vision for noaa’s future putting the pieces together vadm conrad c. lautenbacher, jr., usn (ret.)...
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Vision For NOAA’s Future Putting the Pieces Together
VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA
AdministratorJanuary 12, 2005
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NOAA’s Vision
A vastly enhanced scientific understanding of the role of the oceans, coasts, and atmosphere in the global ecosystem available to society and national leadership as a basis for critical social and economic policy decisions
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NOAA’s Mission & Goals
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
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
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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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FY 2000 FY 2001 FY 2002 FY 2003 FY 2004 FY 2005
President’s Budget Enacted
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FY 2006 is original OMB Passback
NOAA AccomplishmentsBudget Trends
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NOAA’s AccomplishmentsWhere 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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High Level Attention
National Hurricane Center Ocean Commission Executive Order
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NOAA’s Environment
Ocean Commission Report
Earth Observations
Climate Change Science Plan
Research Review Team
Finance and Administration Study
Increased IT security scrutiny
New Congress
New DOC Secretary nominee Carlos Gutierrez
Administration priorities/ Homeland Security
Modest to level budget increases
/ Heavily ear-marked budget
Emphasis on space exploration
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How Do We Get Here?
Leadership
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5 Ingredients to Good Leadership
Attitude Competence Communication
Influence Management
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A One NOAA Vision
Where Will We Be In 5 Years?/ Communication/ Integration/ Strengthening Corporate NOAA/ Organizational Excellence/ Mission Excellence
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Where Will We Be In 5 Years?
One NOAA – January 2010
COMMUNICATION: One NOAA Voice, “360° Listening”
Transparency of Mission – Internal & External to NOAA/ NOAA Management actively listens to employees,
incorporates feedback into practices / Employees understand & “live” the mission – ensures long-
term care & feeding of NOAA / External needs of society are driving internal administrative
requirements – external partners have stake in the outcome
/ Buy-in from community/stakeholders puts Average Joe/Joan in NOAA’s Corner
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Communications Pathway to a Solution
Create a corporate NOAA Office of Communications/ Focus on:
, (a) internal NOAA communication and messaging, (b) coordinating consistency of message across media, public,
legislative, NOAA employees
/ Partner, at least initially, with best of breed organizations to jumpstart initiative.
, Get expert assessment of NOAA’s best practices in communications
/ Provide central infrastructure for all NOAA public information, Task CIO, Office of Communications, Education Office and Public
Affairs to create IT infrastructure and process that leverages knowledge-based management approaches (including “push-pull”) to communicate effectively both internally and externally
/ Reinforce the NOAA Brand/Image, NOAA vs. NWS, for example
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Organizational Excellence…
Effective Operational Organization
Next Generation Management Information System
Communication/ Corporate Function/ Single Website/ NOAA Intranet/ Blue Pages
NOAA Branding/ Internal/ External
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Organizational Excellence…
Requirements-based PPBES
Integrated Research Enterprise/ Embrace new technologies (UAVs, UUVs)
Integral Economic/Benefit Analysis Functions
Real Program Trade-off Analysis
NOAA Interagency Panel Leadership on all Cross-Agency Missions
Integrated Performance Measurement System
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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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Just An Expression, But...
“Don’t spend all your time sorting your socks.”
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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 and Dedicated People/ Critical to Meeting the Nation’s and the World’s Economic
and Environmental Challenges/ Organizationally Positioned to Provide Leadership / Where Science Gains Value
NOAA is All of Us Working Together With a Unified Vision and Consistent MessageThank you for your service!Thank you for your service!