The Purchasing Team is integral to the mission of NDCS, especially this year when many supplies were needed in light of COVID. Despite that demand, the team has continued to focus on daily improvements. Each morning, members take time to review performance metrics and chart their progress. Taking necessary COVID precautions, the group keeps huddle time to a minimum. Even a brief meeting has its benefits.

Chris Kliment, assistant materiel administrator notes, “The time is great and short, but also will create discussion as to what is happening.”

Autumn Hester is one of the newest members of the purchasing group....Read more

Few may realize, that contractors and outside vendors help service the Nebraska State Penitentiary throughout the day. A recent effort by the NDCS Process Improvement Team led to improved communication and greater efficiency with those entities.

Initially, the various stakeholders spent time working together to understand each other’s perspective. The team also brainstormed solutions to create a better point-of-entry process at the facility, that also helped maintain security. Speaking about the team meeting aspect of the project, Sergeant Keith Elliot said, “It was a good forum for people to talk about their role in the...Read more

NDCS is fortunate to have great community support -- people who recognize the hard work carried out by our 2100+ teammates. Burlington Capital in Omaha is in that category. Just recently, they donated pen and pad sets to staff members, simply as a 'thank you.' We thank them as well.

The sets were handed out to team members in all facilities. At Central Office, members of the Process Improvement Team joined up with Employee Development and Engagement to make the deliveries.

Thank you again Burlington Capital for being a supporter of NDCS!

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