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Page 1: Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) | NOAA Administrator January 30, 2008 DRIVEN BY THE WINDDRIVEN BY THE WIND OR SETTING OUR COURSE?OR

TOWN HALL Silver Spring

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) | NOAA Administrator

January 30, 2008

DRIVEN BY THE WIND

OR SETTING OUR COURSE?

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MENU

Where We Were:Organizational StructureState of the Agency

Where We Are:Organizational StructureBudget TrendsRequirementsMajor Accomplishments2007 Nobel PrizeHot Topics

Where We Are Going: Leadership ChangesCongressional InitiativesInternational Polar YearInternational Year of the Reef2008 Highlights

SES Summit

Words of Wisdom:Transition Period

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WHERE WE

WERE

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NOAA IN 2001STOVEPIPES

“NOAA is one of the best-kept secrets in government.” It has “remained a collection of somewhat separate agencies as opposed to a coherent whole.”

Andy Rosenberg, former Deputy Director of NOAA Fisheries, Member of the U.S. Commission on Ocean Policy

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NOAA IN 2001STATE OF THE AGENCY

No Unified Strategic Vision

Out of Date Strategic Plan

No Coherent Message to Congress

One Year Budgets

Lack of Internal Communication

A “Hub & Spoke” Organizational Structure

NOAA — 1000 Mom & Pop Shops

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WHERE WE ARE

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FROM STOVEPIPES TO MATRIX MANAGEMENT

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PRESIDENT’S BUDGET TREND

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President’s Budget($ in Billions)

Growth especially significant given FY’08 President’s Budget opening statement that the Budget “keeps non-security discretionary spending below inflation for the next five years.” DoC’s Budget preparation guidance also directed that FY’08 budget submissions be 2% smaller than FY’07. 8Town Hall — Silver Spring

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ENACTED BUDGETS % INCREASEFY’01 TO FY’07

NOAA30.88

NSF33.99

NASA14.10

USGS9.06

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100% REQUIREMENT (PRE-DECISIONAL)

$ in Billions

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HIGH PRIORITY UNFUNDED ITEMSCoastal Management

National Climate Service

NPOESS Climate Sensors

Ocean Vector Winds

Solar Wind data buy

Hurricane Forecast Improvement Program (HFIP)

One NOAA web presence

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Shortfall in $M FY ’10 FY ’11 FY ’12 FY ’13 FY ’14 TOTAL FYP

Coastal $260.0 $285.0 $335.0 $360.0 $360.0 $1,600.0

Climate Above Core

$155.9 $153.3 $159.0 $174.9 $187.7 $830.8

NPOESS Climate Sensors

$63.0 $78.0 $91.0 $95.0 $117.0 $444.0

Ocean Vector Winds

$74.0 $208.0 $279.3 $259.5 $197.0 $1,017.8

Solar wind data buy

$16.4 $16.9 $17.5 $17.9 $18.3 $87.0

HFIP $51.6 $53.4 $55.1 $60.1 $65.7 $285.9

One NOAA web presence

$10.7 $3.1 $3.1 $3.1 $3.1 $23.1

Total $633.4 $799.5 $941.8 $972.3 $950.6 $4,288.6

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NEW MANDATES REQUIRE TOUGH DECISIONS

Requirements: Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act, Pacific Whiting Treaty, Ocean Action Plan

NOAA currently has insufficient capacity for regulation and enforcement to carry out these mandates at current funding levels

During FY’10 programming process, a plan to improve our capacity was developed. Additional funding is included in the NOAA program

FY2009 and beyond are Predecisional

$M FY ’08 FY ’09 FY ’10 FY ’11 FY ’12 FY ’13 FY ’14

Current Program $165.2 $175.5 $121.8 $121.8 $119.0 $118.9 $118.9

Adjustments     $45.0 $53.5 $55.5 $57.5 $57.5

Revised Program     $166.8 $175.3 $174.5 $176.4 $176.4

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FY’10 NOAA PROGRAM OUTPUT

People

NOAA Corps

Environmental Literacy & Education

Satellites

Research

Fleet Operations

Ships & Aircraft13

$M FY 10

FY 11

FY 12

FY 13

FY 14

Net Goal Adjustments

$57 $204 $222 $315 $335

Absolute Value of Adjs

$1,619

$1,580

$1,547

$1,520

$1,549

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$400

$600

$800

$1,000

$1,200

$1,400

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FY 10 FY 11 FY 12 FY 13 FY 14

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IS NOAA BETTER OFF?

