Geospatial Line of Business Update FGDC Steering Committee Meeting January 29, 2008

1. Geospatial Line of Business Update FGDC Steering Committee Meeting January 29, 2008

2. Overview • Recent Activities/Accomplishments • LoB Transition • LoB Workgroup Update • Next Steps

3. Recent LoB Activities • FY 2009 Joint Business Case • Achieved high degree of consensus with partner agencies on refined JBC goals/objectives • Completing revisions to address DOI/OMB comments • Completed initial EVM reporting • Project Management Office • Established PMO - September 2007 • Grant Thornton Team supporting Managing Partner & Interagency Workgroups • Workgroups • Organized/staffed Workgroups with outstanding partner agency support • Completed process for developing the Workgroup Work Plans • Recent Products • Performance Management Plan • Draft Communications Strategy • Draft Integrated Project Plan

4. LoB Transition • Transition Memorandum from FGDC Chair Lynn Scarlett • Describes next phases of Geo LoB • Sunsets LoB Task Force and transfers LoB oversight responsibility to FGDC Coordination Group • Requests designation of primary and alternate Coordination Group members – Please respond by January 31 • Requests continuing agency participation in LoB workgroups • Describes new FGDC Executive Committee - roles/responsibilities

5. Geo LoB Major Tasks - FY 08/09 *From FY 2009 Joint Business Case • Task 1: Review/Update FGDC Guidance Documents • Task 2: Evaluate and define the nine stages of the geospatial data life cycle and identify common capabilities to allow cost-benefit ROI for shared services • Task 3: Define and establish A-16 data steward lifecycle responsibilities and performance measures • Task 4: Expand smart-buy (and alternatives) efforts for geospatial data and technologies • Task 5: Develop outreach programs to demonstrate the value of “place based” approaches and geospatial technology • Task 6: Develop and implement common grants language for geospatial information and services • Task 7: Develop and implement geospatial requirements language for Federal contracts (FAR, DFAR) • Task 8: Implement MOUs/SLAs/ELAs for common geospatial services • Task 9: Develop requirements and recommendations for technology and telecommunications infrastructure required to deliver geospatial services • Task 10: Provide a broker service for data searching among agencies which will build on and improve existing systems

6. Geo LoB Work Groups • Joint Business Case Work Group • Chair: Michael Thieme (DOC- Census) • Lifecycle Management Work Group • Chair: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA) • Performance Management Work Group • Chair: John Mahoney (DOI/USGS) • Common Services Work Group • Chair: Matt Leopard (EPA) • Grants and Contracts Work Group • Chair: Lew Sanford (DOJ) • Geo-Enabled Business Work Group • Chair: David Paschane (VA) • Enterprise Architecture Work Group • Chair: Doug Nebert (DOI/FGDC)

7. Joint Business Case Work Group Workgroup Lead: Michael Thieme (DOC-Census) Team Members: Brett Abrams (NARA), Chris Barnard (DHS), Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Jeff Booth (DOE), John D'Alessandro (GSA), Sandra Downie (GSA), Randy Fusaro (DOC-Census), Roxanne Lamb (USGS), John Mahoney (USGS), David Paschane (VA), Lew Sanford (DOJ), George DelPrete (GT), Jeremy Brown (GT) Major Tasks: • Revisions/Updates to Exhibit 300 • Earned Value Management (EVM) Reporting Key Milestones: • Submission of revised FY09 Exhibit 300 (January 31, 2008) • Increase score for submitted FY09 Exhibit 300 to 31 points or higher (February 29, 2008) • Quarterly EVM Reporting (April 15, 2008; June 30, 2008; September 30, 2008) • Submission of FY10 Exhibit 300 (August 22, 2008)

8. Lifecycle Management Work Group Work Group Lead: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA) Team Members: Brett Abrams (NARA), James Barrett (DOI-USGS), Jeffrey Booth (DOE), Dennis Crow (USDA), John D'Alessandro (GSA), Sandra Downie (GSA), Randy Fusaro (DOC-Census), David LaBranche (DOD-OSD), Tony LaVoi (DOC-NOAA), Michael Lee (DHS), Lorri Peltz-Lewis (DOI-BOR), Bob Pierce (DOI-USGS), Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Scott Cameron (GT), Jeanette Hand (GT) Major Tasks: • Task 2: Evaluate existing geospatial data lifecycle; develop common/standard terminology and processes for the stages of the data lifecycle; and establish data steward responsibilities and performance measures associated with the phases of the lifecycle. Identify common capabilities to allow cost-benefit ROI for shared services associated with each lifecycle phase • Task 3: Review component themes of A-16 and reconcile with user needs Key Milestones: • FDGC approved lexicon of data lifecycle stages (March 31, 2008) • Proposal for government-wide management of data lifecycle for most significant data sets (September 30, 2009) • Development of a repeatable process for modifying A-16 appendices and recommendations for specific A-16 changes(September 30, 2009)

