PWS 2 5 - NGA Mission Vision Values and Focus Areas.pdf

2.5 NGA Mission, Vision, Values, and Focus Areas

What Core Values Do

Set standards for expected behavior and conduct

Mission

NGA provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security.

Vision

Know the Earth...Show the Way

We provide geospatial intelligence in all its forms, and from whatever source--imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial data and information--to ensure the knowledge foundation for planning, decision, and action.

We provide easy access to geospatial intelligence databases for all stakeholders.

We create tailored, customer-specific geospatial intelligence, analytic services, and solutions.

Core Values and Definitions Core Values Background

Core Value Definition Behavior Application

Excellence Be first rate in all that you do.

Striving always to exceed expectations both as an individual and organization, through dedicated service, to achieve high quality in all acts.

Accountability Answer for your conduct, even when no one is looking.

Holding yourself and others to a high standard through the completion of an event or mission and following through on commitments and promises.

Respect Leverage diversity and creativity to perform as one NGA team.

Making decisions with an inclusive mind set, appreciating and respecting individuals, and leveraging their creativity and differences of thought, backgrounds, attributes, experiences and perspectives to perform as one NGA team with a basis of trust.

Teamwork Work together to achieve a common goal.

Working together by sharing knowledge, skills, data, ideas, successes and outcomes to achieve a common goal, both internal and external to NGA.

Honesty Be truthful at all times. Acting always truthfully, sincerely, ethically, and with integrity, in the best interests of the nation.

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Promote trust, teamwork, collaboration and engagement

Provide consistency in operations, actions, decisions and relationships with stakeholders, colleagues and customers

Define corporate culture

Allow us to respect who we are and what we’ve become

Underlie every dimension of effective leadership

What can you do

Know the Core Values & Show the Way

Visibly Model the Core Values

Refer to the Core Values in Town Halls, Offsites & Briefings

Every decision that is made by an employee, supervisor, manager or leader should pass the Core Values test: How well does this decision follow NGA Core Values (E.A.R.T.H.)?.

Implementation and Sustainment - “Live the Core Values”

The NGA core values will be incorporated into everything that the Agency does. They will play a role in the decision making process, be incorporated into performance plans, and promotion procedures. These core values will also be prominent in the NGA recruitment process, training programs, and exit interviews. Core Values provide the foundation for our behaviors and drive the daily battle rhythm of the Agency to perform its mission better, stronger, and faster.

2010 NGA Focus Areas

Act: Be the Global GEOINT Leader

Align: Balance Warfighting and National Mission Requirements

Acquire: Discover and Use All Sources of GEOINT

Access: Ensure GEOINT Access, and Quality Analysis, with our Partners

Accelerate: Demand Technologies that Drive Community Solutions

Achieve: Invest in, and Challenge, a More Diverse and Expert Work Force

Advance: Seize the Opportunities Presented by the NCE Era