30% Increase in Budget from FY 01 to FY 07

New / Revitalized Facilities

NSOFNorman, OklahomaNCEP moving to U Maryland34 Total Since 2001

Modernized Fleet

IOOS Program

Hurricane Forecast Improvements

Additional Funding for Next Generation of Radar

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HENRY B. BIGELOW

Phased Array Radar

NSOF — Suitland, MD

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IS NOAA BETTER OFF?

Tsunami Warning System

Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting (HWRF) Model

Workforce Size Maintained

Ocean Buoys Added

Seven Day Forecasts

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HWRF — Hurricane Katrina

39 DART Deployments by March 20083,050 Argo Floats

deployed

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California Wildfires

Green Ships in the Great Lakes

Ocean Acidification Buoy Launched

International Whaling Commission

National Water Level Observation Network (NWLON) Upgrade

2007 NOAA ACCOMPLISHMENTS

Smoke Plume from California Wildfires

Ocean Acidification Buoy

Humpback Whale

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GLERL’s 3 Green Ships

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2007 NOAA ACCOMPLISHMENTS

NWS Issues “Storm Based Warnings”

Houston-Galveston PORTS®

NIDIS & Drought.gov

UAS Flies into Hurricane Noel Remnants

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drought.gov

UAS Flying into Hurricane (artist depiction)

Houston-Galveston PORTS®

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2007 NOBEL PEACE PRIZE

NOAA IPCC MembersThomas R. Karl

Dr. David Easterling

Dr. David Fahey

Dr. Isaac Held

Sydney Levitus

Ron Stouffer

Dr. Thomas Peterson

Dr. Venkatachala Ramaswamy

Dr. Susan Solomon

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HOT TOPICS IN SILVER SPRING

NOAA Fisheries Assistant Administrator

New Transit Center

NOAA Heritage WeekTreasures of NOAA’s Ark: Shipwrecks!www.preserveamerica.noaa.gov

Black History Month Kickoff

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John Oliver (A)

Sarbanes Silver Spring Transit Center

INFO: www.montgomerycountymd.gov

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WHERE ARE WE GOING?

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NEW NOAA LEADERSHIPMary Glackin now Deputy Under

Secretary

RADM Jonathan W. Bailey now directing the NOAA Commissioned Officer Corps and NOAA’s Office of Marine and Aviation Operations

RMDL Philip M. Kenul assumed command as Director of Marine and Aviation Operations Centers

Dr. Jack Hayes serving as NWS Assistant Administrator

Vickie Nadolski now Acting NWS Deputy Assistant Administrator

Abby Harper now NESDIS DAA for Systems

Scott Smullen now Deputy Director of Office of Communications

Bill Hogarth steps down as Assistant Administrator for NOAA Fisheries

Jane Luxton now NOAA General Counsel

Mary Glackin

RADM Jon Bailey

Dr. Jack Hayes

RDML Phil Kenul

Vickie Nadolski

Abby Harper

Dr. Bill Hogarth

Scott Smullen

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Jane Luxton

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LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES2007 – Continuing to Push on Capitol Hill

NOAA Organic ActNational Offshore Aquaculture ActCoral Reef ActHydrographic Services Improvement ActTitanic

2008 – Working through NOAA/Administration for Clearance

Coastal Zone Management ActNational Sea Grant College ProgramNOAA Corps Legislation

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CONGRESSIONAL NOAA INITIATIVES

Integrated Ocean Observing System

Ocean Exploration and Undersea Research

Coastal and Estuarine Land Protection Act

National Climate Service

Harmful Algal Bloom and Hypoxia Act

National Marine Sanctuaries Act

Hurricane Research

Other Potential Initiatives

Magnuson-Stevens Implementation DeadlinesAtlantic TunasSeafood InspectionNOAA Corps Legislation

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PRESIDENT’S SPEECH AT ST. MICHAEL’SOCTOBER 20, 2007Ocean Action Plan

PapahanaumokuakeaMarine National Monument

Reauthorized Magnuson-Stevens Act

Restoration of Wetlands

Marine Debris

President Bush & DOC Secretary Gutierrez

NWHI National Monument

Northern HI Fishnet Debris

© Coast Guard

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NEW MARINE DEBRIS INITIATIVE

NOAA will play an important part of new, multi-agency initiative

Internet-based educational campaign for marine debris awareness

New NOAA website: “Marine Debris 101”