9. Performance Management Work Group Work Group Lead: John Mahoney (DOI-USGS) Team Members: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Jeffrey Booth (DOE), Dennis Crow (USDA), John D'Alessandro (GSA), Rob Dollison (DOI-USGS), Sandra Downie (GSA), Lee Fahrner (SE Solutions), Randy Fusaro (DOC-Census), Shawn Johnson (DOD-NGA), Roxanne Lamb (DOI-USGS), Michael Lee (DHS), David Morehouse (DOE), Bob Pierce (DOI-USGS),Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Michael Thieme (DOC-Census), Scott Cameron (GT), Jeanette Hand (GT) Task 1: Review/Update FGDC Guidance Documents • Transition LoB Task Force to FGDC Coordination Group • Review and revise FGDC organization to align with LoB objectives • Complete LoB Performance Management Plan • Review OMB Circular A-16 to identify desired near-term and longer-term changes, particularly with respect to data themes and theme leads; secure FGDC Steering Committee and OMB approval of changes • Develop and submit Geo LoB Tactical Plan to OMB per Passback guidance • Align FY 09 FGDC CAP grant solicitation with JBC and Program Management Plan objectives Guidance Documents Key Milestones: • Memorandum from FGDC Chair transferring Geo LoB oversight responsibilities to FGDC Coordination Group (January 2008) • Final version of Geo LoB Performance Management Plan (February 15, 2008) • Submission of final OMB Tactical Plan per Passback (March 3, 2008) • Concurrence on proposed changes to A-16 Appendix on data themes (September 30, 2008)

10. Common Services Work Group Workgroup Lead: Matt Leopard (EPA) Team Members: Chris Barnard (DHS), Steven Bell (GSA), Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Ryan Block (GSA), Chris Carlson (USGS), Connie Ciccolella (GSA), Christopher Kemp (NASA), Tony LaVoi (NOAA ), Mark Negri (USGS), Ken Pathak (DOD-ACE) Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Joshua Kriger (GT), Jeremy Brown (GT) Major Tasks: • Task 4: Expand smart-buy (and alternatives) efforts for geospatial data and technologies • Task 8: Implement MOUs/SLAs/ELAs for common geospatial services Key Milestones: • Completion of ELA scope requirements and Acquisition Plan (January 31, 2008) • Deployed/Hosted Registry of Reusable Tools and Components (February 27, 2009) • Template for Data, Tool and Policy Sharing (March 31, 2010) • Selection of ELAs to pursue (April 30, 2008) • Completion of ELA Negotiation Strategy (June 30, 2008)

11. Grants & Contracts Work Group Workgroup Lead: Lew Sanford (DOJ) Team Members: Darren Ash (DOT), Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA),Emanuel Ekwo (EPA), Mark Herbst (DoD), Sylvia Lynch (DOT), Kate Oliver (DOI), Van Pace (DHS), Lorri Peltz-Lewis (BOR), Robert Polson (HHS), Milo Robinson (FGDC), Gita Urban-Mathieux (FGDC), Ronald Wilson (DOJ), Scott Cameron (GT), Jeremy Brown (GT) Major Tasks: • Task 6: Develop and implement common grants language for geospatial information and services • Task 7: Develop and implement geospatial requirements language for Federal contracts (FAR, DFAR) Key Milestones: • Adoption of proposed grants guidance language in 2 CFR (September 31, 2008) • Development of voluntary agency-specific contract language models (September 31, 2008) • Approved timeline for changes to FAR/DFAR or addition to contracts (December 31, 2008)

12. Geo-Enabled Business Work Group Workgroup Lead: David Paschane (VA) Team Members: Wendy Blake-Coleman (EPA), Mark Bradford (DOT), Rob Dollison (DOI-USGS), Sandra Downie (GSA), Jacque Fahsholtz (DOI-USGS), Pete Gienke (GLC), John Huddleston (DOC-NOAA), David LaBranche (DOD-OSD), Lew Sanford, Jr. (DOJ), Jon Sperling (HUD), Walter Svekla (GMU), Ronald Wilson (DOJ), Joshua Kriger (GT), Jeanette Hand (GT) Major Tasks: • Task 5: Develop outreach programs and materials for non-traditional geospatial audience to demonstrate the value of “place based” approaches and geospatial technology • Task 10: Provide a broker service for data searching among agencies that will build on and improve existing systems Key Milestones: • Final Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan (February 15, 2008) • Completion of first round of CAP Grants evaluation and compilation of best practices (June 30, 2008) • Complete pilots to assess the geo-enabling of information exchange networks among Federal and partner networks (October 10, 2011)

13. Agency Participation – LoB Workgroups

14. Agency Participation (Continued)

15. Agencies Currently Not Represented on Workgroups • Dept. of State • DOL • ED • FCC • NRC • OPM • USAID • SBA • SSA • Treasury

16. Next Steps • In addition to milestones in Workgroup plans, LoB Team is working on the following near-term activities: • Task Force Transition • Review/update Coordination Group Charter as needed • OMB Tactical Plan • Submit LoB Final Tactical Plan to OMB per Passback Guidance – March 3 • Performance Management • Finalize Performance Management Plan and Integrated Project Plan • Communications • Final Communications Strategy and Implementation Plan - February 15

17. Geospatial LoB Implementation Thank You Questions?