Town Hall

VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA Administrator March 15, 2005

HCHB

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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

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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

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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

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Employee Information

Workforce Management/ Out: Zane Schauer, WMO Director

COOL/ In: Eddie Ribas, WMO Director

QuickHire

New QuickHire Login Screen

https://jobs1.quickhire.com/scripts/doc.exe

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Employee InformationGrants 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

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Employee InformationPay 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

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HCHB Renovation Project Overview

Phasing Diagram

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HCHB Project OverviewTimeline

Four-phase, Nine-year Modernization Requires 311,000 RSF of Leased Swing Space in One or More Buildings

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DOC/HCHB Emergency Response Team

Emergency Operations Plan

To be kicked off within months

Concerted effort by DOC Office of Security to provide a more robust response system in cases of emergency that affect this building

Concept of operations has been laid out to provide improved coordination and optimum safety for employees:

/ ERT Leaders Primary Assistants ERT Members

ERT leaders in the NOAA segment of HCHB include: / Deborah Jefferson (DOC HR) floor 5 south end - USEC offices / George White (DUS Office) floor 6 south end - USEC and CFO

offices / Mary Pleffner (EDA) floor 7 south end - GC / Richard Weible (ITA) floor 7 center section - GC

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2004 Goal: $662,208

Actual Contribution: $701,000

Employee InformationCombined Federal Campaign

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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

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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

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Thinking Corporate NOAANOAA “Business” Model

LEADERSHIPResources

1. People2. $$$3. Infrastructure

ServePublicNeeds Congress

OMB/DOC

WorkforceManagement

Open Forum

Stakeholders

Products & Services

Strategic Plan1. Ecosystem Management2. Climate3. Weather & Water4. Commerce & Transportation

Strong Corporate Culture(breaking down stovepipes)

1. Proven Track Record2. Public Benefits3. Comprehensive Plan

Customer Satisfaction

LA/PAStrategy

Requirements

1. Interdisciplinary Teams2. Research Breakthroughs3. Transition to Operations4. Operations

1. Requirements Process2. Matrix Management3. Improved Research Management4. PPBES5. Project Management

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LEADERSHIP

Long &Short Term

Climate

OutreachStrategy

CPC surveys/IPCC leadership

FrequentTestimony/Briefings

78% PART scoreTop 10% of R&D programsDOC Annual Performance Review

1. Open forums—constituent meetings;Nat’l, global requirements

2. 5 Cross-Line Elements3. Research Review4. Responsibilities—Climate &

Weather/Water goals5. Peer Review

1. Climate Program Board-NOAA2. Partnerships with Universities3. Climate Transitions Program;

TAO Transition4. Climate Predictions, Data Products

CCSP ProductsEl Niño PredictionsDrought/Flood Assessments

Strategic Plan1. Ecosystem Management2. Climate3. Weather & Water4. Commerce & Transportation

Impacts help advance NOAA’s Strategic Plan goals

SAB

Climate WorkingGroup

Climate Program Boardincludes all lines

1. 4 years integration2. Public Benefits3. CCSP-National Plan

WorkforceManagementResources

1. 191 FTEs2. ~$257M3. Infrastructure

Requirements

Thinking Corporate NOAAClimate—Existing Program Aligning to

Model

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LEADERSHIP

Strategic Plan1. Ecosystem Management2. Climate3. Weather & Water4. Commerce & Transportation

Customer Satisfaction

Congress

LA/PAStrategy

OMB/DOC

Requirements

WorkforceManagementResources

1. People2. $$$3. Infrastructure

Strong Corporate Culture(breaking down stovepipes)

1. Modeling requirements developedwithin Environmental Modeling Program

2. Matrix Management3. Improved Research Management4. FY07 PPBES—working with goals

& lines sharing resources5. Project Management

1. Oceanographers, Social Scientists,Educators, Meteorologists

2. Research Breakthroughs3. Aircraft & Satellite Remote

Sensing Technologies4. Operations

Regionalassociations

Local communities

Hydrologic ModelsMarine Observations

Coasts,Estuaries& Oceans

1. Proven Track Record2. FY07 Public Benefits3. Comprehensive Plan

Thinking Corporate NOAACoasts, Estuaries & Oceans—New in

FY07

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Historical NOAA Budget Trends

($ in Billions)

