Town Hall VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.) Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA Administrator March 16, 2005 Germantown

2 Current Environment Update to Strategic Plan Employee Information New Leadership, Congress NOAA Business Model Budget Outlook NOAA Organizational Structure SES Summit Ocean Commission Report Global Earth Observing System of Systems—GEOSS NOAA In The Media NOAA Accomplishments

3 Update to NOAA’s Strategic Plan An informed society that uses a comprehensive understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts and atmosphere in the global ecosystem to make the best social and economic decisions NOAA’s 5-Year Research Plan—new in January 2005 NOAA’s 20-Year Research Vision—new in January 2005

4 NOAA’s Mission & Goals To understand and predict changes in the Earth’s environment and manage coastal and marine resources to meet the Nation’s economic, social and environmental needs Mission Goals:  Protect, restore, and manage the use of coastal and ocean resources through an ecosystem approach to management  Understand climate variability and change to enhance society’s ability to plan and respond  Serve society’s needs for weather and water information  Support the Nation’s commerce with information for safe, efficient, and environmentally sound transportation  Provide critical support for NOAA’s mission

5 Employee Information Workforce Management  Out: Zane Schauer, WMO Director COOL  In: Eddie Ribas, WMO Director QuickHire New QuickHire Login Screen InOut

6 Employee Information Grants Online Online & Operational  No-cost Award Action Requests being processed  Printing Problems have been fixed Training  Refresher training for Grants Management Division on March 15  Web-based training specific to different system users  SSMC3 computer lab to host Grants Online training lab  Telephone help-desk On-going process for identifying and fixing problems  Legacy NOAA Grants System still in place to ensure grant processing while the bugs are worked out

7 Employee Information Pay Banding Demonstration Project NOAA working with the Department of Commerce to expand participation in the DOC Pay Banding Demonstration project  NOAA’s Workforce Management Office will conduct the necessary management and employee briefings, including negotiating terms with our bargaining units This is in the early stages but expect to be able to provide you with an update soon

8 Transition to Functional Management Model Functional Management ModelPrevious Service Model CIOCAOCFOWMOAGO ASC Workforce Management Finance Acquisition Facilities Management Information Technology " Acquisition AGO Information Technology CIO Facilities Management CAO Finance CFO Workforce Management WMO

9 NOAA Financial Statements Outstanding Feedback from DOC Viewed As a Strength Area for NOAA Major Contribution Towards DOC’s Unqualified Audit Opinion for the 6th Year In a Row More Work To Be Done to Improve Internal Controls  Inventory Tracking  Lease Determinations

10 NOAA Administrative Support In an average year, NOAA  Awards 1,500 Grants  Awards 5,600 Contracts  Supports Over 12,300 Employees  Processes 980,000 accounting transactions  Executes a $3.7 billion budget  Provides Inventory Mgmt for 97,000 Personal Property Items  Administers 1,250 lease totaling 127 million square feet of space

Goal: $662,208 Actual Contribution: $701,000 Employee Information Combined Federal Campaign

12 Stakeholder Forum 230 Stakeholders Attended:  Transportation (Marine, Air, Surface)  Fisheries  Weather  Marine Protected Areas  Education: North Carolina State Dept. of Math!  Federal & State Agencies: Library of Congress! Forest Service!  Academia/Research  Information Technology: Cray Computer!  Others: Walt Disney! Merrill Lynch! Audubon Society! Red Cross! 59 Final Recommendations:  Distilled from hundreds of comments  Distributed across 7 breakout sessions

13 Current Environment Impressions New: Secretary Carlos Gutierrez Committee highlights:  Retired: Ernest Hollings  Term Limited : Ted Stevens as Senate Appropriations Chair (still a member)  New: Thad Cochran—Senate Appropriations Chair  New: Richard Shelby (R) & Barbara Mikulski (D)—Appropriations Subcommittee Leaders  New: Jerry Lewis—House Appropriations Chair  New: Ted Stevens—Commerce Chair  New: Inouye—Commerce (co-chair) and Appropriations Committee change:  NASA/NSF now part of Senate Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations Subcommittee

14 Thinking Corporate NOAA NOAA “Business” Model LEADERSHIP

15 LEADERSHIP Thinking Corporate NOAA Climate—Existing Program Aligning to Model

16 LEADERSHIP Thinking Corporate NOAA Coasts, Estuaries & Oceans—New in FY07

17 Historical NOAA Budget Trends ($ in Billions)

18 Budget Update Where We Rank For 2005* AgencyIncreases Veterans Affairs$1.2B Army Corps of Engineers$585M National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $567M Centers for Disease Control and Prevention $336M AgencyCuts Education/local education$500M Federal Aviation Administration$335M Energy Department’s Yucca Mountain Project $303M Environmental Protection Agency$275M National Science Foundation$105M Energy Department’s Biological & Environmental Research Program $69.5M Agencies with the biggest increases over the President’s 2005 budget request......and those with the biggest cuts: *Federal Times, November 29, 2004

19 NOAA Organizational Structure

20 NOAA Organizational Structure

21 SES Summit II Highlights Transparency of Mission Improved Internal Practices  NOAA Management actively listens to employees, incorporates feedback into practices  Employees understand & endorse the mission – ensures long-term care & feeding of NOAA Improved External Practices  External partners have stake in the outcome and drive internal administrative requirements  Enhance connections to constituents to ensure we are giving our “customers” what they want  Buy-in from community/stakeholders puts Average Joe in NOAA’s Corner