Ghost Fishing Net

First Lady Bush announces new marine debris initiative at J.L .Scott Marine Education Center

marinedebris.noaa.gov

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INTERNATIONAL POLAR YEAR

National Ice Center

Atmospheric Observatories

Ocean Observatory in Bering and Chuckchi Seas

Sea Ice

Climate Change Detection and Analysis

NOAA IPY Web Site

NOAA IPY Web Site: www.ipy.noaa.gov

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VADM Lautenbacher with Dr. Susan Solomon at South Pole (left)South Pole Marker with NOAA Logo (right)

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INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF THE REEF

NOAA Coral Reef Conservation Program

International Coral Reef Symposium

Smithsonian Oceans Hall Opening

Release of Global and U.S. “State of the Reefs” Reports

Science on a Sphere Coral Bleaching Module

Biodiversity Census of NWHI Monument

Bonaire 2008 Expedition

Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary

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2008 HIGHLIGHTS

National Weather ServiceNext Generation of AWIPSRadar Modernization (Super Resolution)

NESDISLaunch of GOES-O (8/08)

OMAOFleet ModernizationNew Tail Doppler Radar System on Gulfstream-IV

GOES O

AWIPS workstation

Next-Gen SWATH vessel

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2008 HIGHLIGHTS

OARUnmanned Aircraft SystemsClimate Services

NOAA FisheriesMSA ImplementationMarine Aquaculture

National Ocean Service National System of Marine Protected Areas

Aquaculture (Hawaii)

Manta (UAS)

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SES SUMMIT

2007

DRIVEN BY THE WIND

OR SETTING OUR COURSE?

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SES SUMMIT

CLIMATENational Climate Service

Definition / VisionWhy do we need a Climate Service?

Organizational StructureCentralized Governance and Execution

Principles of OperationRegular Outputs to Society

Partnership Model

Time is short!

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Carbon Tracker

Bottom Line: there is general scientific agreement that anthropogenic activities are increasing atmospheric greenhouse gas concentrations and driving climate change.

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SES SUMMIT

WATERWater: A NOAA Priority

Water Cuts Across All Parts of NOAA

Partnership with other Agencies

Water Cycle Forecasting

Earth System Framework

The Future?

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“The worst drought in over a century has farmers averting their gaze from a future that looks as bleak as their fields.”

July 4, 2007 U.S. News, NYT32Town Hall — Silver Spring

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SES SUMMIT

COASTSNOAA’s coastal programs at critical point

FY’08 OMB Passback: “the effectiveness of these programs is limited by the lack of a cohesive and collective strategic mission and management structure.”

OMB asked NOAA to: Pick 1 to 3 priority challenges to focus on for increased integration; Create a structure that drives coordination, but not a new bureaucracy; andcapitalize on existing activities.

NOAA responded in September. Defined common goals on hazard resilient coastal communities and coastal development.

OMB Direction is an Opportunity.

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Figure: County Population Change (1970 – 2000) in 1000’s of people

Red: coastal counties Green: non-coastal

counties

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SES SUMMIT

REGIONAL

COLLABORATIONGoals of Regional Collaboration

Improved services to benefit NOAA customers

Increased value and productivity of partnerships

Improved stakeholder relations and support

Improved efficiency across line offices and programs

More visible and valued NOAA

Hazard Resilient Coastal CommunitiesIntegrated Ecosystem AssessmentsIntegrated Water Resource Services

Outreach & Communication

Priority Areas2008 Regional

Framework

2007 EvaluationTeams demonstrated progress in each goalRegional activities informed NOAA strategy at regional and national scale Regional Collaboration established and holds great potential

2008 Regional Collaboration WorkshopRegional Teams and Priority Area Task Teams will meet in Kansas City, MOEnhance communication and understanding of regional issues Enable critical review of NOAA’s approach to Regional Collaboration to recommend future activities

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SES SUMMIT

GEOSSObservations Basic to Science

GEO Ministerial Summit— November 30, 2007, Cape Town

73 Members + 52 International OrganizationsGEO Continuity

Large Umbrella for Earth Sciences

NOAA Retain Intergovernmental Leadership

Global Carbon Monitoring System

Ecological Observing System

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Earth Observing Systems Spending =

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40%35

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NOAA PROGRAMS USING OBSERVING SYSTEMS

EcosystemsAquacultureCoastal & Marine ResourcesCoral Reef ConservationEcosystem ObservationEcosystem ResearchHabitat

