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VADM Conrad C. Lautenbacher, Jr., USN (Ret.)Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere | NOAA Administrator April 13, 2005
Tampa/St.Petersburg
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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
InOut
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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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/ November 19, 2004: Safety Stand-down regarding use of non-NOAA aircraft
/ February 7, 2005: NAO distributed to Line Offices for review and comment
/ End of February 2005: NMAO received comments from circulation of draft NAO
/ March 16-18: NMAO hosting a facilitated workshop with representation from the Line Offices to resolve differences and redraft the NAO
/ March 22-April 8: NAO will be distributed for final comment/ June 2005: Policy deadline extended to allow further review of draft
Policy
The Approved Safety Policy will require a transition period for full implementation
Employee Information NOAA Aviation Safety
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Allocation and Modernization Plans
Allocation / Fleet Services held allocation training for Program Managers
and Goal Leads/ Platform allocation is more closely aligned with the PPBES
process and out year planning/ PPBES necessitates that goal teams set priorities for fleet which
receives more platform requests than can be meet
Platform Modernization Plans/ NMAO has developed ten year ship and aircraft modernization
plans/ These draft plans will be provided to the Hill in response to the
FY 2005 Senate Appropriations mark request / They will also be used in the planning phase of the FY08-12
PPBES process
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2004 Goal: $662,208
Actual Contribution: $701,000
NWS: $11,432.50
NMFS: $14,697.00
AOC: $1,734.00
Employee InformationCombined Federal Campaign
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Employee InformationSoutheast Regional Office
Increased space
Engagement in the local marine science community/ University of South Florida/ Tampa Bay Estuary Program/ FL Marine Research Institute/ USGS/ U.S. Coast Guard/ Florida Institute of Oceanography
Partnerships!!!!
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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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Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)
NOAA UAV Flight Demonstration Project Spring 2005/ April 20, 2005/ ALTAIR High Altitude
Scientific Research UAV
Goal: to evaluate potential uses/ oceanic and atmospheric research/ climate research/ marine sanctuary mapping and enforcement/ nautical charting/ fisheries assessment and enforcement
Future GEOSS component – closing the gap on observations
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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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NOAA’s Accomplishments Tampa/St. Pete
NOAA AOC/ 2005 Outstanding Achievement Award / NOAA Unit Citation / 4th annual Richard Hagemeyer Award
SERO / The Merit Award/ The Silver Award
NWS/ Support of troops overseas
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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!