22 SES Summit II Integration: Moving Forward Under Fiscal Restraint Re-purpose existing systems and capitalize on new developments, technologies, external partners  Linkages between programs facilitate economic & scientific efficiencies  NOAA products and services integrate and meet society’s increasingly complex needs  Partnering with other federal, state, local agencies advance domestic and international agendas–key opportunities on the horizon to work closely with DoE, DHS

23 SES Summit II Communication How well we talk to each other is a key barometer of how well NOAA is functioning.  Effective Managers know what to put into the hands of employees so there can then be clarity at all levels

24 Ocean Commission Report Administration’s Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

25 Ocean Commission Report Executive Order: Establishment of Committee on Ocean Policy Chaired by chairman of the White House Council on Environmental Quality Cabinet level membership Will advise President and heads of agencies on policies concerning ocean-related matters Responsibilities:  Ocean science and technology  Ocean literacy and education  Ocean resource management

26 Ocean Action Plan Key Recommendations Build a Global Earth Observation Network  Include Integrated Ocean Observation Work with Regional Fisheries Councils to promote greater use of market based system for fisheries management Implement Coral Reef Local Action Strategies Seek passage of NOAA Organic Act  Establishes NOAA within the Department of Commerce

27 Earth Observation Summit III February 16: Brussels, Belgium Agreement on Implementation Plan and Resolution Set up new GEO Structure and Secretariat  WMO offer to host Near-term Opportunities Include:  Data Management System for Earth Observations  Improved Observations for Disaster Warnings  Global Land Observing System

28 What is GEOSS? Global Earth Observing System of Systems End To End System

29 What is GEOSS? Global Earth Observing System of Systems GEOSS is a distributed system of systems built on current international cooperation efforts among existing Earth observing and processing systems GEOSS is  Comprehensive—observations and products from all components  Coordinated—leverages contributing members resources  Sustained—by will and capacity of all members GEOSS enables the collection and distribution of accurate, reliable Earth Observation data, information, products, and services to both suppliers and consumers worldwide—an end- to-end process

30 Human Health & Well-Being Energy Resources Climate Variability & Change Water Resources Terrestrial, Coastal & Marine Ecosystems Sustainable Agriculture & Desertification Biodiversity Natural & Human Induced Disasters Weather Information, Forecasting & Warning Why GEOSS? Global Earth Observing System of Systems

31 NOAA’s Role in GEOSS NOAA: Where Science Creates Value Earth observations…  Are at the core of NOAA’s mission  Support virtually every activity we perform NOAA has…  Observing capabilities being advanced through scientific and technological research  A broad scope of domestic and international partnerships  Commitment to transform research into useful, operational information

32 Pacific Tsunami Warning System Tsunami Warning System in the Pacific (ICG/ITSU) was established in 1968 and presently has 26 member states.

33 U.S. Plan For An Improved Tsunami Monitoring System $37.5M over next 2 years Enable enhanced monitoring, detection, warning & communications throughout Advanced technology DART buoys Nearly 100% coverage for U.S. coastal tsunami Expanded monitoring capability throughout Pacific & Caribbean basins Part of future global observation & global tsunami warning systems

34 NOAA in the Media Tsunami Coverage/NOAA in the News Chip McCrery | DatelineEddie Bernard | Larry King Live VADM Lautenbacher | Fox News

35 NOAA in the Media Director Of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Presented With Emmy Award  Max Mayfield, director of NOAA’s National Hurricane Center Gutierrez at NHC

36 NOAA Homeland Security Operations Support (HSOC) 2005 Presidential Inauguration Lead Federal Agency for Meteorological Support  Supplemental rawinsonde (Weather Balloon) mission DCNET HAZMAT Support

37 NOAA’s Accomplishments Mission and Process Mission Successes  National and international leadership in Earth observations  Hurricane support wins Senate commendation, supplemental appropriation  Rebuilding the Nation’s fisheries  Development of the Integrated Ocean Observing System  Fisheries regulatory process improvements  NOAA Weather Radio All Hazards improves and expands  Coral reef initiative  NOAA fleet modernization and growth Organizational Successes  Program review conducted  NEC and NEP established  Program structure comprehensively covering all NOAA resources established with 14 matrix programs  Goal Leads appointed  Full Council structure established  PA&E established  Annual update of the Strategic Plan

38 NOAA’s Accomplishments Mission and Process Mission Successes / 777 U.S. COSPAS-SARSAT saves since 2001  Sea turtle conservation  Operational air quality forecasts in Northeast United States  Early Warning System for Florida Harmful Algal Blooms / Homeland security support  Reducing national uncertainty about climate change / Teacher at Sea Program expands into air / Next Generation Radar (NEXRAD) Level II Radar Data Available in Real Time Organizational Successes  Line Office Strategic Plans in alignment with NOAA Strategic Plan  Councils produce multi-year strategic plans  Full PPBES cycles for FY06-11  Annual Operating Plans for all matrix programs  Monthly and quarterly execution reporting  Comprehensive review of administrative functions – business process re- engineering initiated  Grants on-line implementation

39 What You Should Take Away The Future…….is Bright!!! NOAA is:  An Effective, Successful Organization With World-wide Recognition  Composed of Talented, Experienced & Dedicated People  Critical to Meeting the Nation’s & the World’s Economic & Environmental Challenges  Organizationally Positioned to Provide Leadership  Where Science Gains Value NOAA is All of Us Working Together With a Unified Vision & Consistent Message Thank you for your service!

40 Got Questions...?

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