ClimateClimate Observations and Monitoring

Modeling and Observing Infrastructure

IOOSEnvironmental Modeling

Weather and WaterAir QualityCoasts, Estuaries & OceansHydrologyLocal Forecasts & WarningsSpace WeatherTsunamiScience & Technology Infusion

Commerce and Transportation

Aviation WeatherGeodesyMarine Transportation SystemsMarine Weather & Surface Weather

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SES SUMMIT

EDUCATION, OUTREACH & EXTENSIONAmerica COMPETES Act

New Legislation = New Opportunities

Strategic Approaches

Internal Understanding

Coherent and Consistent Message – NOAA is Indispensible

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Science on a Sphere

The Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall conduct, develop, support, promote, and coordinate formal and informal education activities at all levels to enhance public awareness and understanding of ocean, coastal, Great Lakes, and atmospheric science and stewardship by the general public and other coastal stakeholders, including underrepresented groups in ocean and atmospheric science and policy careers. In conducting those activities, the Administrator shall build upon the educational programs and activities of the agency.

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SES SUMMIT

COMMUNICATIONSWhat is the Message?

One Band, One Sound

Elevator Speeches

Web Site

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NBC-WSJ

Gallup* CBS

Iraq 34 66 26

Healthcare 15 20 25

Economy / Jobs 8 14 11

Immigration 12 14 6

Terrorism 12 4 2

Energy costs 6 7 --

Environment 6 5 2

Education -- 4 3

Budget deficit 4 3 --

Other / unsure 3 30 25

* Survey participants were allowed to vote on more than one priority

Priority Issues for the Public

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WORDS OF

WISDOM

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COLIN POWELL’S LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY

“Never let your ego get so close to your position that when your position goes, your ego goes with it.”

“Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.”

“The day [your team] stop[s] bringing you their problems is the day you have stopped leading them. They have either lost confidence that you can help them or concluded that you do not care. Either case is a failure of leadership.”

“Have fun in your command. Don’t always run at a breakneck pace. Take leave when you’ve earned it. Spend time with your families. Corollary: Surround yourself with people who take their work seriously, but not themselves, those who work hard and play hard.”

Source: American Management Association magazine Management Review

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SHACKLETON’S LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY

1. Never lose sight of the ultimate goal, and focus energy on short-term objectives.

2. Set a personal example with visible, memorable symbols and behaviors.

3. Instill optimism and self-confidence, but stay grounded in reality.

4. Take care of yourself: Maintain your stamina and let go of guilt.

5. Reinforce the team message constantly: “We are one-we live or die together.”

6. Minimize status differences and insist on courtesy and mutual respect.

7. Master conflict-deal with anger in small doses, engage dissidents, and avoid needless power struggles.

8. Find something to celebrate and something to laugh about.

9. Be willing to take the Big Risk.

10.Never give up - there’s always another move.

Source: Leading at the Edge By: Dennis N.T. Perkins

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THE TRANSITION PROCESS

An Insider’s Perspective

OpportunitiesProgramsBudgets

Timing

Preparation

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MY VISION FOR NOAA

Attracting and Cultivating Talented People

Achieving High Level Goals

Shared Ideals

Organic Act

NOAA OrganizationFlexibleRelevant

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HYBRID FUNCTIONAL/LINE PRODUCT MODEL

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CORPORATE LEADERSHIPFinancial, Information, General Counsel, Communications, Workforce Management, etc.

CORPORATE CORE SERVICES

Weather Climate

Conservation & Habitat Manage

ment

Fisheries &

Ecosystem

Management

Coastal Manage

ment

Survey &

Charting

CORPORATE CORE FUNCTIONSObservin

g SystemsIn

Situ

Modeling &

Computation

Data Receiving

& Managem

ent

Research Education

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IN CONCLUSION…

It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs, who comes short again and again, because there is no effort without error and shortcoming; but who does actually strive to do the deeds; who knows great enthusiasms, the great devotions; who spends himself in a worthy cause; who at the best knows in the end the triumph of high achievement, and who at the worst, if he fails, at least fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who neither know victory nor defeat.

Theodore Roosevelt: “Citizenship in a Republic”Speech at the Sorbonne, Paris, April 23, 1910

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QUESTIONS?

Vice Admiral Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., U.S. Navy (Ret.) | NOAA Administrator

January 30, 2008

DRIVEN BY THE WIND

OR SETTING OUR COURSE?