There is more information at
>
> http://www.dfi-intl.com/
>
> Karen Weiss
>
> > On Tuesday, July 11, 2006, The National Journal published a list of
> > salaries for the 403 White House staffers.
> > http://nationaljournal.com/about/njweekly/stories/2006/0711nj1.htm#list
> > My cousin sent me his candidates for the four most overpaid (or he may
> > have been forwarding email sent to him):
> >
> > Deborah Nirmala Misir   Ethics Advisor  $114,688
> > Erica M. Dornburg       Ethics Advisor  $100,547
> > Stuart Baker    Director for Lessons Learned    $106,641
> > Melissa M. Carson       Director of Fact Checking       $46,500
> >
> > I checked the original source, and, the National Journal article really
> > lists a Director for Lessons Learned. My question is what is the job
> > description of the Director of Lessons Learned?
> >
> > John Henderson
> > Ithaca College Library
> > jhenderson at ithaca.edu