$2.4

$2.4 $2.8

$3.1

$3.1

$3.3

$3.2

$3.3

$3.3

$3.7

$3.4

$3.9

$3.6

0.0

0.5

1.0

1.5

2.0

2.5

3.0

3.5

4.0

FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005 FY 2006

President’s Budget Enacted

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Budget Update Where We Rank For 2005*

Agency Increases

Veterans Affairs $1.2B

Army Corps of Engineers

$585M

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

$567M

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

$336M

Agency Cuts

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

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NOAA Organizational Structure

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NOAA Organizational Structure

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SES Summit IIHighlights

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

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SES Summit IIIntegration: 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

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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

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Ocean Commission ReportAdministration’s Response to the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

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Ocean Commission ReportExecutive 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

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Ocean Action PlanKey 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

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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

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What is GEOSS?Global Earth Observing System of

Systems

End To End System

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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

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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

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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

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Pacific Tsunami Warning System

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

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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

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NOAA in the Media Tsunami Coverage/NOAA in the

News

Chip McCrery | DatelineEddie Bernard | Larry King Live

VADM Lautenbacher | Fox News

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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

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NOAA Homeland Security Operations Support (HSOC)

2005 Presidential Inauguration

Lead Federal Agency for Meteorological Support/ Supplemental rawinsonde (Weather Balloon) mission

DCNET

HAZMAT Support

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NOAA’s AccomplishmentsMission 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

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NOAA’s AccomplishmentsMission 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 cycle 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

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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!Thank you for your service!

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Got Questions...?

AskTheBoss@noaa.gov

Backup Material

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NOAA ResearchCurrent Organization Chart

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NOAA ResearchProposed Organization Chart

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NOAA in the MediaTeacher at Sea Program

NOAA Teacher at Sea Children’s Book

/ To be published early in 2005

Authors/ NOAA Teacher at Sea Mary Cook

, 8th grade Earth Science teacher at Southside Middle School in Batesville, Arkansas

/ Dr. Diane Stanitski , TAS alumni now working for the

NOAA Office of Climate Observation

/ Chief Boatswain Bruce Cowden

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Mission Excellence…

Real Time Operational Surface Transportation Conditions Reporting System

Reduce the Aqua-/Mari-culture Trade Deficit by 50%

Operational Bio-detection Network in place/ Plankton to Whales

Operational Phased Array NOAA/FAA Wx/ATC System

Operational Next Generation Trawling Gear Replacement

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Mission Excellence…

Completed Operational Ocean Observing System

Three Regional Ecosystem Management Pilots in place

First Ecosystem Based Fishery Management Plan

Operational Climate Monitoring System/ Carbon, Climate Reference Network

Reduce Charting Backlog by 50%

One Hour Lead Time for Tornado Forecasts

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Mission Excellence…

Real Hurricane Intensity Forecasting Improvement

Nationwide Operational Air Quality Network

Operational National Drought Monitoring System

Operational UAV, UUV Support Fleet

Assimilation of NASA & NSF Research into Operational Satellites

GOES-R First Operational Integrated Environmental Monitoring Satellite System

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Mission Excellence…

NOAA Ownership and Operation of the U.S. Earth Observing Satellites

/ Including LANDSAT

Operational National Water Quality Network/ Non-Point Source Reduction

Recognized Leadership in Earth Systems Modeling

Fishery Capacity Equal to Sustainable Wild Harvest Levels

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FY04 Management Accomplishments

Issued Strategic Plan for an Global Earth Observing System

Began Critical Fisheries Survey Vessel Modernization

Issued 5 Year Research Plan and 20 Year Research Vision for NOAA

Realigned Administrative Support Services

Began Grants On-Line. Improved timely grant issuance by 12%

Earned Unqualified Audit Opinion for 6th Year in a Row

Updated NOAA Strategic Plan and Improved Internal Planning

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FY 2006 Budget Highlights

Totals $3,585.8M, an increase of $242.5M or 7.3% above FY06 Current Program

6% or $205M above the FY05 President’s Request

9.2% or $333M decrease from the FY 05 Enacted

Provides $53.1 million for Inflationary Costs, Including the 2.3% Pay Raise

Fully Funds Planned Satellite Increases for NPOESS and GOES R

Funds Fisheries Survey Vessel #4

Invests in Ecosystems Based Fisheries Management

Funds Expanded Tsunami Warning Network

Expands Climate Observations and Services

Improves NOAA Corporate Management and Administration